4266 lines
81 KiB
JSON
4266 lines
81 KiB
JSON
{
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"pounce (on":{
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"as in jump , tackle":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"jump",
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"mug",
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"tackle",
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"assail",
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"assault",
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"attack",
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"storm",
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"strike",
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"charge",
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"sally",
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"ambuscade",
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"ambush",
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"surprise",
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"surprize",
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"waylay",
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"capture",
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"ensnare",
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"entrap",
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"mousetrap",
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"net",
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"snare",
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"trap",
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"hunt",
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"prey (on or upon)",
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"stalk"
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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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"pounce (on or upon)":{
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"to take sudden, violent action against":{
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"examples":[
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"the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"assail",
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"assault",
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"attack",
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"beset",
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"bushwhack",
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"charge",
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"descend (on or upon)",
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"go in (on)",
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"jump (on)",
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"raid",
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"rush",
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"set on",
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"sic",
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"sick",
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"storm",
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"strike",
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"trash",
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"turn (on)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bum-rush",
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"gang up (on)",
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"mob",
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"swarm",
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"mug",
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"rob",
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"ambuscade",
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"ambush",
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"surprise",
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"surprize",
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"waylay",
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"blitz",
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"bomb",
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"bombard",
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"nuke",
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"barrage",
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"cannon",
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"cannonade",
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"bang away (at)",
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"batter",
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"buffet",
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"plaster",
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"beleaguer",
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"besiege",
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"press",
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"harry",
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"loot",
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"pillage",
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"plunder",
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"ravage",
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"sack",
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"foray",
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"invade",
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"overrun",
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"envelop",
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"flank"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"cover",
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"defend",
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"guard",
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"protect",
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"secure",
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"shield"
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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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"pound":{
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"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
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"examples":[
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"give the nail a final pound with the hammer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"beat",
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"belt",
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"biff",
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"blow",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"buffet",
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"bust",
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"chop",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"cuff",
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"dab",
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"douse",
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"fillip",
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"hack",
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"haymaker",
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"hit",
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"hook",
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"knock",
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"larrup",
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"lash",
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"lick",
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"pelt",
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"pick",
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"plump",
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"poke",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smash",
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"sock",
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"spank",
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"stinger",
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"stripe",
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"stroke",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"switch",
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"thud",
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"thump",
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"thwack",
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"wallop",
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"welt",
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"whack",
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"wham",
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"whop",
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"whap"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"counter",
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"counterblow",
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"counterpunch",
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"counterstroke",
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"body blow",
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"hand",
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"kick",
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"knee",
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"left",
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"one-two",
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"rabbit punch",
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"right",
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"right-hander",
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"roundhouse",
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"shiver",
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"sidewinder",
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"sucker punch",
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"swing",
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"uppercut",
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"cruncher",
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"kayo",
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"knockdown",
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"knockout",
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"KO",
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"bastinado",
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"bastinade",
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"battering",
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"beating",
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"bludgeoning",
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"clobbering",
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"cudgeling",
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"cudgelling",
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"drubbing",
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"hammering",
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"lambasting",
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"licking",
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"pasting",
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"pounding",
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"pummeling",
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"pummelling",
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"thrashing",
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"flogging",
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"walloping",
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"whip",
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"whipping"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals":{
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"examples":[
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"stray dogs wearing tags are kept in that pound until their owners can be notified"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cage",
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"coop",
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"corral",
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"hutch",
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"pen"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"kennel",
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"run",
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"kraal",
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"stockade",
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"cote",
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"dovecote",
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"dovecot",
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"henhouse",
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"fold",
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"sheepfold",
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"pigpen",
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"aquarium",
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"terrarium",
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"live-box",
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"fence"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to move heavily or clumsily":{
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"examples":[
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"pounding down the road as fast as he could run"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barge",
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"clump",
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"flog",
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"flounder",
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"galumph",
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"lumber",
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"lump",
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"plod",
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"scuff",
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"scuffle",
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"shamble",
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"shuffle",
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"slog",
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"slough",
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"stamp",
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"stomp",
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"stumble",
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"stump",
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"tramp",
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"tromp",
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"trudge"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drag",
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"flop",
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"haul",
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"blunder",
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"careen",
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"dodder",
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"lurch",
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"reel",
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"stagger",
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"sway",
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"teeter",
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"totter",
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"waddle",
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"weave",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drift",
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"float",
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"hang",
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"hover",
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"poise",
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"waft"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"breeze",
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"coast",
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"glide",
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"slide",
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"waltz",
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"whisk"
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]
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},
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"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
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"examples":[
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"pounding nails into boards all day long"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"belt",
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"biff",
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"bludgeon",
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"bob",
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"bonk",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"bust",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clobber",
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"clock",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"hammer",
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"hit",
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"knock",
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"nail",
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"paste",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slog",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smite",
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"sock",
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"strike",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"tag",
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"thump",
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"thwack",
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"wallop",
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"whack",
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"whale",
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"zap"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"batter",
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"beat",
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"buffet",
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"bung",
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"chop",
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"cuff",
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"drub",
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"lace",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"lick",
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"mangle",
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"maul",
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"pelt",
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"pepper",
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"pommel",
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"pummel",
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"rough",
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"scuff",
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"bunt",
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"flick",
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"stroke",
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"tap",
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"bump",
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"butt",
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"jab",
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"jostle",
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"kick",
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"knee",
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"poke",
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"prod",
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"push",
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"shove",
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"stamp",
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"bowl (down or over)",
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"cream",
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"deck",
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"dump",
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"fell",
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"floor",
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"knock down",
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"level",
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"rabbit-punch",
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"sucker punch",
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"cane",
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"club",
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"cudgel",
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"flail",
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"flog",
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"lash",
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"sap",
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"slash",
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"sledge",
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"sledgehammer",
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"spear",
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"stab",
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"switch",
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"thrash",
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"whip",
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"bean",
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"brain",
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"conk",
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"skull"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to strike repeatedly":{
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"examples":[
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"during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bash",
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"baste",
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"bat",
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"batter",
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"beat",
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"belabor",
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"belt",
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"birch",
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"bludgeon",
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"buffet",
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"bung up",
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"club",
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"curry",
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"do",
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"drub",
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"fib",
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"flog",
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"hammer",
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"hide",
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"lace",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"lash",
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"lather",
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"lick",
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"maul",
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"mess (up)",
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"paddle",
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"pelt",
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"pommel",
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"pummel",
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"punch out",
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"rough (up)",
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"slate",
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"slog",
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"switch",
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"tan",
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"thrash",
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"thresh",
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"thump",
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"tromp",
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"wallop",
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"whale",
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"whip",
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"whop",
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"whap",
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"whup",
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"work over"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assail",
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"assault",
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"attack",
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"beset",
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"box",
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"bust",
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"chop",
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"clobber",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"cudgel",
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"cuff",
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"descend (on or upon)",
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"hit",
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"jump (on)",
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"knock",
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"lam",
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"lay on",
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"paste",
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"pounce (on or upon)",
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"punch",
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"raid",
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"rush",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"smack",
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"smash",
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"sock",
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"spank",
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"storm",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"thwack",
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"whack",
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"wham",
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"whomp",
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"blackjack",
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"cane",
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"cowhide",
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"flagellate",
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"fustigate",
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"horsewhip",
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"leather",
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"pistol-whip",
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"rawhide",
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"scourge",
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"strap",
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"gore",
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"lacerate",
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"wound",
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"maim",
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"mangle",
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"mutilate"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to shape with a hammer":{
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"examples":[
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"pounding out a depression in the metal"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"draw",
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"forge",
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"hammer"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"chase",
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"planish",
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"fashion",
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"form",
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"knead",
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"model",
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"mold",
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"pat",
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"work",
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"coin",
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"mint",
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"stamp",
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"abate",
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"boast",
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"carve",
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"chisel",
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"cut",
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"grave",
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"hew",
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"knap",
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"sculpt",
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"sculpture"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to reduce to fine particles":{
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"examples":[
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"the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"atomize",
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"beat",
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"bray",
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"comminute",
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"crush",
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"disintegrate",
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"grind",
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"mill",
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"mull",
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"powder",
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"pulverize"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"grate",
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"kibble",
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"crumble",
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"crunch",
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"break",
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"bust",
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"dash",
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"fracture",
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"fragment",
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"shatter",
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"smash",
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"splinter",
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"micronize"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"pound (down)":{
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"to swallow in liquid form":{
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"examples":[
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"Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belt (down)",
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"drink",
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"gulp",
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"guzzle",
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"hoist",
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"imbibe",
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"knock back",
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"quaff",
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"sip",
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"slug (down)",
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"slurp",
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"sup",
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"swig",
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"swill",
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"toss (down or off)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"lap",
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"lick",
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"suck",
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"consume",
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"down",
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"ingurgitate",
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"kill",
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"mouth (down)",
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"put away",
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"nip",
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"tipple",
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"pledge",
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"toast",
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"wine"
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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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"pounded (out)":{
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"as in hammered out , forged":{
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|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"crafted",
|
|
"handcrafted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cobbled (together or up)",
|
|
"jury-rigged",
|
|
"patched (together)",
|
|
"threw up",
|
|
"dashed (off)",
|
|
"jerry-built"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pourparlers":{
|
|
"as in negotiations , consultancies":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consultancies",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"disquisitions",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"conversations",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"bull sessions",
|
|
"chat rooms",
|
|
"forums",
|
|
"fora",
|
|
"meetings",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"seminars",
|
|
"skull sessions",
|
|
"skull practices",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"talkathons",
|
|
"argumentations",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"back-and-forths",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"consultations",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouting":{
|
|
"given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stayed in a pouting mood until her boyfriend apologized, though he didn't have the vaguest idea what he was apologizing for"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"mopey",
|
|
"pouty",
|
|
"sulky",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"surly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crotchety",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pettish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"quick-tempered",
|
|
"raspy",
|
|
"ratty",
|
|
"short-tempered",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"waspish",
|
|
"brooding",
|
|
"moping",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"cantankerous",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"temperamental",
|
|
"tetchy",
|
|
"thin-skinned",
|
|
"touchy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"gladsome",
|
|
"good-humored",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"perky",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"carefree",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"relaxed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her lips pouted as she glared at him silently"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"beetling",
|
|
"bellying",
|
|
"billowing",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pooching",
|
|
"pouching",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"standing out",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doming",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"stretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to silently go about in a bad mood":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grumping",
|
|
"moping",
|
|
"sulking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brooding",
|
|
"dwelling (on)",
|
|
"mulling (over)",
|
|
"musing (over)",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"frowning",
|
|
"glowering",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"scowling",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"taking on",
|
|
"petting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouncing (on)":{
|
|
"as in jumping , tackling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"tackling",
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"assaulting",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"sallying",
|
|
"ambuscading",
|
|
"ambushing",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"surprizing",
|
|
"waylaying",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"entrapping",
|
|
"mousetrapping",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"trapping",
|
|
"hunting",
|
|
"preying (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouches":{
|
|
"a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we sealed the catnip in a cloth pouch and tossed it to the cat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"sacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carryalls",
|
|
"portmanteaus",
|
|
"portmanteaux",
|
|
"traveling bags",
|
|
"wallets",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"packets",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"parcels",
|
|
"backpacks",
|
|
"barracks bags",
|
|
"duffel bags",
|
|
"haversacks",
|
|
"knapsacks",
|
|
"rucksacks",
|
|
"satchels",
|
|
"totes",
|
|
"handbags",
|
|
"pocketbooks",
|
|
"purses",
|
|
"tote bags",
|
|
"ditty bags",
|
|
"flight bags",
|
|
"garment bags",
|
|
"kit bags",
|
|
"shopping bags",
|
|
"work bags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"beetles",
|
|
"bellies",
|
|
"billows",
|
|
"bulges",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"juts",
|
|
"overhangs",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pooches",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"protrudes",
|
|
"stands out",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"stretches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouncing":{
|
|
"as in attacking":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"capering",
|
|
"caprioling",
|
|
"cavorting",
|
|
"frolicking",
|
|
"gamboling",
|
|
"gambolling",
|
|
"romping",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"skyrocketing",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"hurdling",
|
|
"leapfrogging",
|
|
"loping",
|
|
"skipping",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"leaping",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"vaulting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounds (out)":{
|
|
"as in hammers out , forges":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"forges",
|
|
"hammers out",
|
|
"crafts",
|
|
"handcrafts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cobbles (together or up)",
|
|
"jury-rigs",
|
|
"patches (together)",
|
|
"throws up",
|
|
"dashes (off)",
|
|
"jerry-builds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounces (on or upon)":{
|
|
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"bushwhacks",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"descends (on or upon)",
|
|
"goes in (on)",
|
|
"jumps (on)",
|
|
"raids",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"sets on",
|
|
"sics",
|
|
"sicks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"trashes",
|
|
"turns (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bum-rushes",
|
|
"gangs up (on)",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"robs",
|
|
"ambuscades",
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"surprises",
|
|
"surprizes",
|
|
"waylays",
|
|
"blitzes",
|
|
"bombards",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"nukes",
|
|
"barrages",
|
|
"cannonades",
|
|
"cannons",
|
|
"bangs away (at)",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"plasters",
|
|
"beleaguers",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"loots",
|
|
"pillages",
|
|
"plunders",
|
|
"ravages",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"forays",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"overruns",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"flanks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"shields"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouring":{
|
|
"marked by or abounding with rain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pouring , miserable day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"precipitating",
|
|
"rainy",
|
|
"stormy",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drippy",
|
|
"drizzling",
|
|
"drizzly",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"mizzly",
|
|
"spitting",
|
|
"sprinkling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dry"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to flow in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"streaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ladling",
|
|
"spooning",
|
|
"cascading",
|
|
"trickling",
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overflowing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flowing",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"streaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arising",
|
|
"disemboguing",
|
|
"effusing",
|
|
"emanating",
|
|
"issuing",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"coursing",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"fountaining",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"spouting",
|
|
"spurting",
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"engulfing",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"overrunning",
|
|
"swamping",
|
|
"cascading",
|
|
"dribbling",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"guttering",
|
|
"riffling",
|
|
"rippling",
|
|
"sheeting",
|
|
"trickling",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"washing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clotting",
|
|
"coagulating",
|
|
"congealing",
|
|
"gelling",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"setting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backing up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow out in great quantities or with force":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tears pouring down his cheeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"jetting",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"spewing",
|
|
"spouting",
|
|
"spurting",
|
|
"squirting",
|
|
"swooshing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cascading",
|
|
"issuing",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"streaming",
|
|
"plashing",
|
|
"sloshing",
|
|
"splashing",
|
|
"washing",
|
|
"surging",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"sluicing",
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"drowning",
|
|
"engulfing",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"submerging",
|
|
"submersing",
|
|
"swamping",
|
|
"fountaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"spattering",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"exuding",
|
|
"leaking",
|
|
"oozing",
|
|
"percolating",
|
|
"seeping",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"weeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dribbling",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"trickling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"precipitating",
|
|
"raining",
|
|
"storming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"showering",
|
|
"spitting",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"squalling",
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"drowning",
|
|
"engulfing",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"swamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drizzling",
|
|
"misting",
|
|
"mizzling",
|
|
"spitting",
|
|
"sprinkling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give readily and in large quantities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"raining",
|
|
"showering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"streaming",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"swamping",
|
|
"bombarding",
|
|
"hailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"withholding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounding":{
|
|
"as in thrashing , hammering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"concussion",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impingement",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"wallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding down the road as fast as he could run"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barging",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"galumphing",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"scuffing",
|
|
"scuffling",
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"sloughing",
|
|
"stamping",
|
|
"stomping",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
"tramping",
|
|
"tromping",
|
|
"trudging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"hauling",
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"careening",
|
|
"doddering",
|
|
"lurching",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
"waddling",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"floating",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"hovering",
|
|
"poising",
|
|
"wafting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"coasting",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"sliding",
|
|
"waltzing",
|
|
"whisking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding nails into boards all day long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"biffing",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"bonking",
|
|
"bopping",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"clapping",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"clocking",
|
|
"clouting",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"slugging",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"tagging",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"zapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"bunging",
|
|
"chopping",
|
|
"cuffing",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mauling",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"peppering",
|
|
"pommeling",
|
|
"pommelling",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"roughing",
|
|
"scuffing",
|
|
"bunting",
|
|
"flicking",
|
|
"stroking",
|
|
"tapping",
|
|
"bumping",
|
|
"butting",
|
|
"jabbing",
|
|
"jostling",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"kneeing",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"prodding",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"shoving",
|
|
"stamping",
|
|
"bowling (down or over)",
|
|
"creaming",
|
|
"decking",
|
|
"dumping",
|
|
"felling",
|
|
"flooring",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"leveling",
|
|
"levelling",
|
|
"rabbit-punching",
|
|
"sucker punching",
|
|
"caning",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"flailing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"sledgehammering",
|
|
"sledging",
|
|
"spearing",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"beaning",
|
|
"braining",
|
|
"conking",
|
|
"skulling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"basting",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"belaboring",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"birching",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"bunging up",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"currying",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"fibbing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"lathering",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mauling",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"paddling",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"pommeling",
|
|
"pommelling",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"punching out",
|
|
"roughing (up)",
|
|
"slating",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"tanning",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"threshing",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"tromping",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"whopping",
|
|
"whapping",
|
|
"whupping",
|
|
"working over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"assaulting",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"chopping",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"clouting",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"cuffing",
|
|
"descending (on or upon)",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"jumping (on)",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"lamming",
|
|
"laying on",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pouncing (on or upon)",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"raiding",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whamming",
|
|
"whomping",
|
|
"blackjacking",
|
|
"caning",
|
|
"cowhiding",
|
|
"flagellating",
|
|
"fustigating",
|
|
"horsewhipping",
|
|
"leathering",
|
|
"pistol-whipping",
|
|
"rawhiding",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"strapping",
|
|
"goring",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"wounding",
|
|
"maiming",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mutilating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shape with a hammer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding out a depression in the metal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"hammering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chasing",
|
|
"planishing",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"kneading",
|
|
"modeling",
|
|
"modelling",
|
|
"molding",
|
|
"patting",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"minting",
|
|
"stamping",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"boasting",
|
|
"carving",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"graving",
|
|
"hewing",
|
|
"knapping",
|
|
"sculpting",
|
|
"sculpturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to fine particles":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atomizing",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"braying",
|
|
"comminuting",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"grinding",
|
|
"milling",
|
|
"mulling",
|
|
"powdering",
|
|
"pulverizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"kibbling",
|
|
"crumbling",
|
|
"crunching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"fracturing",
|
|
"fragmenting",
|
|
"shattering",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"splintering",
|
|
"micronizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounding (down)":{
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belting (down)",
|
|
"drinking",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"guzzling",
|
|
"hoisting",
|
|
"imbibing",
|
|
"knocking back",
|
|
"quaffing",
|
|
"sipping",
|
|
"slugging (down)",
|
|
"slurping",
|
|
"supping",
|
|
"swigging",
|
|
"swilling",
|
|
"tossing (down or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"sucking",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"downing",
|
|
"ingurgitating",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"mouthing (down)",
|
|
"putting away",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"tippling",
|
|
"pledging",
|
|
"toasting",
|
|
"wining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouted":{
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her lips pouted as she glared at him silently"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagged",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"beetled",
|
|
"bellied",
|
|
"billowed",
|
|
"bulged",
|
|
"bunched",
|
|
"jutted",
|
|
"overhung",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"pooched",
|
|
"pouched",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"protruded",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"stood out",
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"domed",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"stretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to silently go about in a bad mood":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grumped",
|
|
"moped",
|
|
"sulked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brooded",
|
|
"dwelled (on)",
|
|
"dwelt (on)",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"mused (over)",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"frowned",
|
|
"glowered",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"loured",
|
|
"scowled",
|
|
"carried on",
|
|
"took on",
|
|
"petted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pout":{
|
|
"a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that storekeeper's face seems to be in a permanent pout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"face",
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour",
|
|
"moue",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"mow",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"scowl",
|
|
"snoot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flinch",
|
|
"squinch",
|
|
"wince",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"rictus",
|
|
"simper",
|
|
"smirk",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"sneer",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"stare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of resentful silence or irritability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she stayed in the pouts all day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"snit",
|
|
"sulk",
|
|
"sulkiness",
|
|
"sullenness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blues",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"mopes",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"biliousness",
|
|
"choler",
|
|
"crankiness",
|
|
"crossness",
|
|
"crotchetiness",
|
|
"fantods",
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"irascibility",
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"irritableness",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"perverseness",
|
|
"perversity",
|
|
"pettishness",
|
|
"petulance",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"testiness",
|
|
"waspishness",
|
|
"cantankerousness",
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"dyspepsia",
|
|
"fretfulness",
|
|
"orneriness",
|
|
"fussiness",
|
|
"querulousness",
|
|
"oversensitiveness",
|
|
"sensitivity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"gladsomeness",
|
|
"high-spiritedness",
|
|
"lightheartedness",
|
|
"perkiness",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sociability",
|
|
"sociality",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amiableness",
|
|
"good-humoredness",
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
|
"good-temperedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her lips pouted as she glared at him silently"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"beetle",
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"stand out",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"stretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to silently go about in a bad mood":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"mope",
|
|
"sulk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brood",
|
|
"dwell (on)",
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
|
"muse (over)",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour",
|
|
"scowl",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"take on",
|
|
"pet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouching":{
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"beetling",
|
|
"bellying",
|
|
"billowing",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pooching",
|
|
"pouting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"standing out",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doming",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"stretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poured":{
|
|
"to cause to flow in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"streamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ladled",
|
|
"spooned",
|
|
"cascaded",
|
|
"trickled",
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overflowed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flowed",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"streamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arose",
|
|
"disembogued",
|
|
"effused",
|
|
"emanated",
|
|
"issued",
|
|
"sprang",
|
|
"sprung",
|
|
"coursed",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"fountained",
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"spouted",
|
|
"spurted",
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"engulfed",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overflowed",
|
|
"overran",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"cascaded",
|
|
"dribbled",
|
|
"dripped",
|
|
"guttered",
|
|
"riffled",
|
|
"rippled",
|
|
"sheeted",
|
|
"trickled",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"washed out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"coagulated",
|
|
"congealed",
|
|
"gelled",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backed up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow out in great quantities or with force":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tears pouring down his cheeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"jetted",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"spewed",
|
|
"spouted",
|
|
"spurted",
|
|
"squirted",
|
|
"swooshed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cascaded",
|
|
"issued",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"streamed",
|
|
"plashed",
|
|
"sloshed",
|
|
"splashed",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"surged",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"sluiced",
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"drowned",
|
|
"engulfed",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overflowed",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"submerged",
|
|
"submersed",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"fountained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"spattered",
|
|
"sprinkled",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"exuded",
|
|
"leaked",
|
|
"oozed",
|
|
"percolated",
|
|
"seeped",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"wept"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dribbled",
|
|
"dripped",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"trickled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"precipitated",
|
|
"rained",
|
|
"stormed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"showered",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"squalled",
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"drowned",
|
|
"engulfed",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"swamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drizzled",
|
|
"misted",
|
|
"mizzled",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"sprinkled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give readily and in large quantities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"rained",
|
|
"showered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"streamed",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overflowed",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"bombarded",
|
|
"hailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"withheld"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounds (down)":{
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belts (down)",
|
|
"drinks",
|
|
"gulps",
|
|
"guzzles",
|
|
"hoists",
|
|
"imbibes",
|
|
"knocks back",
|
|
"quaffs",
|
|
"sips",
|
|
"slugs (down)",
|
|
"slurps",
|
|
"sups",
|
|
"swigs",
|
|
"swills",
|
|
"tosses (down or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"sucks",
|
|
"consumes",
|
|
"downs",
|
|
"ingurgitates",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"mouths (down)",
|
|
"puts away",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"tipples",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"toasts",
|
|
"wines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounded":{
|
|
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding down the road as fast as he could run"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barged",
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"galumphed",
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"scuffed",
|
|
"scuffled",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"sloughed",
|
|
"stamped",
|
|
"stomped",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"stumped",
|
|
"tramped",
|
|
"tromped",
|
|
"trudged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"hauled",
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"careened",
|
|
"doddered",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
"waddled",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
"wabbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drifted",
|
|
"floated",
|
|
"hovered",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"poised",
|
|
"wafted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breezed",
|
|
"coasted",
|
|
"glided",
|
|
"slid",
|
|
"waltzed",
|
|
"whisked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding nails into boards all day long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banged",
|
|
"bashed",
|
|
"batted",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"biffed",
|
|
"bludgeoned",
|
|
"bobbed",
|
|
"bonked",
|
|
"bopped",
|
|
"boxed",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"clapped",
|
|
"clapt",
|
|
"clipped",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"clocked",
|
|
"clouted",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"nailed",
|
|
"pasted",
|
|
"punched",
|
|
"rapped",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"slapped",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"slugged",
|
|
"smacked",
|
|
"smote",
|
|
"socked",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"swatted",
|
|
"swiped",
|
|
"tagged",
|
|
"thumped",
|
|
"thwacked",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whacked",
|
|
"whaled",
|
|
"zapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"buffeted",
|
|
"bunged",
|
|
"chopped",
|
|
"cuffed",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mauled",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"peppered",
|
|
"pommeled",
|
|
"pommelled",
|
|
"pummeled",
|
|
"pummelled",
|
|
"roughed",
|
|
"scuffed",
|
|
"bunted",
|
|
"flicked",
|
|
"stroked",
|
|
"tapped",
|
|
"bumped",
|
|
"butted",
|
|
"jabbed",
|
|
"jostled",
|
|
"kicked",
|
|
"kneed",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"prodded",
|
|
"pushed",
|
|
"shoved",
|
|
"stamped",
|
|
"bowled (down or over)",
|
|
"creamed",
|
|
"decked",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"felled",
|
|
"floored",
|
|
"knocked down",
|
|
"leveled",
|
|
"levelled",
|
|
"rabbit-punched",
|
|
"sucker punched",
|
|
"caned",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"cudgeled",
|
|
"cudgelled",
|
|
"flailed",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"sledged",
|
|
"sledgehammered",
|
|
"speared",
|
|
"stabbed",
|
|
"switched",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"beaned",
|
|
"brained",
|
|
"conked",
|
|
"skulled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashed",
|
|
"basted",
|
|
"batted",
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabored",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"birched",
|
|
"bludgeoned",
|
|
"buffeted",
|
|
"bunged up",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"curried",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"fibbed",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"hided",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"lathered",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mauled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"paddled",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"pommeled",
|
|
"pommelled",
|
|
"pummeled",
|
|
"pummelled",
|
|
"punched out",
|
|
"roughed (up)",
|
|
"slated",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"switched",
|
|
"tanned",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"threshed",
|
|
"thumped",
|
|
"tromped",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whaled",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"whopped",
|
|
"whapped",
|
|
"whupped",
|
|
"worked over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"assaulted",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"boxed",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chopped",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"clouted",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"cudgeled",
|
|
"cudgelled",
|
|
"cuffed",
|
|
"descended (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jumped (on)",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"laid on",
|
|
"lammed",
|
|
"pasted",
|
|
"pounced (on or upon)",
|
|
"punched",
|
|
"raided",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"slapped",
|
|
"smacked",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"socked",
|
|
"spanked",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"swatted",
|
|
"swiped",
|
|
"thwacked",
|
|
"whacked",
|
|
"whammed",
|
|
"whomped",
|
|
"blackjacked",
|
|
"caned",
|
|
"cowhided",
|
|
"flagellated",
|
|
"fustigated",
|
|
"horsewhipped",
|
|
"leathered",
|
|
"pistol-whipped",
|
|
"rawhided",
|
|
"scourged",
|
|
"strapped",
|
|
"gored",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"wounded",
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mutilated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shape with a hammer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding out a depression in the metal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"hammered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"planished",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"kneaded",
|
|
"modeled",
|
|
"modelled",
|
|
"molded",
|
|
"patted",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"minted",
|
|
"stamped",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"boasted",
|
|
"carved",
|
|
"chiseled",
|
|
"chiselled",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"graved",
|
|
"hewed",
|
|
"knapped",
|
|
"sculpted",
|
|
"sculptured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to fine particles":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atomized",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"brayed",
|
|
"comminuted",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"milled",
|
|
"mulled",
|
|
"powdered",
|
|
"pulverized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"kibbled",
|
|
"crumbled",
|
|
"crunched",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"dashed",
|
|
"fractured",
|
|
"fragmented",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"splintered",
|
|
"micronized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouts":{
|
|
"a state of resentful silence or irritability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she stayed in the pouts all day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"snit",
|
|
"sulk",
|
|
"sulkiness",
|
|
"sullenness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blues",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"mopes",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"biliousness",
|
|
"choler",
|
|
"crankiness",
|
|
"crossness",
|
|
"crotchetiness",
|
|
"fantods",
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"irascibility",
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"irritableness",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"perverseness",
|
|
"perversity",
|
|
"pettishness",
|
|
"petulance",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"testiness",
|
|
"waspishness",
|
|
"cantankerousness",
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"dyspepsia",
|
|
"fretfulness",
|
|
"orneriness",
|
|
"fussiness",
|
|
"querulousness",
|
|
"oversensitiveness",
|
|
"sensitivity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"gladsomeness",
|
|
"high-spiritedness",
|
|
"lightheartedness",
|
|
"perkiness",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sociability",
|
|
"sociality",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amiableness",
|
|
"good-humoredness",
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
|
"good-temperedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her lips pouted as she glared at him silently"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"beetles",
|
|
"bellies",
|
|
"billows",
|
|
"bulges",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"juts",
|
|
"overhangs",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pooches",
|
|
"pouches",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"protrudes",
|
|
"stands out",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"stretches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to silently go about in a bad mood":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pouted and didn't say a word to anyone all morning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grumps",
|
|
"mopes",
|
|
"sulks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broods",
|
|
"dwells (on)",
|
|
"mulls (over)",
|
|
"muses (over)",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"frowns",
|
|
"glowers",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"lours",
|
|
"scowls",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"takes on",
|
|
"pets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouched":{
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as he grew older, the skin on his neck pouched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagged",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"beetled",
|
|
"bellied",
|
|
"billowed",
|
|
"bulged",
|
|
"bunched",
|
|
"jutted",
|
|
"overhung",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"pooched",
|
|
"pouted",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"protruded",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"stood out",
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"domed",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"stretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouncing (on or upon)":{
|
|
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"assaulting",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"bushwhacking",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"descending (on or upon)",
|
|
"going in (on)",
|
|
"jumping (on)",
|
|
"raiding",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"setting on",
|
|
"siccing",
|
|
"sicking",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"trashing",
|
|
"turning (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bum-rushing",
|
|
"ganging up (on)",
|
|
"mobbing",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"robbing",
|
|
"ambuscading",
|
|
"ambushing",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"surprizing",
|
|
"waylaying",
|
|
"blitzing",
|
|
"bombarding",
|
|
"bombing",
|
|
"nuking",
|
|
"barraging",
|
|
"cannonading",
|
|
"cannoning",
|
|
"banging away (at)",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"plastering",
|
|
"beleaguering",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"looting",
|
|
"pillaging",
|
|
"plundering",
|
|
"ravaging",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"foraying",
|
|
"invading",
|
|
"overrunning",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"flanking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"shielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounded (down)":{
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Friday nights were usually spent wolfing down pizza and pounding down beers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belted (down)",
|
|
"drank",
|
|
"gulped",
|
|
"guzzled",
|
|
"hoisted",
|
|
"imbibed",
|
|
"knocked back",
|
|
"quaffed",
|
|
"sipped",
|
|
"slugged (down)",
|
|
"slurped",
|
|
"supped",
|
|
"swigged",
|
|
"swilled",
|
|
"tossed (down or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"sucked",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"downed",
|
|
"ingurgitated",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"mouthed (down)",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"nipped",
|
|
"tippled",
|
|
"pledged",
|
|
"toasted",
|
|
"wined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounces (on)":{
|
|
"as in jumps , tackles":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"tackles",
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"ambuscades",
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"surprises",
|
|
"surprizes",
|
|
"waylays",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"mousetraps",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"hunts",
|
|
"preys (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pour":{
|
|
"to cause to flow in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"stream"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ladle",
|
|
"spoon",
|
|
"cascade",
|
|
"trickle",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overflow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flow",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"stream"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"disembogue",
|
|
"effuse",
|
|
"emanate",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"fountain",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"spout",
|
|
"spurt",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"engulf",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overrun",
|
|
"swamp",
|
|
"cascade",
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"riffle",
|
|
"ripple",
|
|
"sheet",
|
|
"trickle",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"coagulate",
|
|
"congeal",
|
|
"gel",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"back up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow out in great quantities or with force":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tears pouring down his cheeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"spew",
|
|
"spout",
|
|
"spurt",
|
|
"squirt",
|
|
"swoosh"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cascade",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"slosh",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"sluice",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"engulf",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"submerse",
|
|
"swamp",
|
|
"fountain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"spatter",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"exude",
|
|
"leak",
|
|
"ooze",
|
|
"percolate",
|
|
"seep",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"weep"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"trickle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"rain",
|
|
"storm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shower",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"engulf",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"swamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drizzle",
|
|
"mist",
|
|
"mizzle",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"sprinkle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give readily and in large quantities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"rain",
|
|
"shower"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"swamp",
|
|
"bombard",
|
|
"hail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pound (out)":{
|
|
"as in hammer out , forge":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"handcraft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cobble (together or up)",
|
|
"jury-rig",
|
|
"patch (together)",
|
|
"throw up",
|
|
"dash (off)",
|
|
"jerry-build"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounces":{
|
|
"as in attacks":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"capers",
|
|
"caprioles",
|
|
"cavorts",
|
|
"frolics",
|
|
"gambols",
|
|
"romps",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"skyrockets",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"bounces",
|
|
"hurdles",
|
|
"leapfrogs",
|
|
"lopes",
|
|
"skips",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"hops",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"leaps",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"vaults"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounding (out)":{
|
|
"as in hammering out , forging":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"hammering out",
|
|
"crafting",
|
|
"handcrafting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cobbling (together or up)",
|
|
"jury-rigging",
|
|
"patching (together)",
|
|
"throwing up",
|
|
"dashing (off)",
|
|
"jerry-building"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouty":{
|
|
"given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"mopey",
|
|
"pouting",
|
|
"sulky",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"surly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crotchety",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pettish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"quick-tempered",
|
|
"raspy",
|
|
"ratty",
|
|
"short-tempered",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"waspish",
|
|
"brooding",
|
|
"moping",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"cantankerous",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"temperamental",
|
|
"tetchy",
|
|
"thin-skinned",
|
|
"touchy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"gladsome",
|
|
"good-humored",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"perky",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"carefree",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"relaxed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pounds":{
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"give the nail a final pound with the hammer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"fillips",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"haymakers",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"larrups",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"plumps",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"stingers",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"thuds",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"welts",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whams",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterblows",
|
|
"counter-blows",
|
|
"counterpunches",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"counterstrokes",
|
|
"counter-strokes",
|
|
"body blows",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"knees",
|
|
"lefts",
|
|
"one-twos",
|
|
"rabbit punches",
|
|
"right-handers",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"roundhouses",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"sidewinders",
|
|
"sucker punches",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"uppercuts",
|
|
"crunchers",
|
|
"kayos",
|
|
"knockdowns",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"KOs",
|
|
"bastinadoes",
|
|
"bastinades",
|
|
"batterings",
|
|
"beatings",
|
|
"drubbings",
|
|
"lickings",
|
|
"pastings",
|
|
"thrashings",
|
|
"wallopings",
|
|
"whippings",
|
|
"whips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stray dogs wearing tags are kept in that pound until their owners can be notified"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"coops",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"hutches",
|
|
"pens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kennels",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"kraals",
|
|
"stockades",
|
|
"cotes",
|
|
"dovecotes",
|
|
"dovecots",
|
|
"henhouses",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"sheepfolds",
|
|
"pigpens",
|
|
"aquariums",
|
|
"aquaria",
|
|
"terraria",
|
|
"terrariums",
|
|
"live-boxes",
|
|
"fences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding down the road as fast as he could run"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barges",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"flounders",
|
|
"galumphs",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"scuffs",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"sloughs",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"stomps",
|
|
"stumbles",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
"tromps",
|
|
"trudges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"hauls",
|
|
"blunders",
|
|
"careens",
|
|
"dodders",
|
|
"lurches",
|
|
"reels",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"teeters",
|
|
"totters",
|
|
"waddles",
|
|
"weaves",
|
|
"wobbles",
|
|
"wabbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
"floats",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"hovers",
|
|
"poises",
|
|
"wafts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"coasts",
|
|
"glides",
|
|
"slides",
|
|
"waltzes",
|
|
"whisks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding nails into boards all day long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"bonks",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clocks",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smites",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"zaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"bungs",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mauls",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"peppers",
|
|
"pommels",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"roughs",
|
|
"scuffs",
|
|
"bunts",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"butts",
|
|
"jabs",
|
|
"jostles",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"knees",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"prods",
|
|
"pushes",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"bowls (down or over)",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"decks",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"fells",
|
|
"floors",
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
"levels",
|
|
"rabbit-punches",
|
|
"sucker punches",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"flails",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"sledgehammers",
|
|
"sledges",
|
|
"spears",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"conks",
|
|
"skulls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bastes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belabors",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"birches",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"bungs up",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"curries",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"fibs",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"lathers",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mauls",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"paddles",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"pommels",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"punches out",
|
|
"roughs (up)",
|
|
"slates",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"tans",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"threshes",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"tromps",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps",
|
|
"whups",
|
|
"works over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"descends (on or upon)",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"jumps (on)",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"lams",
|
|
"lays on",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"pounces (on or upon)",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raids",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whams",
|
|
"whomps",
|
|
"blackjacks",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"flagellates",
|
|
"fustigates",
|
|
"horsewhips",
|
|
"leathers",
|
|
"pistol-whips",
|
|
"rawhides",
|
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"scourges",
|
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"straps",
|
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"gores",
|
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"lacerates",
|
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"wounds",
|
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"maims",
|
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"mangles",
|
|
"mutilates"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shape with a hammer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pounding out a depression in the metal"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"beats",
|
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"draws",
|
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"forges",
|
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"hammers"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"chases",
|
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"planishes",
|
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"fashions",
|
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"forms",
|
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"kneads",
|
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"models",
|
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"molds",
|
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"pats",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"coins",
|
|
"mints",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"abates",
|
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"boasts",
|
|
"carves",
|
|
"chisels",
|
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"cuts",
|
|
"graves",
|
|
"hews",
|
|
"knaps",
|
|
"sculpts",
|
|
"sculptures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to fine particles":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atomizes",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"brays",
|
|
"comminutes",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"disintegrates",
|
|
"grinds",
|
|
"mills",
|
|
"mulls",
|
|
"powders",
|
|
"pulverizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"kibbles",
|
|
"crumbles",
|
|
"crunches",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"shatters",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"splinters",
|
|
"micronizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poultry":{
|
|
"as in game , red meat":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"game",
|
|
"red meat",
|
|
"variety meat",
|
|
"flesh",
|
|
"meat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pours":{
|
|
"to cause to flow in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"streams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ladles",
|
|
"spoons",
|
|
"cascades",
|
|
"trickles",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overflows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move in a stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flows",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"streams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"disembogues",
|
|
"effuses",
|
|
"emanates",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"fountains",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"spurts",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"engulfs",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"overruns",
|
|
"swamps",
|
|
"cascades",
|
|
"dribbles",
|
|
"drips",
|
|
"gutters",
|
|
"riffles",
|
|
"ripples",
|
|
"sheets",
|
|
"trickles",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"coagulates",
|
|
"congeals",
|
|
"gels",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"sets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backs up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow out in great quantities or with force":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tears pouring down his cheeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"jets",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"spews",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"spurts",
|
|
"squirts",
|
|
"swooshes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cascades",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"plashes",
|
|
"sloshes",
|
|
"splashes",
|
|
"washes",
|
|
"surges",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"sluices",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"drowns",
|
|
"engulfs",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"submerges",
|
|
"submerses",
|
|
"swamps",
|
|
"fountains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"spatters",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"exudes",
|
|
"leaks",
|
|
"oozes",
|
|
"percolates",
|
|
"seeps",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"weeps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dribbles",
|
|
"drips",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"trickles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"precipitates",
|
|
"rains",
|
|
"storms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"showers",
|
|
"spits",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"squalls",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"drowns",
|
|
"engulfs",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"swamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drizzles",
|
|
"mists",
|
|
"mizzles",
|
|
"spits",
|
|
"sprinkles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give readily and in large quantities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"lavishes",
|
|
"rains",
|
|
"showers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"swamps",
|
|
"bombards",
|
|
"hails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"withholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |