2963 lines
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2963 lines
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{
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"hit (on or upon)":{
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"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
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"examples":[
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"the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ascertain",
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"descry",
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"detect",
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"determine",
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"dig out",
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"dig up",
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"discover",
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"dredge (up)",
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"ferret (out)",
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"find",
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"find out",
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"get",
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"hunt (down or up)",
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"learn",
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"locate",
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"nose out",
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"root (out)",
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"rout (out)",
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"rummage",
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"run down",
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"scare up",
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"scout (up)",
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"track (down)",
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"turn up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"espy",
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"sight",
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"spot",
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"look for",
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"search (for or out)",
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"seek"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lose",
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"mislay",
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"misplace",
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"misset"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"miss",
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"overlook",
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"pass over"
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]
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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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"hit the road":{
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"to leave a place often for another":{
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"examples":[
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"When the sun started to set they knew it was time to hit the road ."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bail",
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"bail out",
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"begone",
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"book",
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"bugger off",
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"bug off",
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"bug out",
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"buzz (off)",
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"clear off",
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"clear out",
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"cut out",
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"depart",
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"dig out",
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"exit",
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"get",
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"get off",
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"go",
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"go off",
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"move",
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"pack (up or off)",
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"part",
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"peel off",
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"pike (out or off)",
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"pull out",
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"push off",
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"push on",
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"quit",
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"run along",
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"sally (forth)",
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"scarper",
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"shove (off)",
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"step (along)",
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"take off",
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"vamoose",
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"walk out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"set out",
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"start",
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"strike out",
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"abscond",
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"decamp",
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"escape",
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"evacuate",
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"flee",
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"fly",
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"get out",
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"mizzle",
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"run away",
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"scat",
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"scram",
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"skip",
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"go out",
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"light out",
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"step out",
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"abandon",
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"desert",
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"forsake",
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"vacate",
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"emigrate",
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"adjourn",
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"remove",
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"retire",
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"retreat",
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"withdraw"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abide",
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"dwell",
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"lodge",
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"remain",
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"settle",
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"stay",
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"tarry",
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"approach",
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"close",
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"near",
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"hit",
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"land",
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"reach"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"arrive",
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"come",
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"show up",
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"turn up"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"hitting the sack":{
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"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
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"examples":[
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"It's been a great evening, but I'm ready to hit the hay ."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bedding",
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"crashing",
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"dossing (down)",
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"retiring",
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"turning in"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bunking",
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"perching",
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"roosting",
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"settling",
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"dozing",
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"dropping off",
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"napping",
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"nodding",
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"sleeping",
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"slumbering",
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"snoozing",
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"couching",
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"lying (down)",
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"reclining"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"arousing",
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"awakening",
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"awaking",
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"rousing",
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"wakening",
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"waking",
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"bestirring",
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"stirring",
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"reawakening",
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"reawaking",
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"shifting",
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"stirring"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"arising",
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"getting up",
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"rising",
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"uprising"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"hit men":{
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"as in torpedoes , bravos":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bravos",
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"bravoes",
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"torpedoes",
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"triggermen",
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"assassins",
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"cutthroats",
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"homicides",
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"killers",
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"manslayers",
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"murderers",
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"butchers",
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"executioners",
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"massacrers",
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"slaughterers",
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"slayers",
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"murderesses"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in hatchet men , hired guns":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hatchet men",
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"hired guns",
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"polemicists",
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"polemists",
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"barracuda",
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"barracudas",
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"sharks",
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"attack dogs",
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"mudslingers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hither":{
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"being the less far of two":{
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"examples":[
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"we began to explore the hither bank while our companions crossed the creek to explore the yonder bank"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closer",
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"near",
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"nigher",
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"this"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fore",
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"forward",
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"front",
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"inside"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"distant",
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"remote",
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"remoter",
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"back",
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"outside"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"far",
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"farther",
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"further",
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"opposite",
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"other",
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"that"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"hitherto":{
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"up to this or that time":{
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"examples":[
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"at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"heretofore",
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"theretofore",
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"yet"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"before",
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"formerly",
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"previously"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"afterward",
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"afterwards",
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"later",
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"subsequently",
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"hereupon",
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"thereupon"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"henceforth",
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"henceforward",
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"hereafter",
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"thenceforth",
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"thenceforward",
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"thenceforwards",
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"thereafter"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"hit or miss":{
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"lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern":{
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"examples":[
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"your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aimless",
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"arbitrary",
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"catch-as-catch-can",
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"desultory",
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"erratic",
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"haphazard",
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"helter-skelter",
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"random",
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"scattered",
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"slapdash",
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"stray"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accidental",
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"casual",
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"chance",
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"chancy",
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"contingent",
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"fluky",
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"flukey",
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"fortuitous",
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"inadvertent",
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"incidental",
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"lucky",
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"unconsidered",
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"unintended",
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"unintentional",
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"unplanned",
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"unpremeditated",
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"scattershot",
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"shotgun",
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"irregular",
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"odd",
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"sporadic",
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"spot",
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"directionless",
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"objectless",
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"purposeless",
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"indiscriminate",
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"unsystematic",
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"undirected",
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"disorderly",
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"disorganized",
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"undiscriminating",
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"unselective"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"established",
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"fixed",
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"regular",
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"set",
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"stable",
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"steady",
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"constant",
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"continuous",
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"even",
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"arranged",
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"managed",
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"orchestrated",
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"ordered",
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"planned",
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"aware",
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"conscious",
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"deliberate",
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"purposeful",
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"thoughtful",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"methodical",
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"methodic",
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"nonrandom",
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"orderly",
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"organized",
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"regular",
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"systematic",
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"systematized"
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]
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},
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"without definite aim, direction, rule, or method":{
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"examples":[
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"I was learning Spanish hit or miss , mostly just by hearing my friends speak it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aimlessly",
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"anyhow",
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"anyway",
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"anywise",
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"desultorily",
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"erratically",
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"haphazard",
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"haphazardly",
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"helter-skelter",
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"irregularly",
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"randomly",
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"willy-nilly"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arbitrarily",
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"capriciously",
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"carelessly",
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"casually",
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"indiscriminately",
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"informally",
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"offhand",
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"offhandedly",
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"promiscuously",
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"whimsically",
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"accidentally",
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"fortuitously",
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"inadvertently",
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"unconsciously",
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"unintentionally",
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"unwittingly",
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"disconnectedly",
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"disjointedly",
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"fitfully",
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"intermittently",
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"spottily",
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"unpredictably",
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"higgledy-piggledy",
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"topsy-turvy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"carefully",
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"formally",
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"gingerly",
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"meticulously",
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"orderly",
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"punctiliously",
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"deliberately",
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"intentionally",
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"purposefully",
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"purposely"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"methodically",
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"systematically"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"hit":{
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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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"a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in"
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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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"knock",
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"nail",
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"paste",
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"pound",
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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 come into usually forceful contact with something":{
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"examples":[
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"when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bump",
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"collide",
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"crash",
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"impact",
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"impinge",
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"knock",
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"ram",
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"slam",
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"smash",
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"strike",
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"swipe",
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"thud"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bounce",
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"carom",
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"clunk",
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"glance",
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"rebound",
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"ricochet",
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"skim",
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"skip",
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"contact",
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"land",
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"touch",
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"brush",
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"graze",
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"kiss",
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"nudge",
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"scrape",
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"shave",
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"sweep",
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"bulldoze",
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"jostle",
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"muscle",
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"press",
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"push"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"miss",
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"skirt"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
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"examples":[
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"the rock band hit \"the big time\" with their third album"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"achieve",
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"attain",
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"bag",
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"chalk up",
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"clock (up)",
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"gain",
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"log",
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"make",
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"notch (up)",
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"rack up",
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"ring up",
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"score",
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"win"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"acquire",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"procure",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"measure up (to)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"outdo",
|
|
"surpass",
|
|
"top"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fall short (of)",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"fail (at)",
|
|
"lose"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person or thing that is successful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"megahit",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"supernova",
|
|
"winner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blue chip",
|
|
"blue chipper",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"prizewinner",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"marvel",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"coup",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"victory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"lemon",
|
|
"loser"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bummer",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"catastrophe",
|
|
"clinker",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"fiasco",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"misfire",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"washout"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"counterblow",
|
|
"counterpunch",
|
|
"counterstroke",
|
|
"body blow",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"knee",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"one-two",
|
|
"rabbit punch",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-hander",
|
|
"roundhouse",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"sidewinder",
|
|
"sucker punch",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"uppercut",
|
|
"cruncher",
|
|
"kayo",
|
|
"knockdown",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"KO",
|
|
"bastinado",
|
|
"bastinade",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits (on or upon)":{
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertains",
|
|
"descries",
|
|
"detects",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"digs out",
|
|
"digs up",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"dredges (up)",
|
|
"ferrets (out)",
|
|
"finds",
|
|
"finds out",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"hunts (down or up)",
|
|
"learns",
|
|
"locates",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"routs (out)",
|
|
"rummages",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"scares up",
|
|
"scouts (up)",
|
|
"tracks (down)",
|
|
"turns up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"espies",
|
|
"sights",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"looks for",
|
|
"searches (for or out)",
|
|
"seeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"loses",
|
|
"mislays",
|
|
"misplaces",
|
|
"missets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"passes over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit it big":{
|
|
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After years of obscurity, the writer finally hit it big with her latest novel."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrive",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"thrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"win",
|
|
"excel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fail"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitting the bottle":{
|
|
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He told others in the group about how he used to immediately hit the bottle after work."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bibbing",
|
|
"boozing",
|
|
"drinking",
|
|
"guzzling",
|
|
"liquoring (up)",
|
|
"lushing (up)",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"tippling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carousing",
|
|
"reveling",
|
|
"revelling",
|
|
"imbibing",
|
|
"nipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit-or-miss":{
|
|
"lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aimless",
|
|
"arbitrary",
|
|
"catch-as-catch-can",
|
|
"desultory",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"random",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"slapdash",
|
|
"stray"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"chancy",
|
|
"contingent",
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"lucky",
|
|
"unconsidered",
|
|
"unintended",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
"unplanned",
|
|
"unpremeditated",
|
|
"scattershot",
|
|
"shotgun",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"directionless",
|
|
"objectless",
|
|
"purposeless",
|
|
"indiscriminate",
|
|
"unsystematic",
|
|
"undirected",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"undiscriminating",
|
|
"unselective"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"aware",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"methodical",
|
|
"methodic",
|
|
"nonrandom",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"systematic",
|
|
"systematized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"without definite aim, direction, rule, or method":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was learning Spanish hit or miss , mostly just by hearing my friends speak it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aimlessly",
|
|
"anyhow",
|
|
"anyway",
|
|
"anywise",
|
|
"desultorily",
|
|
"erratically",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"haphazardly",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"irregularly",
|
|
"randomly",
|
|
"willy-nilly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arbitrarily",
|
|
"capriciously",
|
|
"carelessly",
|
|
"casually",
|
|
"indiscriminately",
|
|
"informally",
|
|
"offhand",
|
|
"offhandedly",
|
|
"promiscuously",
|
|
"whimsically",
|
|
"accidentally",
|
|
"fortuitously",
|
|
"inadvertently",
|
|
"unconsciously",
|
|
"unintentionally",
|
|
"unwittingly",
|
|
"disconnectedly",
|
|
"disjointedly",
|
|
"fitfully",
|
|
"intermittently",
|
|
"spottily",
|
|
"unpredictably",
|
|
"higgledy-piggledy",
|
|
"topsy-turvy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carefully",
|
|
"formally",
|
|
"gingerly",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"punctiliously",
|
|
"deliberately",
|
|
"intentionally",
|
|
"purposefully",
|
|
"purposely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"methodically",
|
|
"systematically"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit (upon)":{
|
|
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chance (upon)",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"happen (on or upon)",
|
|
"light (on or upon)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pitch (upon)",
|
|
"stumble (on or onto)",
|
|
"tumble (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"luck (out, on, onto, or into)",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"turn up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits":{
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"bonks",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clocks",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"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 come into usually forceful contact with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"impacts",
|
|
"impinges",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"thuds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounces",
|
|
"caroms",
|
|
"clunks",
|
|
"glances",
|
|
"rebounds",
|
|
"ricochets",
|
|
"skims",
|
|
"skips",
|
|
"contacts",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"brushes",
|
|
"grazes",
|
|
"kisses",
|
|
"nudges",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"shaves",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"bulldozes",
|
|
"jostles",
|
|
"muscles",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"pushes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"skirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rock band hit \"the big time\" with their third album"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"chalks up",
|
|
"clocks (up)",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"logs",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"notches (up)",
|
|
"racks up",
|
|
"rings up",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquires",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"procures",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"amounts (to)",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"measures up (to)",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falls short (of)",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"fails (at)",
|
|
"loses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person or thing that is successful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"megahits",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"supernovas",
|
|
"supernovae",
|
|
"winners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blue chippers",
|
|
"blue chips",
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"prizewinners",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"marvels",
|
|
"naturals",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"wonders",
|
|
"coups",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"victories"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"losers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"bummers",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"clinkers",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"misfires",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"washouts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"fillips",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"haymakers",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"larrups",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"plumps",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits it off":{
|
|
"to form a close personal relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She really hit it off with the new hire at work."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"clicks",
|
|
"communes",
|
|
"relates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"befriends",
|
|
"empathizes",
|
|
"identifies",
|
|
"sympathizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitting the roof":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She hit the roof when her son was more than an hour late coming home."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"flaring (up)",
|
|
"flipping (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"fulminating",
|
|
"raging",
|
|
"ranting",
|
|
"raving",
|
|
"snapping",
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"sputtering",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"teeing off",
|
|
"venting",
|
|
"vituperating",
|
|
"bristling",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"foaming",
|
|
"fuming",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"glowering",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"smoldering",
|
|
"smouldering",
|
|
"steaming",
|
|
"warming",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"exploding",
|
|
"flaring (out)",
|
|
"flashing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"maddening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chilling out",
|
|
"cooling (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"quieting (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calming (down)",
|
|
"simmering down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit-and-run":{
|
|
"as in quick , fast":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"rapid",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"instant",
|
|
"instantaneous",
|
|
"split-second",
|
|
"straightaway"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted",
|
|
"deferred",
|
|
"delayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit the ceiling":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The sellers hit the ceiling when they heard the low offer on the house."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"flare (up)",
|
|
"flip (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fulminate",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"rant",
|
|
"rave",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"sputter",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"tee off",
|
|
"vent",
|
|
"vituperate",
|
|
"bristle",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"foam",
|
|
"fume",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"seethe",
|
|
"sizzle",
|
|
"smolder",
|
|
"smoulder",
|
|
"steam",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"explode",
|
|
"flare (out)",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"madden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chill out",
|
|
"cool (off or down)",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm (down)",
|
|
"simmer down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitting (on or upon)":{
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertaining",
|
|
"descrying",
|
|
"detecting",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"digging out",
|
|
"digging up",
|
|
"discovering",
|
|
"dredging (up)",
|
|
"ferreting (out)",
|
|
"finding",
|
|
"finding out",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"hunting (down or up)",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"locating",
|
|
"nosing out",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"routing (out)",
|
|
"rummaging",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"scaring up",
|
|
"scouting (up)",
|
|
"tracking (down)",
|
|
"turning up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"espying",
|
|
"sighting",
|
|
"spotting",
|
|
"looking for",
|
|
"searching (for or out)",
|
|
"seeking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"mislaying",
|
|
"misplacing",
|
|
"missetting",
|
|
"mis-setting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"passing over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitcher":{
|
|
"one who hitchhikes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"never stops for hitchers on interstates, where hitchhiking is illegal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hitchhiker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stowaway",
|
|
"carjacker",
|
|
"hijacker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits it big":{
|
|
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After years of obscurity, the writer finally hit it big with her latest novel."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrives",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"prospers",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"thrives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"prevails",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"wins",
|
|
"excels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flounders",
|
|
"struggles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fails"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitched":{
|
|
"as in married , wedded":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"married",
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"mated",
|
|
"paired",
|
|
"affianced",
|
|
"betrothed",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"pledged",
|
|
"promised",
|
|
"remarried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unattached",
|
|
"unmarried",
|
|
"unwed",
|
|
"fancy-free",
|
|
"footloose",
|
|
"marriageable",
|
|
"unpaired"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"hoicked",
|
|
"jerked",
|
|
"jolted",
|
|
"twitched",
|
|
"yanked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bumped",
|
|
"jounced",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"jigged",
|
|
"jiggled",
|
|
"jogged",
|
|
"joggled",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"lugged",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"tugged",
|
|
"plucked",
|
|
"tweaked",
|
|
"grabbed",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"snapped (up)",
|
|
"snatched",
|
|
"tore",
|
|
"wrenched",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"wrung"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenated",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"concatenated",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"interconnected",
|
|
"interlinked",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"yoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"interlocked",
|
|
"intermeshed",
|
|
"corded",
|
|
"strung",
|
|
"wired",
|
|
"cemented",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"welded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"sundered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unhitched",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put securely in place or in a desired position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hitched the trailer to the back of the car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anchored",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"clamped",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"moored",
|
|
"secured",
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"set"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"embedded",
|
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"imbedded",
|
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"entrenched",
|
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"intrenched",
|
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"implanted",
|
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"ingrained",
|
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"engrained",
|
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"lodged",
|
|
"stuffed",
|
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"wedged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"extracted",
|
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"pried",
|
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"prized",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"rooted (out)",
|
|
"tore (out)",
|
|
"uprooted",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"yanked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loosed",
|
|
"loosened",
|
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"unfastened",
|
|
"unfixed",
|
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"unloosed",
|
|
"unloosened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel by securing free rides":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hitchhiked",
|
|
"thumbed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bummed",
|
|
"stowed away",
|
|
"carjacked",
|
|
"hijacked",
|
|
"highjacked"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit the sack":{
|
|
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's been a great evening, but I'm ready to hit the hay ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"doss (down)",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"turn in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"perch",
|
|
"roost",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"drop off",
|
|
"nap",
|
|
"nod",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"slumber",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"lie (down)",
|
|
"recline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"wake",
|
|
"waken",
|
|
"bestir",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"reawake",
|
|
"reawaken",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits the hay":{
|
|
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's been a great evening, but I'm ready to hit the hay ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"dosses (down)",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"turns in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"perches",
|
|
"roosts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"dozes",
|
|
"drops off",
|
|
"naps",
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"sleeps",
|
|
"slumbers",
|
|
"snoozes",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"lies (down)",
|
|
"reclines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"wakens",
|
|
"wakes",
|
|
"bestirs",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"reawakens",
|
|
"reawakes",
|
|
"shifts",
|
|
"stirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"uprises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits the ceiling":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The sellers hit the ceiling when they heard the low offer on the house."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"flares (up)",
|
|
"flips (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"fulminates",
|
|
"rages",
|
|
"rants",
|
|
"raves",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"sputters",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"tees off",
|
|
"vents",
|
|
"vituperates",
|
|
"bristles",
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"foams",
|
|
"fumes",
|
|
"glares",
|
|
"glowers",
|
|
"seethes",
|
|
"sizzles",
|
|
"smolders",
|
|
"smoulders",
|
|
"steams",
|
|
"warms",
|
|
"bursts",
|
|
"explodes",
|
|
"flares (out)",
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"maddens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chills out",
|
|
"cools (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"hushes",
|
|
"quiets (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calms (down)",
|
|
"simmers down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitchhiker":{
|
|
"one who hitchhikes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"police have issued warnings about a serial killer who is believed to be preying upon hitchhikers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hitcher"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stowaway",
|
|
"carjacker",
|
|
"hijacker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits the road":{
|
|
"to leave a place often for another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When the sun started to set they knew it was time to hit the road ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bails out",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"buggers off",
|
|
"bugs off",
|
|
"bugs out",
|
|
"buzzes (off)",
|
|
"clears off",
|
|
"clears out",
|
|
"cuts out",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"digs out",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"goes off",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"packs (up or off)",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"peels off",
|
|
"pikes (out or off)",
|
|
"pulls out",
|
|
"pushes off",
|
|
"pushes on",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"runs along",
|
|
"sallies (forth)",
|
|
"scarpers",
|
|
"shoves (off)",
|
|
"steps (along)",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"vamooses",
|
|
"walks out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sets out",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"strikes out",
|
|
"absconds",
|
|
"decamps",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evacuates",
|
|
"flees",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"mizzles",
|
|
"runs away",
|
|
"scats",
|
|
"scrams",
|
|
"skips",
|
|
"goes out",
|
|
"lights out",
|
|
"steps out",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"vacates",
|
|
"emigrates",
|
|
"adjourns",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"dwells",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"nears",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"reaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arrives",
|
|
"comes",
|
|
"shows up",
|
|
"turns up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit man":{
|
|
"as in torpedo , bravo":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bravo",
|
|
"torpedo",
|
|
"triggerman",
|
|
"assassin",
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"homicide",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"manslayer",
|
|
"murderer",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"executioner",
|
|
"massacrer",
|
|
"slaughterer",
|
|
"slayer",
|
|
"murderess"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in hatchet man , hired gun":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hatchet man",
|
|
"hired gun",
|
|
"polemicist",
|
|
"polemist",
|
|
"barracuda",
|
|
"shark",
|
|
"attack dog",
|
|
"mudslinger"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits the bottle":{
|
|
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He told others in the group about how he used to immediately hit the bottle after work."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bibs",
|
|
"boozes",
|
|
"drinks",
|
|
"guzzles",
|
|
"liquors (up)",
|
|
"lushes (up)",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"tipples"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carouses",
|
|
"revels",
|
|
"imbibes",
|
|
"nips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstains"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hits (up)":{
|
|
"to make a request of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always hitting me up for money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"solicits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeals (to)",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"beseeches",
|
|
"conjures",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"implores",
|
|
"importunes",
|
|
"invites",
|
|
"invokes",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"pleads (to)",
|
|
"prays",
|
|
"supplicates",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"exacts",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitting the ceiling":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The sellers hit the ceiling when they heard the low offer on the house."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"flaring (up)",
|
|
"flipping (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"fulminating",
|
|
"raging",
|
|
"ranting",
|
|
"raving",
|
|
"snapping",
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"sputtering",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"teeing off",
|
|
"venting",
|
|
"vituperating",
|
|
"bristling",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"foaming",
|
|
"fuming",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"glowering",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"smoldering",
|
|
"smouldering",
|
|
"steaming",
|
|
"warming",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"exploding",
|
|
"flaring (out)",
|
|
"flashing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"maddening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chilling out",
|
|
"cooling (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"quieting (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calming (down)",
|
|
"simmering down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hit the hay":{
|
|
"to go to one's bed in order to sleep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's been a great evening, but I'm ready to hit the hay ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"doss (down)",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"turn in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"perch",
|
|
"roost",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"drop off",
|
|
"nap",
|
|
"nod",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"slumber",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"lie (down)",
|
|
"recline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"wake",
|
|
"waken",
|
|
"bestir",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"reawake",
|
|
"reawaken",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitting it big":{
|
|
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After years of obscurity, the writer finally hit it big with her latest novel."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arriving",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"prospering",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"triumphing",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"excelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"struggling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"failing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitting the road":{
|
|
"to leave a place often for another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When the sun started to set they knew it was time to hit the road ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bailing",
|
|
"bailing out",
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"buggering off",
|
|
"bugging off",
|
|
"bugging out",
|
|
"buzzing (off)",
|
|
"clearing off",
|
|
"clearing out",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"digging out",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"going off",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"packing (up or off)",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"peeling off",
|
|
"piking (out or off)",
|
|
"pulling out",
|
|
"pushing off",
|
|
"pushing on",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"running along",
|
|
"sallying (forth)",
|
|
"scarpering",
|
|
"shoving (off)",
|
|
"stepping (along)",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"vamoosing",
|
|
"walking out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"setting out",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"striking out",
|
|
"absconding",
|
|
"decamping",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evacuating",
|
|
"fleeing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"getting out",
|
|
"mizzling",
|
|
"running away",
|
|
"scatting",
|
|
"scramming",
|
|
"skipping",
|
|
"going out",
|
|
"lighting out",
|
|
"stepping out",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
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"forsaking",
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"vacating",
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"emigrating",
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"adjourning",
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"removing",
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"retiring",
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"retreating",
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"withdrawing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abiding",
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"dwelling",
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"lodging",
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"remaining",
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"settling",
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"staying",
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"tarrying",
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"approaching",
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"closing",
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"nearing",
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"hitting",
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"landing",
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"reaching"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"arriving",
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"coming",
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"showing up",
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"turning up"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"hit (up)":{
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"to make a request of":{
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"examples":[
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"she's always hitting me up for money"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ask",
|
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"request",
|
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"solicit"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"appeal (to)",
|
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"beg",
|
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"beseech",
|
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"conjure",
|
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"entreat",
|
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"implore",
|
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"importune",
|
|
"invite",
|
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"invoke",
|
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"petition",
|
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"plead (to)",
|
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"pray",
|
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"supplicate",
|
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"demand",
|
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"enjoin",
|
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"exact",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"require"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"compel",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"require"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hitch":{
|
|
"a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"there are always a few hitches when you launch a system as complex as this one"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"booby trap",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"catch-22",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"gotcha",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"land mine",
|
|
"pitfall",
|
|
"snag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"trip wire",
|
|
"web",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"risk",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bombshell",
|
|
"kicker",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"decoy",
|
|
"lure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"signed on for a three-year hitch in the army"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"stint",
|
|
"tenure",
|
|
"term",
|
|
"tour"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"time",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"span",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"life span",
|
|
"lifetime",
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept hitching up his pants because they were too big in the waist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"hoick",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"twitch",
|
|
"yank"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"lurch",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"joggle",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"lug",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"tweak",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"snap (up)",
|
|
"snatch",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she escaped out the window by using a makeshift rope of bedsheets and clothing she'd hitched together"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenate",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"concatenate",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"interconnect",
|
|
"interlink",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"yoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interlock",
|
|
"intermesh",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire",
|
|
"cement",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"weld"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unhitch",
|
|
"unlink",
|
|
"unyoke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put securely in place or in a desired position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hitched the trailer to the back of the car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anchor",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"clamp",
|
|
"fasten",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"moor",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"engrain",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"wedge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extract",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"pry",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"tear (out)",
|
|
"uproot",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"yank"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"unfasten",
|
|
"unfix",
|
|
"unloose",
|
|
"unloosen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel by securing free rides":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her brother hitched across the country after he graduated from college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hitchhike",
|
|
"thumb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"stow away",
|
|
"carjack",
|
|
"hijack",
|
|
"highjack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |