6123 lines
119 KiB
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6123 lines
119 KiB
JSON
{
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"swilled":{
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"to eat greedily or to excess":{
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"examples":[
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"they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gorged",
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"gormandized",
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"overate",
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"pigged out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"devoured",
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"glutted",
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"sated",
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"stuffed",
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"surfeited",
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"wolfed",
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"banqueted",
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"feasted",
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"regaled",
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"bolted",
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"crammed",
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"gulped",
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"guzzled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"nibbled",
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"pecked",
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"picked",
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"tasted"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to swallow in liquid form":{
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"examples":[
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"they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belted (down)",
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"drank",
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"gulped",
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"guzzled",
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"hoisted",
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"imbibed",
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"knocked back",
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"pounded (down)",
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"quaffed",
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"sipped",
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"slugged (down)",
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"slurped",
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"supped",
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"swigged",
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"tossed (down or off)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"lapped",
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"licked",
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"sucked",
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"consumed",
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"downed",
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"ingurgitated",
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"killed",
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"mouthed (down)",
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"put away",
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"nipped",
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"tippled",
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"pledged",
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"toasted",
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"wined"
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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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"swindle":{
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"an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"identity theft has become one of the most frequent and feared swindles of our time"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"cross",
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"fix",
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"Ponzi scheme",
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"pyramid scheme",
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"racket",
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"rip-off",
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"thimblerig",
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"three-card monte",
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"device",
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"dodge",
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"gimmick",
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"jig",
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"ploy",
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"scheme",
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"sleight",
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"stratagem",
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"trick",
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"wile",
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"gouging",
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"overcharging",
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"soaking",
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"counterfeit",
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"fake",
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"forgery",
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"hoax",
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"humbug",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"sham"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bunco",
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"bunko",
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"con",
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"fiddle",
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"flimflam",
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"fraud",
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"hustle",
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"scam",
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"shell game",
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"sting"
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]
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},
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"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"extort",
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"wrench",
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"wrest",
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"wring",
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"clip",
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"gouge",
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"nick",
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"overcharge",
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"soak",
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"exploit",
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"milk",
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"deceive",
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"dupe",
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"fool",
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"gull",
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"trick",
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"rope (in)",
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"betray",
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"bitch",
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"double-cross",
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"bamboozle",
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"fast-talk"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"bilk",
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"bleed",
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"cheat",
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"chisel",
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"chouse",
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"con",
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"cozen",
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"defraud",
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"diddle",
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"do",
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"do in",
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"euchre",
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"fiddle",
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"fleece",
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"flimflam",
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"gaff",
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"hose",
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"hustle",
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"mulct",
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"nobble",
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"pluck",
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"ream",
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"rip off",
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"rook",
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"screw",
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"shake down",
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"short",
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"shortchange",
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"skin",
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"skunk",
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"squeeze",
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"stick",
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"stiff",
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"sting",
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"sucker",
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"thimblerig",
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"victimize"
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]
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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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"swindler":{
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"a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{
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"examples":[
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"the swindlers , representing themselves as land developers, produced a glossy brochure showing beaches, palm trees, and golf links"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bilk",
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"bilker",
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"cheat",
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"cheater",
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"chiseler",
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"chiseller",
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"confidence man",
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"cozener",
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"defrauder",
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"dodger",
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"fakir",
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"finagler",
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"fraudster",
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"hoaxer",
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"scammer",
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"scamster",
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"shark",
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"sharper",
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"sharpie",
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"sharpy",
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"skinner",
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"tricker",
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"trickster"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"double-crosser",
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"double-dealer",
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"bluffer",
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"charlatan",
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"fake",
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"faker",
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"humbug",
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"impostor",
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"imposter",
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"mountebank",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"pretender",
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"quack",
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"quacksalver",
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"ringer",
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"sham",
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"adventurer",
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"fox",
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"gamesman",
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"knave",
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"prankster",
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"rascal",
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"rogue",
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"fast-talker",
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"slick",
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"slicker",
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"slickster",
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"slyboots",
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"smoothy",
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"smoothie",
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"wheeler-dealer",
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"plotter",
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"schemer",
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"sneak",
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"sneaker",
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"blackleg",
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"cardsharp",
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"cardsharper"
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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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"swindles":{
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"an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{
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"examples":[
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"identity theft has become one of the most frequent and feared swindles of our time"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"buncos",
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"bunkos",
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"cons",
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"fiddles",
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"flimflams",
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"frauds",
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"hustles",
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"scams",
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"shell games",
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"stings"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"crosses",
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"fixes",
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"Ponzi schemes",
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"pyramid schemes",
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"rackets",
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"rip-offs",
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"thimblerigs",
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"three-card montes",
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"devices",
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"dodges",
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"gimmicks",
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"jigs",
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"ploys",
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"schemes",
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"sleights",
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"stratagems",
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"tricks",
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"wiles",
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"counterfeits",
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"fakes",
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"forgeries",
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"hoaxes",
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"humbug",
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"phonies",
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"phoneys",
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"shams"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
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"examples":[
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"hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beats",
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"bilks",
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"bleeds",
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"cheats",
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"chisels",
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"chouses",
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"cons",
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"cozens",
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"defrauds",
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"diddles",
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"does",
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"does in",
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"euchres",
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"fiddles",
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"fleeces",
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"flimflams",
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"gaffs",
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"hoses",
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"hustles",
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"mulcts",
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"nobbles",
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"plucks",
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"reams",
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"rips off",
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"rooks",
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"screws",
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"shakes down",
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"shortchanges",
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"shorts",
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"skins",
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"skunks",
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"squeezes",
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"sticks",
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"stiffs",
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"stings",
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"suckers",
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"thimblerigs",
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"victimizes"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"extorts",
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"wrenches",
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"wrests",
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"wrings",
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"clips",
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"gouges",
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"nicks",
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"overcharges",
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"soaks",
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"exploits",
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"milks",
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"deceives",
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"dupes",
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"fools",
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"gulls",
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"tricks",
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"ropes (in)",
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"betrays",
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"bitches",
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"double-crosses",
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"bamboozles",
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"fast-talks"
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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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"swipe":{
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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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"one swipe of a grizzly's paw can do a person 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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"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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"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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"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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"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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"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
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"examples":[
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"a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the pi\u00f1ata with a stick",
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"spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos"
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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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"hit",
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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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"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 deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
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"examples":[
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"that car just swiped the fender of our car"
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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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"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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"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)",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"floor",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"rabbit-punch",
|
|
"sucker punch",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"sledge",
|
|
"sledgehammer",
|
|
"spear",
|
|
"stab",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"bean",
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"conk",
|
|
"skull"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner",
|
|
"left his phone at the library and it got swiped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"steal",
|
|
"thieve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarize",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"rob",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"pillage",
|
|
"plunder",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"carjack",
|
|
"hijack",
|
|
"highjack",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"poach",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"shoplift",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"snatch",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"mooch",
|
|
"sponge",
|
|
"abduct",
|
|
"kidnap",
|
|
"shanghai",
|
|
"spirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buy",
|
|
"purchase",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"present"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swirls":{
|
|
"as in eddies":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"paddles",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"whisks",
|
|
"reels",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"wheels"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"churns",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"washes",
|
|
"whirls"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swirled her skirts as she danced the tango"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"screws",
|
|
"unscrews",
|
|
"twiddles",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"cranks",
|
|
"reels",
|
|
"winds",
|
|
"circulates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivots",
|
|
"revolves",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"rotates",
|
|
"spins",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"swivels",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"twirls",
|
|
"twists",
|
|
"wheels",
|
|
"whirls"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swirly":{
|
|
"as in twisting , curving":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"helical",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"screwlike",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"winding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lineal",
|
|
"linear",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switchback":{
|
|
"a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"corniche",
|
|
"arterial",
|
|
"artery",
|
|
"avenue",
|
|
"boulevard",
|
|
"carriageway",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"expressway",
|
|
"freeway",
|
|
"high road",
|
|
"highway",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"road",
|
|
"roadway",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"street",
|
|
"thoroughfare",
|
|
"thruway",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"turnpike",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"backstreet",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"bystreet",
|
|
"byway",
|
|
"crossroad",
|
|
"secondary road",
|
|
"shunpike",
|
|
"side road",
|
|
"side street",
|
|
"corridor",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switching":{
|
|
"to change (as an opinion) to the contrary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abrogating",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"overturning",
|
|
"repealing",
|
|
"rescinding",
|
|
"revoking",
|
|
"striking down",
|
|
"about-facing",
|
|
"backtracking",
|
|
"countermanding",
|
|
"reverting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"reversing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give up (something) and take something else in return":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"switched the real grapes for fake ones",
|
|
"switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"interchanging",
|
|
"displacing",
|
|
"replacing",
|
|
"superseding",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"reciprocating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"commuting",
|
|
"exchanging",
|
|
"shifting",
|
|
"substituting",
|
|
"swapping",
|
|
"trading"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"oscillating",
|
|
"rocking",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"swinging",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"flailing",
|
|
"flapping",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"flickering",
|
|
"flicking",
|
|
"fluttering",
|
|
"waving",
|
|
"jerking",
|
|
"jolting",
|
|
"jigging",
|
|
"jiggling",
|
|
"joggling",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"twitching",
|
|
"wiggling",
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"jogging",
|
|
"nodding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"swishing",
|
|
"wagging",
|
|
"waggling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"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"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"punching out",
|
|
"roughing (up)",
|
|
"slating",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"tanning",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"threshing",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"tromping",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"whopping",
|
|
"whapping",
|
|
"whupping",
|
|
"working over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"knouting",
|
|
"quirting",
|
|
"strapping",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"flicking",
|
|
"touching up",
|
|
"blackjacking",
|
|
"caning",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"fustigating",
|
|
"pistol-whipping",
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bopping",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"clapping",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"clouting",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"cuffing",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"lamming",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"slugging",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"basting",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"belaboring",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"bunging",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"fibbing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lathering",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mauling",
|
|
"paddling",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"pommeling",
|
|
"pommelling",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"roughing",
|
|
"slating",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"threshing",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"tromping",
|
|
"whopping",
|
|
"whapping",
|
|
"whupping",
|
|
"working over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birching",
|
|
"cowhiding",
|
|
"flagellating",
|
|
"flailing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"horsewhipping",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"leathering",
|
|
"rawhiding",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"tanning",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swiftly":{
|
|
"with great speed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swiftly established himself as a star in Hollywood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"chop-chop",
|
|
"double-quick",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"hell-for-leather",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"lickety-split",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swift"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"impetuously",
|
|
"impulsively",
|
|
"rashly",
|
|
"recklessly",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"suddenly",
|
|
"energetically",
|
|
"vigorously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"laggardly",
|
|
"lingeringly",
|
|
"ploddingly",
|
|
"sluggishly",
|
|
"deliberately",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"belatedly",
|
|
"delinquently",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slowly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swivel":{
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside",
|
|
"swiveled around in his office chair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivot",
|
|
"revolve",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"rotate",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"twirl",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"unscrew",
|
|
"twiddle",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"circulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"swilling":{
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"to eat greedily or to excess":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gorging",
|
|
"gormandizing",
|
|
"overeating",
|
|
"pigging out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"glutting",
|
|
"sating",
|
|
"stuffing",
|
|
"surfeiting",
|
|
"wolfing",
|
|
"banqueting",
|
|
"feasting",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"cramming",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"guzzling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nibbling",
|
|
"pecking",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"tasting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belting (down)",
|
|
"drinking",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"guzzling",
|
|
"hoisting",
|
|
"imbibing",
|
|
"knocking back",
|
|
"pounding (down)",
|
|
"quaffing",
|
|
"sipping",
|
|
"slugging (down)",
|
|
"slurping",
|
|
"supping",
|
|
"swigging",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swing":{
|
|
"as in license , rein":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"rein",
|
|
"latitude",
|
|
"leeway",
|
|
"slack",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"wiggle room"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in movement , sway":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lilt",
|
|
"movement",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"cadence",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"meter",
|
|
"rhythm",
|
|
"accent",
|
|
"accentuation",
|
|
"emphasis",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"inflection",
|
|
"intonation",
|
|
"backbeat",
|
|
"drum",
|
|
"throb",
|
|
"hexameter",
|
|
"pentameter",
|
|
"tetrameter",
|
|
"trimeter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in turn , shift":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"downside",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"turnabout",
|
|
"upside",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"leaning",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"tendency",
|
|
"tide",
|
|
"trend",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"propensity",
|
|
"tenor",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"countercurrent",
|
|
"countertrend",
|
|
"undercurrent",
|
|
"undertow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change one's course or direction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection",
|
|
"swing right at James St."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"detour",
|
|
"deviate",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"swerve",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"turn off",
|
|
"veer",
|
|
"wheel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tack",
|
|
"zigzag",
|
|
"double (back)",
|
|
"turn back"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change the course or direction of (something)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deflect",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"redirect",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"veer",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avert",
|
|
"deviate",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"rechannel",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"shunt",
|
|
"sidetrack",
|
|
"swerve",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"swivel",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"zigzag",
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"turn back"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"address",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"cope (with)",
|
|
"field",
|
|
"grapple (with)",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"negotiate",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineer",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"jockey",
|
|
"bring off",
|
|
"carry off",
|
|
"carry out",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"react (to)",
|
|
"respond (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"foozle",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
|
"louse up",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"muff",
|
|
"scamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball",
|
|
"don't let the wind swing that gate shut"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivot",
|
|
"revolve",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"rotate",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"swivel",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"twirl",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"unscrew",
|
|
"twiddle",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"circulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangle",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"sling",
|
|
"suspend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"pin",
|
|
"tack",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garland",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"extend (out)",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"cascade",
|
|
"depend",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"poise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have enough money for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afford",
|
|
"go"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"finance",
|
|
"outlay",
|
|
"pay (for)",
|
|
"pony up",
|
|
"spring (for)",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"purchase",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"acquire",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"procure",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"bankroll",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"subsidize",
|
|
"underwrite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swimming":{
|
|
"to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"spinning",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"whirling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swirling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"steadying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"floating",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"hovering",
|
|
"poising",
|
|
"riding",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"wafting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"rafting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diving",
|
|
"lunging",
|
|
"plunging",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"submerging",
|
|
"submersing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"sinking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swiftness":{
|
|
"a high rate of movement or performance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with amazing swiftness , the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"celerity",
|
|
"fastness",
|
|
"fleetness",
|
|
"haste",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"quickness",
|
|
"rapidity",
|
|
"rapidness",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"speediness",
|
|
"velocity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"gait",
|
|
"pace",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"tempo",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"acceleration",
|
|
"hastiness",
|
|
"precipitation",
|
|
"precipitousness",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"alacrity",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"expedition",
|
|
"expeditiousness",
|
|
"promptitude",
|
|
"promptness",
|
|
"warp speed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"languidness",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"leisureliness",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"torpidity",
|
|
"torpor",
|
|
"reluctance",
|
|
"deliberateness",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dilatoriness",
|
|
"lateness",
|
|
"pokiness",
|
|
"procrastination"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"slowness",
|
|
"sluggishness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swills":{
|
|
"the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"drinks",
|
|
"gulps",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"quaffs",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"sips",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"snorts",
|
|
"sups",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"swigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drams",
|
|
"drops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to eat greedily or to excess":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gorges",
|
|
"gormandizes",
|
|
"overeats",
|
|
"pigs out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"devours",
|
|
"gluts",
|
|
"sates",
|
|
"stuffs",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"wolfs",
|
|
"banquets",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"regales",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"gulps",
|
|
"guzzles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nibbles",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"tastes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belts (down)",
|
|
"drinks",
|
|
"gulps",
|
|
"guzzles",
|
|
"hoists",
|
|
"imbibes",
|
|
"knocks back",
|
|
"pounds (down)",
|
|
"quaffs",
|
|
"sips",
|
|
"slugs (down)",
|
|
"slurps",
|
|
"sups",
|
|
"swigs",
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swigging":{
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belting (down)",
|
|
"drinking",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"guzzling",
|
|
"hoisting",
|
|
"imbibing",
|
|
"knocking back",
|
|
"pounding (down)",
|
|
"quaffing",
|
|
"sipping",
|
|
"slugging (down)",
|
|
"slurping",
|
|
"supping",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swiping":{
|
|
"an instance of theft":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when the cheese swipings abruptly stopped, we wondered if the mouse had met his end elsewhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"rip-off",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"theft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break-in",
|
|
"burglary",
|
|
"holdup",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"stickup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the pi\u00f1ata with a stick",
|
|
"spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"bumping",
|
|
"colliding",
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"impacting",
|
|
"impinging",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"ramming",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"thudding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"caroming",
|
|
"clunking",
|
|
"glancing",
|
|
"rebounding",
|
|
"ricocheting",
|
|
"ricochetting",
|
|
"skimming",
|
|
"skipping",
|
|
"contacting",
|
|
"landing",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"brushing",
|
|
"grazing",
|
|
"kissing",
|
|
"nudging",
|
|
"scraping",
|
|
"shaving",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"bulldozing",
|
|
"jostling",
|
|
"muscling",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"pushing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"skirting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that car just swiped the fender of our car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"biffing",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"bonking",
|
|
"bopping",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"clapping",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"clocking",
|
|
"clouting",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"slugging",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"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 take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner",
|
|
"left his phone at the library and it got swiped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriating",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"filching",
|
|
"heisting",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"misappropriating",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"pilfering",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"purloining",
|
|
"ripping off",
|
|
"snitching",
|
|
"stealing",
|
|
"thieving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarizing",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"robbing",
|
|
"looting",
|
|
"pillaging",
|
|
"plundering",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"carjacking",
|
|
"hijacking",
|
|
"highjacking",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"rifling",
|
|
"poaching",
|
|
"rustling",
|
|
"shoplifting",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"grabbing",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"mooching",
|
|
"sponging",
|
|
"abducting",
|
|
"kidnapping",
|
|
"kidnaping",
|
|
"shanghaiing",
|
|
"spiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buying",
|
|
"purchasing",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"presenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swiggers":{
|
|
"as in swillers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swillers",
|
|
"alcoholics",
|
|
"alkies",
|
|
"boozehounds",
|
|
"boozers",
|
|
"dipsomaniacs",
|
|
"drinkers",
|
|
"drunkards",
|
|
"drunks",
|
|
"inebriates",
|
|
"juiceheads",
|
|
"juicers",
|
|
"lushes",
|
|
"rummies",
|
|
"soakers",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"sots",
|
|
"souses",
|
|
"tipplers",
|
|
"topers",
|
|
"tosspots",
|
|
"winos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstainers",
|
|
"nondrinkers",
|
|
"teetotalers",
|
|
"teetotallers",
|
|
"teetotalists"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swishes":{
|
|
"a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the steady swish of the windshield wipers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fizzes",
|
|
"hisses",
|
|
"sizzles",
|
|
"whishes",
|
|
"whizzes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swooshes",
|
|
"wheezes",
|
|
"whistles",
|
|
"whooshes",
|
|
"zips",
|
|
"sibilances",
|
|
"sibilants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mare brushed away the flies with a sweeping swish of her tail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"waggles",
|
|
"wags",
|
|
"whisks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillations",
|
|
"rocks",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"flaps",
|
|
"flutters",
|
|
"waves",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jolts",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"twitches",
|
|
"jiggles",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"wiggles",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"nods"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with their satin costumes swishing , the little ballerinas chass\u00e9d onto the stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fizzes",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"hisses",
|
|
"sizzles",
|
|
"whishes",
|
|
"whizzes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swooshes",
|
|
"wheezes",
|
|
"whistles",
|
|
"whooshes",
|
|
"zips",
|
|
"bubbles",
|
|
"effervesces",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"drones",
|
|
"hums"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the horse's tail swishes after every jump"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"waggles",
|
|
"wags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillates",
|
|
"rocks",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"flails",
|
|
"flaps",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"flickers",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"flutters",
|
|
"waves",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jolts",
|
|
"jiggles",
|
|
"jigs",
|
|
"joggles",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"twitches",
|
|
"wiggles",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"nods"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swiller":{
|
|
"one who eats greedily or too much":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the swinish swiller had finally had his fill, he belched loudly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cormorant",
|
|
"glutton",
|
|
"gorger",
|
|
"gormandizer",
|
|
"gourmand",
|
|
"hog",
|
|
"overeater",
|
|
"pig",
|
|
"stuffer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"feaster",
|
|
"trencherman",
|
|
"muncher",
|
|
"guzzler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dieter",
|
|
"nibbler",
|
|
"picker"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swine":{
|
|
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you really are a swine \u2014you have no sense of decency at all!"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"bleeder",
|
|
"blighter",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"bounder",
|
|
"bugger",
|
|
"buzzard",
|
|
"cad",
|
|
"chuff",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"crud",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"dirtbag",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"fink",
|
|
"heel",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"joker",
|
|
"louse",
|
|
"lout",
|
|
"pill",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"rat fink",
|
|
"reptile",
|
|
"rotter",
|
|
"schmuck",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"scumbag",
|
|
"scuzzball",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"sleaze",
|
|
"sleazebag",
|
|
"sleazeball",
|
|
"slime",
|
|
"slimeball",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"so-and-so",
|
|
"sod",
|
|
"stinkard",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"toad",
|
|
"varmint",
|
|
"vermin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarian",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"caveman",
|
|
"Neanderthal",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"loudmouth",
|
|
"vulgarian",
|
|
"lowlife",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"roughneck",
|
|
"scab",
|
|
"scamp",
|
|
"scoundrel",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wretch",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"schmo",
|
|
"schmoe",
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dink",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"brat",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"nuisance",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"snip",
|
|
"snob",
|
|
"snoot",
|
|
"snot",
|
|
"dweeb",
|
|
"nerd"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hero",
|
|
"heroine",
|
|
"idol",
|
|
"role model",
|
|
"gentleman",
|
|
"lady",
|
|
"angel",
|
|
"saint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swipes":{
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one swipe of a grizzly's paw can do a person in"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"stingers",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the pi\u00f1ata with a stick",
|
|
"spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"impacts",
|
|
"impinges",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"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 deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that car just swiped the fender of our car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"bonks",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clocks",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smites",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"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 take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner",
|
|
"left his phone at the library and it got swiped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriates",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"filches",
|
|
"heists",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"misappropriates",
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"pilfers",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"purloins",
|
|
"rips off",
|
|
"snitches",
|
|
"steals",
|
|
"thieves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarizes",
|
|
"knocks over",
|
|
"robs",
|
|
"loots",
|
|
"pillages",
|
|
"plunders",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"carjacks",
|
|
"hijacks",
|
|
"highjacks",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"rifles",
|
|
"poaches",
|
|
"rustles",
|
|
"shoplifts",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"mooches",
|
|
"sponges",
|
|
"abducts",
|
|
"kidnaps",
|
|
"shanghais",
|
|
"spirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buys",
|
|
"purchases",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"presents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switchblade":{
|
|
"as in dagger , machete":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bayonet",
|
|
"bodkin",
|
|
"bolo",
|
|
"bowie knife",
|
|
"cutlass",
|
|
"dagger",
|
|
"dirk",
|
|
"jackknife",
|
|
"machete",
|
|
"pocketknife",
|
|
"poniard",
|
|
"sheath knife",
|
|
"stiletto",
|
|
"stylet",
|
|
"switch knife",
|
|
"yataghan",
|
|
"cutter",
|
|
"knife",
|
|
"shank",
|
|
"shiv",
|
|
"cleaver",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"rapier",
|
|
"saber",
|
|
"sabre",
|
|
"steel",
|
|
"sword",
|
|
"scalpel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switcheroos":{
|
|
"as in bait and switches":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bait and switches",
|
|
"about-faces",
|
|
"about-turns",
|
|
"flip-flops",
|
|
"reversals",
|
|
"turnabouts",
|
|
"turnarounds",
|
|
"U-turns",
|
|
"volte-faces",
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"disaffirmances",
|
|
"disavowals",
|
|
"disownments",
|
|
"recantations",
|
|
"renunciations",
|
|
"repudiations",
|
|
"retractions",
|
|
"reconsiderations",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"second thoughts",
|
|
"hesitations",
|
|
"indecisions",
|
|
"irresolutions",
|
|
"vacillations",
|
|
"wobblings",
|
|
"wabblings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swigger":{
|
|
"as in swiller":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swiller",
|
|
"alcoholic",
|
|
"alkie",
|
|
"alky",
|
|
"boozehound",
|
|
"boozer",
|
|
"dipsomaniac",
|
|
"drinker",
|
|
"drunk",
|
|
"drunkard",
|
|
"inebriate",
|
|
"juicehead",
|
|
"juicer",
|
|
"lush",
|
|
"rummy",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"soaker",
|
|
"sot",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"tippler",
|
|
"toper",
|
|
"tosspot",
|
|
"wino"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstainer",
|
|
"nondrinker",
|
|
"teetotaler",
|
|
"teetotaller",
|
|
"teetotalist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switchbacks":{
|
|
"a route that has many sharp turns for climbing a steep hill":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"corniches",
|
|
"arterials",
|
|
"arteries",
|
|
"avenues",
|
|
"boulevards",
|
|
"carriageways",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"expressways",
|
|
"freeways",
|
|
"high roads",
|
|
"highways",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"pikes",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"roadways",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"streets",
|
|
"thoroughfares",
|
|
"thruways",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"turnpikes",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"backstreets",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"bystreets",
|
|
"byways",
|
|
"crossroads",
|
|
"secondary roads",
|
|
"shunpikes",
|
|
"side roads",
|
|
"side streets",
|
|
"corridors",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"trails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swirl":{
|
|
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"churn",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"wheel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swirled her skirts as she danced the tango"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivot",
|
|
"revolve",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"rotate",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"swivel",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"twirl",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"unscrew",
|
|
"twiddle",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"circulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in eddy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eddy",
|
|
"gyration",
|
|
"pirouette",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"revolution",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"rotation",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"twirl",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"circuit",
|
|
"circulation",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"whorl",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"orbit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swimmingly":{
|
|
"in a pleasing way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"charmingly",
|
|
"delectably",
|
|
"deliciously",
|
|
"delightfully",
|
|
"dreamily",
|
|
"enchantingly",
|
|
"enjoyably",
|
|
"favorably",
|
|
"felicitously",
|
|
"fetchingly",
|
|
"gloriously",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"palatably",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"pleasingly",
|
|
"pleasurably",
|
|
"prettily",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"welcomely",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"winningly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finely",
|
|
"grandly",
|
|
"magnificently",
|
|
"advantageously",
|
|
"helpfully",
|
|
"blessedly",
|
|
"fortunately",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"luckily",
|
|
"excellently",
|
|
"superbly",
|
|
"marvelously",
|
|
"sensationally",
|
|
"wonderfully",
|
|
"attractively",
|
|
"beautifully",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"appealingly",
|
|
"appetizingly",
|
|
"enticingly",
|
|
"invitingly",
|
|
"temptingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominably",
|
|
"appallingly",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
|
"horrendously",
|
|
"horribly",
|
|
"horridly",
|
|
"shockingly",
|
|
"sickeningly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"vilely",
|
|
"annoyingly",
|
|
"disgustingly",
|
|
"distressingly",
|
|
"irritatingly",
|
|
"vexingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"unpleasantly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swish":{
|
|
"a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the steady swish of the windshield wipers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fizz",
|
|
"hiss",
|
|
"sizzle",
|
|
"whish",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swoosh",
|
|
"wheeze",
|
|
"whistle",
|
|
"whoosh",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"sibilance",
|
|
"sibilant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mare brushed away the flies with a sweeping swish of her tail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"wag",
|
|
"waggle",
|
|
"whisk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillation",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"flap",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"wave",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"twitch",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"wiggle",
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"nod"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with their satin costumes swishing , the little ballerinas chass\u00e9d onto the stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fizz",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"hiss",
|
|
"sizzle",
|
|
"whish",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swoosh",
|
|
"wheeze",
|
|
"whistle",
|
|
"whoosh",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"bubble",
|
|
"effervesce",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"hum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the horse's tail swishes after every jump"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"wag",
|
|
"waggle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillate",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flap",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"flicker",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"wave",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"joggle",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"twitch",
|
|
"wiggle",
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"nod"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"being in the latest or current fashion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a trendy boutique filled with swish accessories for the urban fashionista"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"\u00e0 la mode",
|
|
"a la mode",
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"hip",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"modish",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"stylish",
|
|
"supercool",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"trendy",
|
|
"voguish"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"downtown",
|
|
"edgy",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"dapper",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"dressy",
|
|
"kicky",
|
|
"natty",
|
|
"rakish",
|
|
"sassy",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"spiffy",
|
|
"spruce",
|
|
"chichi",
|
|
"classy",
|
|
"flossy",
|
|
"haute",
|
|
"haut",
|
|
"nobby",
|
|
"posh",
|
|
"ritzy",
|
|
"soign\u00e9",
|
|
"soign\u00e9e",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"majestic",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"stately",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"doggish",
|
|
"doggy",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"dandyish",
|
|
"dudish",
|
|
"foppish",
|
|
"ultrachic",
|
|
"ultracool",
|
|
"ultrahip",
|
|
"ultraposh",
|
|
"ultrasmart",
|
|
"ultrasophisticated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheesy",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"unattractive",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"unhandsome",
|
|
"frowsy",
|
|
"frowzy",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"unkempt",
|
|
"untidy",
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"mussy",
|
|
"rumpled",
|
|
"wrinkled",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"sleazy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"styleless",
|
|
"unchic",
|
|
"uncool",
|
|
"unfashionable",
|
|
"unmodish",
|
|
"unstylish"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swivelling":{
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside",
|
|
"swiveled around in his office chair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivoting",
|
|
"revolving",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"rotating",
|
|
"spinning",
|
|
"swinging",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"twirling",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"whirling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"unscrewing",
|
|
"twiddling",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"cranking",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"circulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swinging":{
|
|
"to change one's course or direction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection",
|
|
"swing right at James St."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"detouring",
|
|
"deviating",
|
|
"diverging",
|
|
"sheering",
|
|
"swerving",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"turning off",
|
|
"veering",
|
|
"wheeling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tacking",
|
|
"zigzagging",
|
|
"doubling (back)",
|
|
"turning back"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change the course or direction of (something)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"redirecting",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"veering",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deviating",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"rechanneling",
|
|
"shifting",
|
|
"shunting",
|
|
"sidetracking",
|
|
"swerving",
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"swiveling",
|
|
"swivelling",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"zigzagging",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"reversing",
|
|
"turning back"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"coping (with)",
|
|
"fielding",
|
|
"grappling (with)",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"treating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"bringing off",
|
|
"carrying off",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"micromanaging",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"reacting (to)",
|
|
"responding (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botching",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"foozling",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"goofing (up)",
|
|
"lousing up",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"muffing",
|
|
"scamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball",
|
|
"don't let the wind swing that gate shut"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivoting",
|
|
"revolving",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"rotating",
|
|
"spinning",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"swiveling",
|
|
"swivelling",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"twirling",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"whirling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"unscrewing",
|
|
"twiddling",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"cranking",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"circulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"slinging",
|
|
"suspending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"pinning",
|
|
"tacking",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"festooning",
|
|
"garlanding",
|
|
"stringing",
|
|
"extending (out)",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"cascading",
|
|
"depending",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"poising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have enough money for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affording",
|
|
"going"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"expending",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"outlaying",
|
|
"paying (for)",
|
|
"ponying up",
|
|
"springing (for)",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"purchasing",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"acquiring",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"obtaining",
|
|
"procuring",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"bidding",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"bankrolling",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"underwriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switch knives":{
|
|
"as in daggers , bowie knifes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bayonets",
|
|
"bodkins",
|
|
"bolos",
|
|
"bowie knifes",
|
|
"bowie knives",
|
|
"cutlasses",
|
|
"daggers",
|
|
"dirks",
|
|
"jackknives",
|
|
"machetes",
|
|
"pocketknives",
|
|
"poniards",
|
|
"sheath knives",
|
|
"stilettos",
|
|
"stilettoes",
|
|
"stylets",
|
|
"switchblades",
|
|
"yataghans",
|
|
"cutters",
|
|
"knives",
|
|
"shanks",
|
|
"shivs",
|
|
"cleavers",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"rapiers",
|
|
"sabers",
|
|
"sabres",
|
|
"steels",
|
|
"swords",
|
|
"scalpels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swirling":{
|
|
"as in spiraling , spiral":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"coiled",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"zigzag",
|
|
"zigzagging",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"curled",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"curvy",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"serpentine",
|
|
"sinuous",
|
|
"tortuous",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"wandering",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"uneven"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"straightaway",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"linear"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"churning",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"washing",
|
|
"whirling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"paddling",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"wheeling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swirled her skirts as she danced the tango"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivoting",
|
|
"revolving",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"rotating",
|
|
"spinning",
|
|
"swinging",
|
|
"swiveling",
|
|
"swivelling",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"twirling",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"whirling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"unscrewing",
|
|
"twiddling",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"cranking",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"circulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swindled":{
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilked",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"cheated",
|
|
"chiseled",
|
|
"chiselled",
|
|
"choused",
|
|
"conned",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"defrauded",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"diddled",
|
|
"did in",
|
|
"euchred",
|
|
"fiddled",
|
|
"fleeced",
|
|
"flimflammed",
|
|
"gaffed",
|
|
"hosed",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"mulcted",
|
|
"nobbled",
|
|
"plucked",
|
|
"reamed",
|
|
"ripped off",
|
|
"rooked",
|
|
"screwed",
|
|
"shook down",
|
|
"shortchanged",
|
|
"shorted",
|
|
"skinned",
|
|
"skunked",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"stiffed",
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"stung",
|
|
"suckered",
|
|
"thimblerigged",
|
|
"victimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extorted",
|
|
"wrenched",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"wrung",
|
|
"clipped",
|
|
"gouged",
|
|
"nicked",
|
|
"overcharged",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"exploited",
|
|
"milked",
|
|
"deceived",
|
|
"duped",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"gulled",
|
|
"tricked",
|
|
"roped (in)",
|
|
"betrayed",
|
|
"bitched",
|
|
"double-crossed",
|
|
"bamboozled",
|
|
"fast-talked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swineherds":{
|
|
"as in herdsmen , herders":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buckaroos",
|
|
"buckeroos",
|
|
"cowboys",
|
|
"cowgirls",
|
|
"cowhands",
|
|
"cowherds",
|
|
"cowmen",
|
|
"cowpokes",
|
|
"cowpunchers",
|
|
"gauchos",
|
|
"rancheros",
|
|
"vaqueros",
|
|
"sheepherders",
|
|
"shepherdesses",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"herders",
|
|
"herdsmen",
|
|
"goatherds",
|
|
"drovers",
|
|
"wranglers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swim":{
|
|
"to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his head was swimming after he was given so much information on his first day at the new job"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"steady"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there appeared to be an oily film swimming on the water"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"float",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hover",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"waft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"dangle",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"raft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"lunge",
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"submerse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"sink"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a temporary state of unconsciousness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the merest glimpse of blood sends him into a swim"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackout",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"swoon",
|
|
"syncope"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daze",
|
|
"stupor",
|
|
"trance",
|
|
"drowsiness",
|
|
"narcosis",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"somnolence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swivels":{
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cat swiveled one ear to listen to a sound outside",
|
|
"swiveled around in his office chair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivots",
|
|
"revolves",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"rotates",
|
|
"spins",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"swirls",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"twirls",
|
|
"twists",
|
|
"wheels",
|
|
"whirls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screws",
|
|
"unscrews",
|
|
"twiddles",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"cranks",
|
|
"reels",
|
|
"winds",
|
|
"circulates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swishing":{
|
|
"to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with their satin costumes swishing , the little ballerinas chass\u00e9d onto the stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fizzing",
|
|
"fizzling",
|
|
"hissing",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"whishing",
|
|
"whizzing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swooshing",
|
|
"wheezing",
|
|
"whistling",
|
|
"whooshing",
|
|
"zipping",
|
|
"bubbling",
|
|
"effervescing",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"droning",
|
|
"humming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the horse's tail swishes after every jump"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"wagging",
|
|
"waggling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillating",
|
|
"rocking",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"swinging",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"flailing",
|
|
"flapping",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"flickering",
|
|
"flicking",
|
|
"fluttering",
|
|
"waving",
|
|
"jerking",
|
|
"jolting",
|
|
"jigging",
|
|
"jiggling",
|
|
"joggling",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"twitching",
|
|
"wiggling",
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"jogging",
|
|
"nodding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swinish":{
|
|
"having a huge appetite":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the more swinish diners attacked the all-you-can-eat buffet with gusto"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edacious",
|
|
"esurient",
|
|
"gluttonous",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"hoggish",
|
|
"piggish",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"ravenous",
|
|
"voracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"wolfish",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"gobbling",
|
|
"gorging",
|
|
"gormandizing",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"insatiable",
|
|
"unquenchable",
|
|
"unslakable",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"famished",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"peckish",
|
|
"starved",
|
|
"starving",
|
|
"malnourished",
|
|
"underfed",
|
|
"undernourished"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"stuffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were appalled by the rude and swinish behavior some people thought it was all right to display in public"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"animalistic",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"feral",
|
|
"ferine",
|
|
"subhuman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"sensual",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"sadistic",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"wanton",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crass",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"lowbred",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"uncultivated",
|
|
"uncultured",
|
|
"unrefined",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chivalrous",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"sublime",
|
|
"angelic",
|
|
"angelical",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"good-hearted",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"well-bred"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swivet":{
|
|
"a state of nervous or irritated concern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's all in a swivet over the meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dither",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"huff",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"pother",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"swelter",
|
|
"tizzy",
|
|
"twitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"dudgeon",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"ado",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"delirium",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"hysteria",
|
|
"uproar",
|
|
"nervous breakdown"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swill":{
|
|
"the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"took his daily swill of the foul-tasting medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"drink",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"quaff",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"sip",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"snort",
|
|
"sup",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"swig"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dram",
|
|
"drop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a thick semiliquid substance (as food) that is unattractive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't know what's in this swill , but I know that I'm not eating it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"glop",
|
|
"slop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crud",
|
|
"goo",
|
|
"goop",
|
|
"guck",
|
|
"gook",
|
|
"gunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to eat greedily or to excess":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gorge",
|
|
"gormandize",
|
|
"overeat",
|
|
"pig out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"glut",
|
|
"sate",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"wolf",
|
|
"banquet",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"guzzle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nibble",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"taste"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belt (down)",
|
|
"drink",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"guzzle",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"imbibe",
|
|
"knock back",
|
|
"pound (down)",
|
|
"quaff",
|
|
"sip",
|
|
"slug (down)",
|
|
"slurp",
|
|
"sup",
|
|
"swig",
|
|
"toss (down or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"suck",
|
|
"consume",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"ingurgitate",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"mouth (down)",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"tipple",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"toast",
|
|
"wine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switch":{
|
|
"to give up (something) and take something else in return":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"switched the real grapes for fake ones",
|
|
"switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"change",
|
|
"commute",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"swap",
|
|
"trade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"interchange",
|
|
"displace",
|
|
"replace",
|
|
"supersede",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"reciprocate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"swish",
|
|
"wag",
|
|
"waggle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillate",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flap",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"flicker",
|
|
"flutter",
|
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"wave",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"joggle",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"twitch",
|
|
"wiggle",
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"nod"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"knout",
|
|
"quirt",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"touch up",
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"fustigate",
|
|
"pistol-whip",
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"lam",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smite",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (as an opinion) to the contrary":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"reverse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrogate",
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"rescind",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"strike down",
|
|
"about-face",
|
|
"backtrack",
|
|
"countermand",
|
|
"revert"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"uphold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"curry",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"punch out",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"descend (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jump (on)",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"lam",
|
|
"lay on",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"pounce (on or upon)",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whomp",
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"fustigate",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"pistol-whip",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"maim",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mutilate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"struck the horse's hide with a leather switch , and it took off at a gallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flogger",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"blacksnake",
|
|
"bullwhip",
|
|
"cat-o'-nine-tails",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"hickory",
|
|
"knout",
|
|
"quirt",
|
|
"rattan",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"bastinado",
|
|
"bastinade",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"baton",
|
|
"billy",
|
|
"billy club",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"nightstick",
|
|
"staff"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that telltale switch of the cat's tail meant there was a mouse under the piano"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"swish",
|
|
"wag",
|
|
"waggle",
|
|
"whisk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillation",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"flap",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"wave",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"twitch",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"wiggle",
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"nod"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in frustration, he gave the mule a sharp switch on the rump, but it still wouldn't budge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switches":{
|
|
"to give up (something) and take something else in return":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"switched the real grapes for fake ones",
|
|
"switched the day of his flight from Thursday to Friday"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changes",
|
|
"commutes",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"shifts",
|
|
"substitutes",
|
|
"swaps",
|
|
"trades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"interchanges",
|
|
"displaces",
|
|
"replaces",
|
|
"supersedes",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"reciprocates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cows lazily switching their tails and chewing their cud"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"swishes",
|
|
"waggles",
|
|
"wags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillates",
|
|
"rocks",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"flails",
|
|
"flaps",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"flickers",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"flutters",
|
|
"waves",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jolts",
|
|
"jiggles",
|
|
"jigs",
|
|
"joggles",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"twitches",
|
|
"wiggles",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"nods"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"switched the stagecoach horses to control the direction they took"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birches",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"flagellates",
|
|
"flails",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"horsewhips",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"leathers",
|
|
"rawhides",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"tans",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"knouts",
|
|
"quirts",
|
|
"straps",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"touches up",
|
|
"blackjacks",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"fustigates",
|
|
"pistol-whips",
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"lams",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smites",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bastes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belabors",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"bungs",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"fibs",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lathers",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mauls",
|
|
"paddles",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"pommels",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"roughs",
|
|
"slates",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"threshes",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"tromps",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps",
|
|
"whups",
|
|
"works over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (as an opinion) to the contrary":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a politician who has switched his position on a number of issues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrogates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"repeals",
|
|
"rescinds",
|
|
"revokes",
|
|
"strikes down",
|
|
"about-faces",
|
|
"backtracks",
|
|
"countermands",
|
|
"reverts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the loose rigging switched the mast during the storm"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"punches out",
|
|
"roughs (up)",
|
|
"slates",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"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",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"straps",
|
|
"gores",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"wounds",
|
|
"maims",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mutilates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"struck the horse's hide with a leather switch , and it took off at a gallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"floggers",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"whips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"birches",
|
|
"blacksnakes",
|
|
"bullwhips",
|
|
"cat-o'-nine-tails",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"crops",
|
|
"hickories",
|
|
"knouts",
|
|
"quirts",
|
|
"rattans",
|
|
"rawhides",
|
|
"straps",
|
|
"bastinadoes",
|
|
"bastinades",
|
|
"batons",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"billies",
|
|
"billy clubs",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"flails",
|
|
"nightsticks",
|
|
"staffs",
|
|
"staves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that telltale switch of the cat's tail meant there was a mouse under the piano"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"swishes",
|
|
"waggles",
|
|
"wags",
|
|
"whisks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"oscillations",
|
|
"rocks",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"flaps",
|
|
"flutters",
|
|
"waves",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jolts",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"twitches",
|
|
"jiggles",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"wiggles",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"nods"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in frustration, he gave the mule a sharp switch on the rump, but it still wouldn't budge"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"stingers",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swift":{
|
|
"moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sleekest, swiftest boat ever to have sailed in the regatta"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blistering",
|
|
"breakneck",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleet",
|
|
"fleet-footed",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"galloping",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"lightning",
|
|
"nippy",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"rapid",
|
|
"rapid-fire",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"whirlwind",
|
|
"zippy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"expeditious",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"high-speed",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"ultrafast",
|
|
"ultrarapid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"slowish",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"unhurried",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"ultraslow"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"slow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"with great speed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to cross the swift -flowing river"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"chop-chop",
|
|
"double-quick",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"hell-for-leather",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"lickety-split",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swiftly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"impetuously",
|
|
"impulsively",
|
|
"rashly",
|
|
"recklessly",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"suddenly",
|
|
"energetically",
|
|
"vigorously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"laggardly",
|
|
"lingeringly",
|
|
"ploddingly",
|
|
"sluggishly",
|
|
"deliberately",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"belatedly",
|
|
"delinquently",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slowly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swig":{
|
|
"the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"drink",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"quaff",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"sip",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"snort",
|
|
"sup",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"swill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dram",
|
|
"drop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belt (down)",
|
|
"drink",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"guzzle",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"imbibe",
|
|
"knock back",
|
|
"pound (down)",
|
|
"quaff",
|
|
"sip",
|
|
"slug (down)",
|
|
"slurp",
|
|
"sup",
|
|
"swill",
|
|
"toss (down or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"suck",
|
|
"consume",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"ingurgitate",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"mouth (down)",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"tipple",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"toast",
|
|
"wine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swirled":{
|
|
"as in twisted , turning":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"kinked",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"veering",
|
|
"warped",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"coiled",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"curled",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"wavy",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"serpentine",
|
|
"sinuous",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"zigzag",
|
|
"zigzagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"linear",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"straightaway",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"unbent",
|
|
"uncurled",
|
|
"untwisted",
|
|
"undeviating",
|
|
"unswerving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept swirling her lemonade until the ice had melted and it was completely watered down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"churned",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"whirled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"paddled",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"whisked",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"wheeled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swirled her skirts as she danced the tango"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivoted",
|
|
"revolved",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"rotated",
|
|
"spun",
|
|
"swiveled",
|
|
"swivelled",
|
|
"swung",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"twirled",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wheeled",
|
|
"whirled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"screwed",
|
|
"unscrewed",
|
|
"twiddled",
|
|
"coiled",
|
|
"cranked",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded",
|
|
"circulated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"switchblades":{
|
|
"as in daggers , machetes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bayonets",
|
|
"bodkins",
|
|
"bolos",
|
|
"bowie knifes",
|
|
"bowie knives",
|
|
"cutlasses",
|
|
"daggers",
|
|
"dirks",
|
|
"jackknives",
|
|
"machetes",
|
|
"pocketknives",
|
|
"poniards",
|
|
"sheath knives",
|
|
"stilettos",
|
|
"stilettoes",
|
|
"stylets",
|
|
"switch knives",
|
|
"yataghans",
|
|
"cutters",
|
|
"knives",
|
|
"shanks",
|
|
"shivs",
|
|
"cleavers",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"rapiers",
|
|
"sabers",
|
|
"sabres",
|
|
"steels",
|
|
"swords",
|
|
"scalpels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swivets":{
|
|
"a state of nervous or irritated concern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's all in a swivet over the meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"dithers",
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"flusters",
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"frets",
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"fusses",
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"huffs",
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"lathers",
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"pothers",
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"stews",
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"sweats",
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"swelters",
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"tizzies",
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"twitters"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bothers",
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"dudgeons",
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"piques",
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"alarms",
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"alarums",
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"hand-wringings",
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"panics",
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"ados",
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"agitations",
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"deliriums",
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"distractions",
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"furors",
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"hysterias",
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"uproars",
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"nervous breakdowns"
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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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"swimming pool":{
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"as in pool , lake":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"billabong",
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"mere",
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"pool",
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"puddle",
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"stank",
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"well",
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"lake",
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"pond",
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"water hole",
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"basin",
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"hole",
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"sinkhole"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
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},
|
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"swindling":{
|
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"as in cheating , defrauding":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
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"chiselling",
|
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"defrauding",
|
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"skinning",
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"extortion",
|
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"fleecing",
|
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"gouging",
|
|
"highway robbery",
|
|
"overcharging"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
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"examples":[
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"hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bilking",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"chousing",
|
|
"conning",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"diddling",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"euchring",
|
|
"fiddling",
|
|
"fleecing",
|
|
"flimflamming",
|
|
"gaffing",
|
|
"hosing",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"nobbling",
|
|
"plucking",
|
|
"reaming",
|
|
"ripping off",
|
|
"rooking",
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"shaking down",
|
|
"shortchanging",
|
|
"shorting",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stiffing",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"suckering",
|
|
"thimblerigging",
|
|
"victimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extorting",
|
|
"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"wringing",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"gouging",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"overcharging",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"exploiting",
|
|
"milking",
|
|
"deceiving",
|
|
"duping",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"gulling",
|
|
"tricking",
|
|
"roping (in)",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"bitching",
|
|
"double-crossing",
|
|
"bamboozling",
|
|
"fast-talking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"swigs":{
|
|
"the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I have just a swig of your lemonade to wash down these french fries?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"drinks",
|
|
"gulps",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"quaffs",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"sips",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"snorts",
|
|
"sups",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"swills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drams",
|
|
"drops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to swallow in liquid form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the only way he can stay awake at his night job is by constantly swigging drinks containing caffeine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belts (down)",
|
|
"drinks",
|
|
"gulps",
|
|
"guzzles",
|
|
"hoists",
|
|
"imbibes",
|
|
"knocks back",
|
|
"pounds (down)",
|
|
"quaffs",
|
|
"sips",
|
|
"slugs (down)",
|
|
"slurps",
|
|
"sups",
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |