3071 lines
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3071 lines
60 KiB
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"lose one's heart (to)":{
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"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"adore",
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"cherish",
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"love",
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"worship"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adulate",
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"canonize",
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"deify",
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"idealize",
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"idolize",
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"revere",
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"reverence",
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"venerate",
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"delight (in)",
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"dote (on)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"antagonize",
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"displease",
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"disapprove (of)",
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"disfavor",
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"dislike",
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"disgust",
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"nauseate",
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"repel",
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"repulse",
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"revolt",
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"sicken",
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"turn off"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abhor",
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"abominate",
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"despise",
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"detest",
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"execrate",
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"hate",
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"loathe"
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]
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},
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"type":[]
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},
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"loser":{
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"something that has failed":{
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"examples":[
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"the first movie in the series was good, but all the sequels have been losers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bomb",
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"bummer",
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"bust",
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"catastrophe",
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"clinker",
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"clunker",
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"debacle",
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"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
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"disaster",
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"dud",
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"failure",
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"fiasco",
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"fizzle",
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"flop",
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"frost",
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"lemon",
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"miss",
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"shipwreck",
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"turkey",
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"washout"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"also-ran",
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"disappointment",
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"dog",
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"has-been",
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"near miss",
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"botch",
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"hash",
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"mess",
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"muddle",
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"shambles",
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"nonevent",
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"nonstarter"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"corker",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"dandy",
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"jim-dandy",
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"phenomenon"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"blockbuster",
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"hit",
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"smash",
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"success",
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"winner"
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]
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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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"losing":{
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"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
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"examples":[
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"I always lose my keys"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"mislaying",
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"misplacing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"forgetting",
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"missing",
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"overlooking",
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"passing over"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enjoying",
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"having",
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"holding",
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"keeping",
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"occupying",
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"owning",
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"possessing",
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"retaining",
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"descrying",
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"detecting",
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"finding",
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"locating",
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"running down",
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"scaring up",
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"scouting (up)",
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"tracking (down)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to fail to win, gain, or obtain":{
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"examples":[
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"if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dropping"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"forfeiting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"conquering",
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"prevailing (over)",
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"triumphing (over)"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nailing (down)",
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"winning"
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]
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},
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"to undergo defeat":{
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"examples":[
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"she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bowing out",
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"falling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"faltering",
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"tanking",
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"throwing",
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"forfeiting",
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"bombing",
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"collapsing",
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"cracking (up)",
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"failing",
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"flopping",
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"flunking",
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"folding",
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"foundering",
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"missing",
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"striking out",
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"washing out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"flourishing",
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"prospering",
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"succeeding",
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"thriving"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"conquering",
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"prevailing",
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"triumphing",
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"winning"
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]
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},
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"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
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"examples":[
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"we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cashiering",
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"casting (off)",
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"chucking",
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"deep-sixing",
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"discarding",
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"ditching",
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"dumping",
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"eighty-sixing",
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"86ing",
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"exorcising",
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"exorcizing",
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"flinging (off or away)",
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"jettisoning",
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"junking",
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"laying by",
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"pitching",
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"rejecting",
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"scrapping",
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"shedding",
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"shucking (off)",
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"sloughing (off)",
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"sluffing (off)",
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"throwing away",
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"throwing out",
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"tossing",
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"unloading"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abandoning",
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"abdicating",
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"deserting",
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"forsaking",
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"dismissing",
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"kicking out",
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"abolishing",
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"annihilating",
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"eliminating",
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"eradicating",
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"expunging",
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"exterminating",
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"extinguishing",
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"extirpating",
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"liquidating",
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"removing",
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"rooting (out)",
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"stamping (out)",
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"wiping out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adopting",
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"embracing",
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"taking on",
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"employing",
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"using",
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"utilizing",
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"holding",
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"holding back",
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"keeping",
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"retaining"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to use up carelessly":{
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"examples":[
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"we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blowing",
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"dissipating",
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"fiddling away",
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"frittering (away)",
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"lavishing",
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"misspending",
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"running through",
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"spending",
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"squandering",
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"throwing away",
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"trifling (away)",
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"wasting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"splurging",
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"consuming",
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"depleting",
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"exhausting",
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"impoverishing",
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"overspending",
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"shooting",
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"indulging",
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"overindulging",
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"disbursing",
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"expending",
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"laying out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"economizing",
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"scrimping",
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"skimping",
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"preserving",
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"protecting",
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"saving",
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"hoarding",
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"laying up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"conserving"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lost (to)":{
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"as in gave up , went down":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fell",
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"gave up",
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"went down",
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"went under",
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"collapsed",
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"failed",
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"flopped",
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"flunked",
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"folded",
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"washed out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"beat",
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"bested",
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"conquered",
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"defeated",
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"did down",
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"dispatched",
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"got",
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"got around",
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"licked",
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"mastered",
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"overbore",
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"overcame",
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"overmatched",
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"prevailed (over)",
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"skunked",
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"stopped",
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"subdued",
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"surmounted",
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"took",
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"trimmed",
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"triumphed (over)",
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"upended",
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"won (against)",
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"worsted",
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"swept",
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"edged (out)",
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"nosed out",
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"pipped"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lost ground":{
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"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
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"examples":[
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"We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"backed away",
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"dropped back",
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"fell back",
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"pulled out",
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"receded",
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"retired",
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"retreated",
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"withdrew"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fled",
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"flew",
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"flinched",
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"recoiled",
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"shrank",
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"shrunk",
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"chickened (out)",
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"bowed out",
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"backed down",
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"backpedaled",
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"backtracked",
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"climbed down",
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"detached",
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"disengaged",
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"disentangled",
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"pulled away",
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"abandoned",
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"departed",
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"evacuated",
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"left",
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"quit",
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"quitted",
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"vacated",
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"went"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bearded",
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"braved",
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"brazened",
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"breasted",
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"confronted",
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"dared",
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"defied",
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"faced",
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"outbraved"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"advanced"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"lost one's cool":{
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"to become very angry":{
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"examples":[
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"He lost his cool when he couldn't beat the game."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blew up",
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"flared (up)",
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"flipped (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"angered",
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"fulminated",
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"raged",
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"ranted",
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"raved",
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"snapped",
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"snarled",
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"sputtered",
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"stormed",
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"teed off",
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"vented",
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"vituperated",
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"bristled",
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"burned",
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"burnt",
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"foamed",
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"fumed",
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"glared",
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"glowered",
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"seethed",
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"sizzled",
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"smoldered",
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"smouldered",
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"steamed",
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"warmed",
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"burst",
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"bursted",
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"exploded",
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"flared (out)",
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"flashed",
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"inflamed",
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"enflamed",
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"maddened"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"chilled out",
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"cooled (off or down)",
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"relaxed",
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"hushed",
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"quieted (down)"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"calmed (down)",
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"simmered down"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"lose (to)":{
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"as in give up , go down":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fall",
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"give up",
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"go down",
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"go under",
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"collapse",
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"fail",
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"flop",
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"flunk",
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"fold",
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"wash out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"beat",
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"best",
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"conquer",
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"defeat",
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"dispatch",
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"do down",
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"get",
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"get around",
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"lick",
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"master",
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"overbear",
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"overcome",
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"overmatch",
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"prevail (over)",
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"skunk",
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"stop",
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"subdue",
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"surmount",
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"take",
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"trim",
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"triumph (over)",
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"upend",
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"win (against)",
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"worst",
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"sweep",
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"edge (out)",
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"nose out",
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"pip"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lost one's lunch":{
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"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
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"examples":[
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"After riding the rollercoaster, I felt like I was going to lose my lunch ."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barfed",
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"gagged",
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"heaved",
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"hove",
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"hurled",
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"puked",
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"retched",
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"spewed",
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"spit up",
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"spat up",
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"threw up",
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"upchucked",
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"vomited"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"disgorged",
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"regurgitated",
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"ejected",
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"expelled",
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"nauseated"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"lost it":{
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"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
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"examples":[
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"She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"broke down",
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"broke up",
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"cracked",
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"flipped (out)",
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"freaked (out)",
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"melted down",
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"wigged (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"choked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"losing (to)":{
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"as in giving up , going down":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"falling",
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"giving up",
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"going down",
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"going under",
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"collapsing",
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"failing",
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"flopping",
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"flunking",
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"folding",
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"washing out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"beating",
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"besting",
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"conquering",
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"defeating",
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"dispatching",
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"doing down",
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"getting",
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"getting around",
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"licking",
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"mastering",
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"overbearing",
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"overcoming",
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"overmatching",
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"prevailing (over)",
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"skunking",
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"stopping",
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"subduing",
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"surmounting",
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"taking",
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"trimming",
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"triumphing (over)",
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"upending",
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"winning (against)",
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"worsting",
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"sweeping",
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"edging (out)",
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"nosing out",
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"pipping"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"loses":{
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"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
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"examples":[
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"I always lose my keys"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"mislays",
|
|
"misplaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"passes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enjoys",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"descries",
|
|
"detects",
|
|
"finds",
|
|
"locates",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"scares up",
|
|
"scouts (up)",
|
|
"tracks (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to win, gain, or obtain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forfeits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"triumphs (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nails (down)",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to undergo defeat":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bows out",
|
|
"falls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"falters",
|
|
"tanks",
|
|
"throws",
|
|
"forfeits",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"cracks (up)",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"flunks",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"founders",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"strikes out",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"prospers",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"thrives"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"prevails",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cashiers",
|
|
"casts (off)",
|
|
"chucks",
|
|
"deep-sixes",
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"eighty-sixes",
|
|
"86es",
|
|
"exorcises",
|
|
"exorcizes",
|
|
"flings (off or away)",
|
|
"jettisons",
|
|
"junks",
|
|
"lays by",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"sheds",
|
|
"shucks (off)",
|
|
"sloughs (off)",
|
|
"sluffs (off)",
|
|
"throws away",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"tosses",
|
|
"unloads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"abdicates",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"kicks out",
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"eradicates",
|
|
"expunges",
|
|
"exterminates",
|
|
"extinguishes",
|
|
"extirpates",
|
|
"liquidates",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"stamps (out)",
|
|
"wipes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"takes on",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"uses",
|
|
"utilizes",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"retains"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use up carelessly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"fiddles away",
|
|
"fritters (away)",
|
|
"lavishes",
|
|
"misspends",
|
|
"runs through",
|
|
"spends",
|
|
"squanders",
|
|
"throws away",
|
|
"trifles (away)",
|
|
"wastes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"splurges",
|
|
"consumes",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"impoverishes",
|
|
"overspends",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"indulges",
|
|
"overindulges",
|
|
"disburses",
|
|
"expends",
|
|
"lays out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"economizes",
|
|
"scrimps",
|
|
"skimps",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"hoards",
|
|
"lays up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conserves"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losing one's heart (to)":{
|
|
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"idolizing",
|
|
"reverencing",
|
|
"revering",
|
|
"venerating",
|
|
"delighting (in)",
|
|
"doting (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonizing",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"disapproving (of)",
|
|
"disfavoring",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"repulsing",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"turning off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorring",
|
|
"abominating",
|
|
"despising",
|
|
"detesting",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"loathing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"losing one's lunch":{
|
|
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After riding the rollercoaster, I felt like I was going to lose my lunch ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barfing",
|
|
"gagging",
|
|
"heaving",
|
|
"hurling",
|
|
"puking",
|
|
"retching",
|
|
"spewing",
|
|
"spitting up",
|
|
"throwing up",
|
|
"upchucking",
|
|
"vomiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disgorging",
|
|
"regurgitating",
|
|
"ejecting",
|
|
"expelling",
|
|
"nauseating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses (to)":{
|
|
"as in gives up , goes down":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"goes down",
|
|
"goes under",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"flunks",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bests",
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"does down",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"overbears",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overmatches",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"surmounts",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"upends",
|
|
"wins (against)",
|
|
"worsts",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"edges (out)",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"pips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losing ground":{
|
|
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backing away",
|
|
"dropping back",
|
|
"falling back",
|
|
"pulling out",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"retreating",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fleeing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"flinching",
|
|
"recoiling",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"chickening (out)",
|
|
"bowing out",
|
|
"backing down",
|
|
"backpedaling",
|
|
"backtracking",
|
|
"climbing down",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"pulling away",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"evacuating",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"vacating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bearding",
|
|
"braving",
|
|
"brazening",
|
|
"breasting",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"outbraving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advancing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lose one's temper":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He regretted losing his temper over something so small."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"flare (up)",
|
|
"flip (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fulminate",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"rant",
|
|
"rave",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"sputter",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"tee off",
|
|
"vent",
|
|
"vituperate",
|
|
"bristle",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"foam",
|
|
"fume",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"seethe",
|
|
"sizzle",
|
|
"smolder",
|
|
"smoulder",
|
|
"steam",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"explode",
|
|
"flare (out)",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"madden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chill out",
|
|
"cool (off or down)",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm (down)",
|
|
"simmer down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lose it":{
|
|
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"flip (out)",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"melt down",
|
|
"wig (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"choke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losing it":{
|
|
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"flipping (out)",
|
|
"freaking (out)",
|
|
"melting down",
|
|
"wigging (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"choking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lose one's cool":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He lost his cool when he couldn't beat the game."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"flare (up)",
|
|
"flip (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fulminate",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"rant",
|
|
"rave",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"sputter",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"tee off",
|
|
"vent",
|
|
"vituperate",
|
|
"bristle",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"foam",
|
|
"fume",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"seethe",
|
|
"sizzle",
|
|
"smolder",
|
|
"smoulder",
|
|
"steam",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"explode",
|
|
"flare (out)",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"madden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chill out",
|
|
"cool (off or down)",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm (down)",
|
|
"simmer down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses one's temper":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He regretted losing his temper over something so small."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"flares (up)",
|
|
"flips (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"fulminates",
|
|
"rages",
|
|
"rants",
|
|
"raves",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"sputters",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"tees off",
|
|
"vents",
|
|
"vituperates",
|
|
"bristles",
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"foams",
|
|
"fumes",
|
|
"glares",
|
|
"glowers",
|
|
"seethes",
|
|
"sizzles",
|
|
"smolders",
|
|
"smoulders",
|
|
"steams",
|
|
"warms",
|
|
"bursts",
|
|
"explodes",
|
|
"flares (out)",
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"maddens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chills out",
|
|
"cools (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"hushes",
|
|
"quiets (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calms (down)",
|
|
"simmers down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losing one's cool":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He lost his cool when he couldn't beat the game."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"flaring (up)",
|
|
"flipping (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"fulminating",
|
|
"raging",
|
|
"ranting",
|
|
"raving",
|
|
"snapping",
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"sputtering",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"teeing off",
|
|
"venting",
|
|
"vituperating",
|
|
"bristling",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"foaming",
|
|
"fuming",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"glowering",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"smoldering",
|
|
"smouldering",
|
|
"steaming",
|
|
"warming",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"exploding",
|
|
"flaring (out)",
|
|
"flashing",
|
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"inflaming",
|
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"enflaming",
|
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"maddening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chilling out",
|
|
"cooling (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"quieting (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calming (down)",
|
|
"simmering down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losing heart":{
|
|
"to lose all hope or confidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He told his friend not to lose heart because they might still win the game."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"despairing",
|
|
"desponding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"agonizing",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"sorrowing",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exulting",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"hoping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"cheering (up)",
|
|
"perking (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses one's lunch":{
|
|
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After riding the rollercoaster, I felt like I was going to lose my lunch ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barfs",
|
|
"gags",
|
|
"heaves",
|
|
"hurls",
|
|
"pukes",
|
|
"retches",
|
|
"spews",
|
|
"spits up",
|
|
"throws up",
|
|
"upchucks",
|
|
"vomits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disgorges",
|
|
"regurgitates",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"nauseates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lose":{
|
|
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I always lose my keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mislay",
|
|
"misplace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"pass over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"descry",
|
|
"detect",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"locate",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"scare up",
|
|
"scout (up)",
|
|
"track (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to win, gain, or obtain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forfeit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"prevail (over)",
|
|
"triumph (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nail (down)",
|
|
"win"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to undergo defeat":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bow out",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crack (up)",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"strike out",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"thrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"win"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cashier",
|
|
"cast (off)",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"deep-six",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"ditch",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"eighty-six",
|
|
"86",
|
|
"exorcise",
|
|
"exorcize",
|
|
"fling (off or away)",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"lay by",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shed",
|
|
"shuck (off)",
|
|
"slough (off)",
|
|
"sluff (off)",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"unload"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"abdicate",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"kick out",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"exterminate",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"extirpate",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"stamp (out)",
|
|
"wipe out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"take on",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"utilize",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use up carelessly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"fiddle away",
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"misspend",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"spend",
|
|
"squander",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"trifle (away)",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"splurge",
|
|
"consume",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"impoverish",
|
|
"overspend",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"overindulge",
|
|
"disburse",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"lay out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"economize",
|
|
"scrimp",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"lay up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conserve"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost one's temper":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He regretted losing his temper over something so small."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"flared (up)",
|
|
"flipped (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"fulminated",
|
|
"raged",
|
|
"ranted",
|
|
"raved",
|
|
"snapped",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"sputtered",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"teed off",
|
|
"vented",
|
|
"vituperated",
|
|
"bristled",
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"foamed",
|
|
"fumed",
|
|
"glared",
|
|
"glowered",
|
|
"seethed",
|
|
"sizzled",
|
|
"smoldered",
|
|
"smouldered",
|
|
"steamed",
|
|
"warmed",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"bursted",
|
|
"exploded",
|
|
"flared (out)",
|
|
"flashed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"maddened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chilled out",
|
|
"cooled (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"quieted (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calmed (down)",
|
|
"simmered down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losses":{
|
|
"the act or an instance of not having or being able to find":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misplacements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deprivations",
|
|
"dispossessions",
|
|
"privations",
|
|
"forfeits",
|
|
"forfeitures",
|
|
"penalties",
|
|
"sacrifices",
|
|
"bereavements",
|
|
"absences",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"needs",
|
|
"wants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"possessions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acquisitions",
|
|
"gains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casualties",
|
|
"fatalities",
|
|
"prey",
|
|
"preys",
|
|
"victims"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"underdogs",
|
|
"martyrs",
|
|
"sacrifices",
|
|
"collateral damages",
|
|
"murderees"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gainers",
|
|
"victors",
|
|
"winners",
|
|
"harmers",
|
|
"injurers",
|
|
"assassins",
|
|
"killers",
|
|
"murderers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"failure to win a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beatings",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"drubbings",
|
|
"lickings",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"plasterings",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"shellackings",
|
|
"trimmings",
|
|
"whippings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"nonsuccesses",
|
|
"setbacks",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"lurches",
|
|
"shutouts",
|
|
"washouts",
|
|
"whitewashes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishments",
|
|
"achievements",
|
|
"blowouts",
|
|
"cakewalks",
|
|
"landslides",
|
|
"romps",
|
|
"runaways",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"walkaways",
|
|
"walkovers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"victories",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the amount by which something is lessened":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abatements",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"decrements",
|
|
"dents",
|
|
"depletions",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"diminishments",
|
|
"diminutions",
|
|
"drop-offs",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"falloffs",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"reductions",
|
|
"shrinkages",
|
|
"step-downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deductions",
|
|
"subtractions",
|
|
"downturns",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"slumps",
|
|
"curtailments",
|
|
"cutbacks",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"retrenchments",
|
|
"shortenings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accretions",
|
|
"accruals",
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"additions",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"continuations",
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"upswings",
|
|
"uptrends",
|
|
"upturns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"enlargements",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"increments",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"step-ups",
|
|
"upticks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deprivations",
|
|
"privations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absences",
|
|
"dearths",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"needs",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"dispossessions",
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"forfeits",
|
|
"forfeitures",
|
|
"penalties",
|
|
"sacrifices",
|
|
"bereavements",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"insufficiencies",
|
|
"paucities",
|
|
"poverties",
|
|
"scarcities",
|
|
"shortages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"ownerships",
|
|
"possessions",
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"gains"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilations",
|
|
"decimations",
|
|
"demolishments",
|
|
"demolitions",
|
|
"desolations",
|
|
"destructions",
|
|
"devastations",
|
|
"exterminations",
|
|
"extinctions",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"mincemeats",
|
|
"obliterations",
|
|
"ruinations",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"wastages",
|
|
"wreckages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"depredations",
|
|
"despoilments",
|
|
"despoliations",
|
|
"breakups",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"disintegrations",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"assassinations",
|
|
"executions",
|
|
"killings",
|
|
"massacres",
|
|
"slaughters",
|
|
"dismantlements",
|
|
"effacements",
|
|
"eradications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"salvages",
|
|
"salvations",
|
|
"savings",
|
|
"conservations",
|
|
"preservations",
|
|
"protections",
|
|
"reclamations",
|
|
"reconstructions",
|
|
"re-creations",
|
|
"refurbishments",
|
|
"regeneracies",
|
|
"renovations",
|
|
"restorations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"buildings",
|
|
"constructions",
|
|
"erections"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losing one's temper":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He regretted losing his temper over something so small."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"flaring (up)",
|
|
"flipping (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"fulminating",
|
|
"raging",
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"ranting",
|
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"raving",
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"snapping",
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"snarling",
|
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"sputtering",
|
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"storming",
|
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"teeing off",
|
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"venting",
|
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"vituperating",
|
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"bristling",
|
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"burning",
|
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"foaming",
|
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"fuming",
|
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"glaring",
|
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"glowering",
|
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"seething",
|
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"sizzling",
|
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"smoldering",
|
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"smouldering",
|
|
"steaming",
|
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"warming",
|
|
"bursting",
|
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"exploding",
|
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"flaring (out)",
|
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"flashing",
|
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"inflaming",
|
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"enflaming",
|
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"maddening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chilling out",
|
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"cooling (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"quieting (down)"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"calming (down)",
|
|
"simmering down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost one's heart (to)":{
|
|
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"loved",
|
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"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped"
|
|
],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"adulated",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"idolized",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"reverenced",
|
|
"venerated",
|
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"delighted (in)",
|
|
"doted (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonized",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"disapproved (of)",
|
|
"disfavored",
|
|
"disliked",
|
|
"disgusted",
|
|
"nauseated",
|
|
"repelled",
|
|
"repulsed",
|
|
"revolted",
|
|
"sickened",
|
|
"turned off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorred",
|
|
"abominated",
|
|
"despised",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost heart":{
|
|
"to lose all hope or confidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He told his friend not to lose heart because they might still win the game."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"despaired",
|
|
"desponded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"agonized",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"grieved",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"mourned",
|
|
"sorrowed",
|
|
"suffered",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exulted",
|
|
"rejoiced",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"hoped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"cheered (up)",
|
|
"perked (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loss":{
|
|
"the act or an instance of not having or being able to find":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mislaying",
|
|
"misplacement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deprivation",
|
|
"dispossession",
|
|
"privation",
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"forfeiture",
|
|
"penalty",
|
|
"sacrifice",
|
|
"bereavement",
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"want"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"possession"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acquisition",
|
|
"gain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casualty",
|
|
"fatality",
|
|
"prey",
|
|
"victim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"underdog",
|
|
"martyr",
|
|
"sacrifice",
|
|
"collateral damage",
|
|
"murderee"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gainer",
|
|
"victor",
|
|
"winner",
|
|
"harmer",
|
|
"injurer",
|
|
"assassin",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"murderer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"failure to win a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"plastering",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"shellacking",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"fiasco",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"nonsuccess",
|
|
"setback",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"lurch",
|
|
"shutout",
|
|
"washout",
|
|
"whitewash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishment",
|
|
"achievement",
|
|
"blowout",
|
|
"cakewalk",
|
|
"landslide",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"runaway",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"walkaway",
|
|
"walkover"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"success",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"victory",
|
|
"win"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the amount by which something is lessened":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"decrement",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"depletion",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"diminution",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"falloff",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"shrinkage",
|
|
"step-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deduction",
|
|
"subtraction",
|
|
"downturn",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"retrenchment",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"accrual",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"upswing",
|
|
"uptrend",
|
|
"upturn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"enlargement",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"increment",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"step-up",
|
|
"uptick"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deprivation",
|
|
"privation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"dearth",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"dispossession",
|
|
"denial",
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"forfeiture",
|
|
"penalty",
|
|
"sacrifice",
|
|
"bereavement",
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"shortage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"ownership",
|
|
"possession",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"acquiring",
|
|
"gain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilation",
|
|
"decimation",
|
|
"demolishment",
|
|
"demolition",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"devastation",
|
|
"extermination",
|
|
"extinction",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"mincemeat",
|
|
"obliteration",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruination",
|
|
"wastage",
|
|
"wreckage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"depredation",
|
|
"despoilment",
|
|
"despoliation",
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"disintegration",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"assassination",
|
|
"execution",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"massacre",
|
|
"slaughter",
|
|
"dismantlement",
|
|
"effacement",
|
|
"eradication"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
"salvage",
|
|
"salvation",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"conservation",
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"reclamation",
|
|
"reconstruction",
|
|
"re-creation",
|
|
"refurbishment",
|
|
"regeneracy",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"renovation",
|
|
"restoration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"building",
|
|
"construction",
|
|
"erection",
|
|
"raising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses one's heart (to)":{
|
|
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adores",
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"worships"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"idealizes",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"reverences",
|
|
"reveres",
|
|
"venerates",
|
|
"delights (in)",
|
|
"dotes (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonizes",
|
|
"displeases",
|
|
"disapproves (of)",
|
|
"disfavors",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"disgusts",
|
|
"nauseates",
|
|
"repels",
|
|
"repulses",
|
|
"revolts",
|
|
"sickens",
|
|
"turns off"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abhors",
|
|
"abominates",
|
|
"despises",
|
|
"detests",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"hates",
|
|
"loathes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses heart":{
|
|
"to lose all hope or confidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He told his friend not to lose heart because they might still win the game."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"despairs",
|
|
"desponds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"saddens",
|
|
"agonizes",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"grieves",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"mourns",
|
|
"sorrows",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exults",
|
|
"rejoices",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"hopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"perks (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lost":{
|
|
"no longer possessed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we searched all over the house for the lost keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"mislaid",
|
|
"misplaced",
|
|
"missing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absent",
|
|
"castaway",
|
|
"irrecoverable",
|
|
"irretrievable",
|
|
"forgotten",
|
|
"unknown"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"prized",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"valued"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I always lose my keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mislaid",
|
|
"misplaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"passed over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enjoyed",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"descried",
|
|
"detected",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"located",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"scared up",
|
|
"scouted (up)",
|
|
"tracked (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to win, gain, or obtain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dropped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forfeited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conquered",
|
|
"prevailed (over)",
|
|
"triumphed (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nailed (down)",
|
|
"won"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to undergo defeat":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowed out",
|
|
"fell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"tanked",
|
|
"threw",
|
|
"forfeited",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"cracked (up)",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"flunked",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"foundered",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"struck out",
|
|
"washed out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"prospered",
|
|
"succeeded",
|
|
"thrived",
|
|
"throve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conquered",
|
|
"prevailed",
|
|
"triumphed",
|
|
"won"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cashiered",
|
|
"cast (off)",
|
|
"chucked",
|
|
"deep-sixed",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"eighty-sixed",
|
|
"86'd",
|
|
"exorcised",
|
|
"exorcized",
|
|
"flung (off or away)",
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
|
"junked",
|
|
"laid by",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"scrapped",
|
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"shed",
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"shucked (off)",
|
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"sloughed (off)",
|
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"sluffed (off)",
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"threw away",
|
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"threw out",
|
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"tossed",
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"unloaded"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"abandoned",
|
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"abdicated",
|
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"deserted",
|
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"forsook",
|
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"dismissed",
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"kicked out",
|
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"abolished",
|
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"annihilated",
|
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"eliminated",
|
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"eradicated",
|
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"expunged",
|
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"exterminated",
|
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"extinguished",
|
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"extirpated",
|
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"liquidated",
|
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"removed",
|
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"rooted (out)",
|
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"stamped (out)",
|
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"wiped out"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"adopted",
|
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"embraced",
|
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"took on",
|
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"employed",
|
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"used",
|
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"utilized",
|
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"held",
|
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"held back",
|
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"kept",
|
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"retained"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"to use up carelessly":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"blew",
|
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"dissipated",
|
|
"fiddled away",
|
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"frittered (away)",
|
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"lavished",
|
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"misspent",
|
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"ran through",
|
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"spent",
|
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"squandered",
|
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"threw away",
|
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"trifled (away)",
|
|
"wasted"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"splurged",
|
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"consumed",
|
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"depleted",
|
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"exhausted",
|
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"impoverished",
|
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"overspent",
|
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"shot",
|
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"indulged",
|
|
"overindulged",
|
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"disbursed",
|
|
"expended",
|
|
"laid out"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"economized",
|
|
"scrimped",
|
|
"skimped",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"hoarded",
|
|
"laid up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conserved"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"lose heart":{
|
|
"to lose all hope or confidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He told his friend not to lose heart because they might still win the game."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"despair",
|
|
"despond"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"sadden",
|
|
"agonize",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"grieve",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"mourn",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exult",
|
|
"rejoice",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"hope"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"perk (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses one's cool":{
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He lost his cool when he couldn't beat the game."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"flares (up)",
|
|
"flips (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"fulminates",
|
|
"rages",
|
|
"rants",
|
|
"raves",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"sputters",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"tees off",
|
|
"vents",
|
|
"vituperates",
|
|
"bristles",
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"foams",
|
|
"fumes",
|
|
"glares",
|
|
"glowers",
|
|
"seethes",
|
|
"sizzles",
|
|
"smolders",
|
|
"smoulders",
|
|
"steams",
|
|
"warms",
|
|
"bursts",
|
|
"explodes",
|
|
"flares (out)",
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"maddens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chills out",
|
|
"cools (off or down)",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"hushes",
|
|
"quiets (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calms (down)",
|
|
"simmers down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lose ground":{
|
|
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back away",
|
|
"drop back",
|
|
"fall back",
|
|
"pull out",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flee",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"flinch",
|
|
"recoil",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"chicken (out)",
|
|
"bow out",
|
|
"back down",
|
|
"backpedal",
|
|
"backtrack",
|
|
"climb down",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"pull away",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"evacuate",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"vacate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beard",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"outbrave"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"losers":{
|
|
"something that has failed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first movie in the series was good, but all the sequels have been losers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"bummers",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"clinkers",
|
|
"clunkers",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"disasters",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"frosts",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"shipwrecks",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"washouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"also-rans",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"has-beens",
|
|
"near misses",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"hashes",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"nonevents",
|
|
"nonstarters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"winners"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses it":{
|
|
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"flips (out)",
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
"melts down",
|
|
"wigs (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lose one's lunch":{
|
|
"to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After riding the rollercoaster, I felt like I was going to lose my lunch ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barf",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"puke",
|
|
"retch",
|
|
"spew",
|
|
"spit up",
|
|
"throw up",
|
|
"upchuck",
|
|
"vomit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disgorge",
|
|
"regurgitate",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"nauseate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"loses ground":{
|
|
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We need a new strategy because we keep losing ground to the other team."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backs away",
|
|
"drops back",
|
|
"falls back",
|
|
"pulls out",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flees",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"flinches",
|
|
"recoils",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"chickens (out)",
|
|
"bows out",
|
|
"backpedals",
|
|
"backs down",
|
|
"backtracks",
|
|
"climbs down",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"pulls away",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"evacuates",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"vacates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beards",
|
|
"braves",
|
|
"brazens",
|
|
"breasts",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"outbraves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |