502 lines
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502 lines
9.7 KiB
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{
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"rods":{
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"a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{
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"examples":[
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"arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the state's animal cruelty laws"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastinadoes",
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"bastinades",
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"batons",
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"bats",
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"billies",
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"billy clubs",
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"bludgeons",
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"canes",
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"clubs",
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"cudgels",
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"nightsticks",
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"rungs",
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"saps",
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"shillelaghs",
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"shillalahs",
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"staffs",
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"staves",
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"truncheons",
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"waddies"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blackjacks",
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"knobkerries",
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"maces",
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"birches",
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"crabsticks",
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"hickories",
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"rattans",
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"staves",
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"switches",
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"beetles",
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"gavels",
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"hammers",
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"mallets",
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"mauls",
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"sledgehammers",
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"crooks",
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"crosiers",
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"croziers",
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"walking sticks",
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"whangees"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide":{
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"examples":[
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"a curtain rod"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bars",
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"billets"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arbors",
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"beams",
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"boards",
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"crossbars",
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"crossbeams",
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"girders",
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"bands",
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"strips",
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"blooms",
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"ingots",
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"slabs",
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"sticks"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rode":{
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"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
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"examples":[
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"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baited",
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"hassled",
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"hazed",
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"heckled",
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"needled",
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"taunted",
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"teased"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"derided",
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"gibed",
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"jibed",
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"jeered",
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"mocked",
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"ridiculed",
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"annoyed",
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"bothered",
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"bugged",
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"burned (up)",
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"burnt (up)",
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"chafed",
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"fretted",
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"frosted",
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"galled",
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"gnawed (at)",
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"got",
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"grated",
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"griped",
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"hacked (off)",
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"hagrode",
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"irked",
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"irritated",
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"itched",
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"nagged",
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"narked",
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"nettled",
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"peeved",
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"pestered",
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"piqued",
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"put out",
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"rasped",
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"riled",
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"ruffled",
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"spited",
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"troubled",
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"vexed",
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"vext",
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"aggravated",
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"exasperated",
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"goaded",
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"tested",
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"tried",
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"aggrieved",
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"agitated",
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"bedeviled",
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"beleaguered",
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"discomforted",
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"disturbed",
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"perturbed",
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"badgered",
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"dogged",
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"hounded",
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"browbeat",
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"bullied",
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"hectored",
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"harassed",
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"harried",
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"persecuted",
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"plagued",
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"terrorized",
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"tormented",
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"tortured"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
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"examples":[
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"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chaffed",
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"jived",
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"joked",
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"joshed",
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"kidded",
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"rallied",
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"razzed",
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"ribbed",
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"roasted",
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"teased"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bantered",
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"fooled",
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"funned",
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"strung along",
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"jested",
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"quipped",
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"wisecracked",
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"gagged",
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"japed",
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"jollied",
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"yukked",
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"yucked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
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"examples":[
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"a condor riding high in the sky"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"drifted",
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"floated",
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"glided",
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"hovered",
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"hung",
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"hanged",
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"poised",
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"sailed",
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"swam",
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"wafted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bobbed",
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"dangled",
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"suspended",
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"buoyed",
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"ballooned",
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"rafted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dived",
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"dove",
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"lunged",
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"plunged",
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"dipped",
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"immersed",
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"submerged",
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"submersed"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"sank",
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"sunk",
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"settled"
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]
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},
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"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
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"examples":[
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"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"depended",
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"hinged",
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"hung",
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"hanged",
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"turned"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"based",
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"established",
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"founded",
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"rested",
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"stayed",
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"grounded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rodomontade":{
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"boastful speech or writing":{
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"examples":[
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"for all of its jingoistic rodomontade , the government had no thought-out plan for the war and its aftermath"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bluster",
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"bombast",
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"brag",
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"braggadocio",
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"bull",
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"cockalorum",
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"fanfaronade",
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"gas",
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"gasconade",
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"grandiloquence",
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"hot air",
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"magniloquence",
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"rant"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"oratory",
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"rhapsody",
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"rhetoric",
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"pomposity",
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"turgidity",
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"wind",
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"bloviation",
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"verbosity",
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"windiness",
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"babble",
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"blab",
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"chatter",
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"drivel",
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"gabble",
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"gibber",
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"gibberish",
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"jabber",
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"prattle",
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"jawing",
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"patter",
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"prating",
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"yammering",
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"egotism",
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"self-conceit",
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"self-importance",
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"swagger",
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"vaunt"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rode (out)":{
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"to come safely through":{
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"examples":[
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"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"survived",
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"weathered"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"outlasted",
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"outlived",
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"wore out",
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"pulled through",
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"abided",
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"abode",
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"continued",
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"endured",
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"held on",
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"held out",
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"held up",
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"hung on",
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"lasted",
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"led",
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"persisted",
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"stood",
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"stuck out",
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"withstood",
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"breathed",
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"existed",
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"lived",
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"subsisted",
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"was",
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"flourished",
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"prospered",
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"thrived",
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"throve"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"croaked",
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"deceased",
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"departed",
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"died",
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"expired",
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"passed away",
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"passed (on)",
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"perished",
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"succumbed",
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"disappeared",
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"evaporated",
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"faded",
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"vanished",
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"ceased",
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"ended",
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"stopped"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rod":{
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"a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{
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"examples":[
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"arrested for using a rod on his dogs in violation of the state's animal cruelty laws"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastinado",
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"bastinade",
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"bat",
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"baton",
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"billy",
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"billy club",
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"bludgeon",
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"cane",
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"club",
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"cudgel",
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"nightstick",
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"rung",
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"sap",
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"shillelagh",
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"shillalah",
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"staff",
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"truncheon",
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"waddy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blackjack",
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"knobkerrie",
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"mace",
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"birch",
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"crabstick",
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"hickory",
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"rattan",
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"stave",
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"switch",
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"beetle",
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"gavel",
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"hammer",
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"mallet",
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"maul",
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"sledgehammer",
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"crook",
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"crosier",
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"crozier",
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"walking stick",
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"whangee"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide":{
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"examples":[
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"a curtain rod"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"billet"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arbor",
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"beam",
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"board",
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"crossbar",
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"crossbeam",
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"girder",
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"band",
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"strip",
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"bloom",
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"ingot",
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"slab",
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"stick"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rode herd on":{
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"to be in charge of":{
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"examples":[
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"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bossed",
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"captained",
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"handled",
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"headed",
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"overlooked",
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"oversaw",
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"quarterbacked",
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"superintended",
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"supervised"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"administered",
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"commanded",
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"controlled",
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"directed",
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"guided",
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"managed",
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"ordered",
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"ran",
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"run",
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"shepherded",
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"showed",
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"steered",
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"monitored",
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"presided (over)",
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"governed",
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"reigned",
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"ruled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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}
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} |