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2482 lines
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{
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"poke fun at":{
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"examples":[
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"Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deride",
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"gibe",
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"jibe",
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"jeer",
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"laugh (at)",
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"mock",
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"ridicule",
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"scout",
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"shoot down",
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"skewer"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"scoff (at)",
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"scorn",
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"sneer (at)",
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"bad-mouth",
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"belittle",
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"decry",
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"disparage",
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"pooh-pooh",
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"pooh",
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"put down",
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"chaff",
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"jive",
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"josh",
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"kid",
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"quiz",
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"rally",
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"razz",
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"rib",
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"ride",
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"tease",
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"tweak",
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"twit",
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"bait",
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"barrack",
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"bug",
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"catcall",
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"harass",
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"harry",
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"hassle",
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"heckle",
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"needle",
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"pester",
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"rag",
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"target",
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"taunt",
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"torment",
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"ape",
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"burlesque",
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"caricature",
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"imitate",
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"lampoon",
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"mimic",
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"parody",
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"parrot",
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"pillory",
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"satirize",
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"take off (on)",
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"travesty"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applaud",
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"approve",
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"commend",
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"endorse",
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"indorse",
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"sanction"
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],
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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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"pokeys":{
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"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
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"examples":[
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"joked about the time he passed out on the street and woke up in the pokey"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bastilles",
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"big houses",
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"bridewells",
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"brigs",
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"calabooses",
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"cans",
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"clinks",
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"coolers",
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"coops",
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"guardrooms",
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"hocks",
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"holds",
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"hoosegows",
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"jailhouses",
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"jails",
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"joints",
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"jugs",
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"lockups",
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"nicks",
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"penitentiaries",
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"pens",
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"prisons",
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"quods",
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"slammers",
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"slams",
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"stirs",
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"stockades",
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"tolbooths"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bull pens",
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"cages",
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"cells",
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"holes",
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"tanks",
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"blocks",
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"wards",
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"glasshouses",
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"guardhouses",
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"hulks",
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"concentration camps",
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"gulags",
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"labor camps",
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"prison camps",
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"stalags",
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"work camps",
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"dungeons",
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"keeps",
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"oubliettes",
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"reformatories",
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"reform schools",
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"training schools"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"outsides"
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],
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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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"pokiness":{
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"as in slowness , procrastination":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dilatoriness",
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"lateness",
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"procrastination",
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"slowness",
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"deliberateness",
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"deliberation",
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"languor",
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"leisureliness",
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"lethargy",
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"sluggishness",
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"torpor",
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"dormancy",
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"inaction",
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"inactivity",
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"inertia",
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"inertness",
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"quiescence"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"haste",
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"hastiness",
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"hurry",
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"hustle",
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"precipitation",
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"precipitousness",
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"rush",
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"bustle",
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"flurry",
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"flutter",
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"scurry",
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"scuttle",
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"stir",
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"whirl",
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"beeline",
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"dash",
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"scramble",
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"stampede"
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],
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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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"poked":{
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"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
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"examples":[
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"saw his head poking through the window"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bagged",
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"ballooned",
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"beetled",
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"bellied",
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"billowed",
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"bulged",
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"bunched",
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"jutted",
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"overhung",
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"pooched",
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"pouched",
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"pouted",
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"projected",
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"protruded",
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"started",
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"stood out",
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"stuck out",
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"swelled"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"domed",
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"blew up",
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"inflated",
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"dilated",
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"distended",
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"expanded",
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"mushroomed",
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"snowballed",
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"elongated",
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"extended",
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"lengthened",
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"stretched"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"compressed",
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"condensed",
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"constricted",
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"contracted",
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"shrank",
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"shrunk"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{
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"examples":[
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"told him to stop poking into other people's business"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"butted in",
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"interfered",
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"interloped",
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"intermeddled",
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"intruded",
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"meddled",
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"messed",
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"mucked (about or around)",
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"nosed",
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"obtruded",
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"pried",
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"snooped"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"interceded",
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"interposed",
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"intervened",
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"barged (in)",
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"chiseled (in)",
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"chiselled (in)",
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"encroached",
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"infringed",
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"invaded",
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"trespassed",
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"fiddled",
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"fooled",
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"monkeyed",
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"played",
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"tampered"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoided",
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"eschewed",
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"shunned",
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"disregarded",
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"ignored",
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"neglected",
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"overlooked"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to move or act slowly":{
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"examples":[
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"just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crawled",
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"crept",
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"dallied",
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"dawdled",
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"delayed",
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"diddled",
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"dillydallied",
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"dragged",
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"lagged",
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"lingered",
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"loitered",
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"lollygagged",
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"lallygagged",
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"moped",
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"shilly-shallied",
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"tarried"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fiddled (around)",
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"fooled around",
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"messed around",
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"monkeyed (around)",
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"played",
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"pottered (around)",
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"puttered (around)",
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"trifled",
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"hung (around or out)",
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"hanged (around or out)",
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"idled",
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"loafed",
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"lolled",
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"lounged",
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"ambled",
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"eased",
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"inched",
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"lumbered",
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"plodded",
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"sauntered",
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"shuffled",
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"staggered",
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"strolled",
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"decelerated",
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"slowed (down or up)",
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"filibustered",
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"procrastinated",
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"stalled",
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"temporized"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bowled",
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"breezed",
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"darted",
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"humped",
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"hurtled",
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"hustled",
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"scrambled",
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"stampeded",
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"galloped",
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"jogged",
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"ran",
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"run",
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"sprinted",
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"trotted",
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"accelerated",
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"quickened",
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"sped (up)",
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"speeded (up)",
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"caught up",
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"fast-forwarded",
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"outpaced",
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"outran",
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"outstripped",
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"overtook"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"barreled",
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"barrelled",
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"bolted",
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"careered",
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"coursed",
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"dashed",
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"flew",
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"hastened",
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"hotfooted (it)",
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"hurried",
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"raced",
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"ran",
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"run",
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"ripped",
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"rocketed",
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"rushed",
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"scooted",
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"scudded",
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"scurried",
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"sped",
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"speeded",
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"tore",
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"whirled",
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"whisked",
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"whizzed",
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"zipped"
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]
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},
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"to move slowly":{
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"examples":[
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"they were just poking along home"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crawled",
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"creaked (along)",
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"crept",
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"dragged",
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"inched",
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"limped",
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"nosed",
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"oozed",
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"plodded",
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"slouched",
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"snailed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"lumbered",
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"shambled",
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"shuffled",
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"tramped",
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"trudged"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"floated",
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"glided",
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"sailed",
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"hurried",
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"tore"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"flew",
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"raced",
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"sped",
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"speeded",
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"whizzed",
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"zipped"
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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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"pokily":{
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"at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected":{
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"examples":[
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"we wandered pokily around the mall while the pharmacist filled the prescription"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"laggardly",
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"leisurely",
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"slow",
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"slowly",
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"sluggishly",
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"tardily"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"carefully",
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"cautiously",
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"deliberately",
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"purposefully",
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"heavily",
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"ploddingly"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"immediately",
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"posthaste",
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"presto",
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"promptly",
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"pronto",
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"readily",
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"soon",
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"impetuously",
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"impulsively",
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"rashly",
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"recklessly",
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"abruptly",
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"suddenly"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"apace",
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"briskly",
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"fast",
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"fleetly",
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"full tilt",
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"hastily",
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"meteorically",
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"quick",
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"quickly",
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"rapidly",
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"snappily",
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"speedily",
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"swift",
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"swiftly"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"poking fun at":{
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"examples":[
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"Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deriding",
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"gibing",
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"jibing",
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"jeering",
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"laughing (at)",
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"mocking",
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"ridiculing",
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"scouting",
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"shooting down",
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"skewering"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"scoffing (at)",
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"scorning",
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"sneering (at)",
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"bad-mouthing",
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"belittling",
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"decrying",
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"disparaging",
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"pooh-poohing",
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"poohing",
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"putting down",
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"chaffing",
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"jiving",
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"joshing",
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"kidding",
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"quizzing",
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"rallying",
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"razzing",
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"ribbing",
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"riding",
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"teasing",
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"tweaking",
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"twitting",
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"baiting",
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"barracking",
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"bugging",
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"catcalling",
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"harassing",
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"harrying",
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"hassling",
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"heckling",
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"needling",
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"pestering",
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"ragging",
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"targeting",
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"taunting",
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"tormenting",
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"aping",
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"burlesquing",
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"caricaturing",
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"imitating",
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"lampooning",
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"mimicking",
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"parodying",
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"parroting",
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"pillorying",
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"satirizing",
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"taking off (on)",
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"travestying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauding",
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"approving",
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"commending",
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"endorsing",
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"indorsing",
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"sanctioning"
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],
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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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"pokes (around)":{
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"as in grubs (about)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"grubs (about)",
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"ascertains",
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"descries",
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"detects",
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"determines",
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"discovers",
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"ferrets (out)",
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"finds",
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"finds out",
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"gets",
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"hits (on or upon)",
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"learns",
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"locates",
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"runs down",
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"scares up",
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"tracks (down)",
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"explores",
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"probes",
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"prospects",
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"skirmishes",
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"snoops",
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"audits",
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"checks (out)",
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"examines",
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"inspects",
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"investigates",
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"reviews",
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"scans",
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"scrutinizes",
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"surveys",
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"browses",
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"glances (over)",
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"looks over",
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"frisks",
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"pats down",
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"shakes down",
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"peruses",
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"studies",
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"combs",
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"digs (through)",
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"dredges",
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"hunts (through)",
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"rakes",
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"ransacks",
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"rifles",
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"rummages",
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"scours",
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"searches",
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"sorts (through)",
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"trolls"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hides",
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"abandons",
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"loses",
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"ignores",
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"neglects"
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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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"poke (around)":{
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"as in grub (about)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
"near synonyms":[
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"grub (about)",
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"ascertain",
|
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"descry",
|
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"detect",
|
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"determine",
|
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"discover",
|
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"ferret (out)",
|
|
"find",
|
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"find out",
|
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"get",
|
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"hit (on or upon)",
|
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"learn",
|
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"locate",
|
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"run down",
|
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"scare up",
|
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"track (down)",
|
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"explore",
|
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"probe",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"snoop",
|
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"audit",
|
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"check (out)",
|
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"examine",
|
|
"inspect",
|
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"investigate",
|
|
"review",
|
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"scan",
|
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"scrutinize",
|
|
"survey",
|
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"browse",
|
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"glance (over)",
|
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"look over",
|
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"frisk",
|
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"pat down",
|
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"shake down",
|
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"peruse",
|
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"study",
|
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"comb",
|
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"dig (through)",
|
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"dredge",
|
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"hunt (through)",
|
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"rake",
|
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"ransack",
|
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"rifle",
|
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"rummage",
|
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"scour",
|
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"search",
|
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"sort (through)",
|
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"troll"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"hide",
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"abandon",
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"lose",
|
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"ignore",
|
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"neglect"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"poke":{
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"a quick thrust":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"please stop giving the cat pokes while it's trying to sleep"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"dab",
|
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"dig",
|
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"jab",
|
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"lunge"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"punch",
|
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"stab",
|
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"stick",
|
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"push",
|
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"shove",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"nudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bang",
|
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"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",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"counterblow",
|
|
"counterpunch",
|
|
"counterstroke",
|
|
"body blow",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"knee",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"one-two",
|
|
"rabbit punch",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-hander",
|
|
"roundhouse",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"sidewinder",
|
|
"sucker punch",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"uppercut",
|
|
"cruncher",
|
|
"kayo",
|
|
"knockdown",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"KO",
|
|
"bastinado",
|
|
"bastinade",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"barb",
|
|
"brickbat",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dart",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"epithet",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"indignity",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
"sarcasm",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catcall",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"sneer",
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"invective",
|
|
"vituperation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"opprobrium",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"shame",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"criticism",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"flattery"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old warning against buying a pig in a poke"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"sack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carryall",
|
|
"portmanteau",
|
|
"traveling bag",
|
|
"wallet",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"package",
|
|
"packet",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"backpack",
|
|
"barracks bag",
|
|
"duffel bag",
|
|
"haversack",
|
|
"knapsack",
|
|
"rucksack",
|
|
"satchel",
|
|
"tote",
|
|
"handbag",
|
|
"pocketbook",
|
|
"purse",
|
|
"tote bag",
|
|
"ditty bag",
|
|
"flight bag",
|
|
"garment bag",
|
|
"kit bag",
|
|
"shopping bag",
|
|
"work bag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"saw his head poking through the window"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"beetle",
|
|
"belly",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"pooch",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"stand out",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"stretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"told him to stop poking into other people's business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"butt in",
|
|
"interfere",
|
|
"interlope",
|
|
"intermeddle",
|
|
"intrude",
|
|
"meddle",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"muck (about or around)",
|
|
"nose",
|
|
"obtrude",
|
|
"pry",
|
|
"snoop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intercede",
|
|
"interpose",
|
|
"intervene",
|
|
"barge (in)",
|
|
"chisel (in)",
|
|
"encroach",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"invade",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"tamper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or act slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"lollygag",
|
|
"lallygag",
|
|
"mope",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"tarry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddle (around)",
|
|
"fool around",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"potter (around)",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"trifle",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"inch",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"decelerate",
|
|
"slow (down or up)",
|
|
"filibuster",
|
|
"procrastinate",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"temporize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"dart",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"stampede",
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"speed (up)",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"fast-forward",
|
|
"outpace",
|
|
"outrun",
|
|
"outstrip",
|
|
"overtake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scud",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they were just poking along home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creak (along)",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"inch",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"nose",
|
|
"ooze",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"slouch",
|
|
"snail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"trudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"float",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"tear"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pokey":{
|
|
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"joked about the time he passed out on the street and woke up in the pokey"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastille",
|
|
"big house",
|
|
"bridewell",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"calaboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"cooler",
|
|
"coop",
|
|
"guardroom",
|
|
"hock",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hoosegow",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jailhouse",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lockup",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"penitentiary",
|
|
"prison",
|
|
"quod",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slammer",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"stockade",
|
|
"tolbooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bull pen",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"cell",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"glasshouse",
|
|
"guardhouse",
|
|
"hulk(s)",
|
|
"concentration camp",
|
|
"gulag",
|
|
"labor camp",
|
|
"prison camp",
|
|
"stalag",
|
|
"work camp",
|
|
"dungeon",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"oubliette",
|
|
"reformatory",
|
|
"reform school",
|
|
"training school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"outside"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poking (around)":{
|
|
"as in grubbing (about)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grubbing (about)",
|
|
"ascertaining",
|
|
"descrying",
|
|
"detecting",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"discovering",
|
|
"ferreting (out)",
|
|
"finding",
|
|
"finding out",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"hitting (on or upon)",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"locating",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"scaring up",
|
|
"tracking (down)",
|
|
"exploring",
|
|
"probing",
|
|
"prospecting",
|
|
"skirmishing",
|
|
"snooping",
|
|
"auditing",
|
|
"checking (out)",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"inspecting",
|
|
"investigating",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"scanning",
|
|
"scrutinizing",
|
|
"surveying",
|
|
"browsing",
|
|
"glancing (over)",
|
|
"looking over",
|
|
"frisking",
|
|
"patting down",
|
|
"shaking down",
|
|
"perusing",
|
|
"studying",
|
|
"combing",
|
|
"digging (through)",
|
|
"dredging",
|
|
"hunting (through)",
|
|
"raking",
|
|
"ransacking",
|
|
"rifling",
|
|
"rummaging",
|
|
"scouring",
|
|
"searching",
|
|
"sorting (through)",
|
|
"trolling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poked fun at":{
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"gibed",
|
|
"jibed",
|
|
"jeered",
|
|
"laughed (at)",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
"scouted",
|
|
"shot down",
|
|
"skewered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scoffed (at)",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"sneered (at)",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"chaffed",
|
|
"jived",
|
|
"joshed",
|
|
"kidded",
|
|
"quizzed",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"razzed",
|
|
"ribbed",
|
|
"rode",
|
|
"rid",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"tweaked",
|
|
"twitted",
|
|
"baited",
|
|
"barracked",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"catcalled",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"hassled",
|
|
"heckled",
|
|
"needled",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"targeted",
|
|
"taunted",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"aped",
|
|
"burlesqued",
|
|
"caricatured",
|
|
"imitated",
|
|
"lampooned",
|
|
"mimicked",
|
|
"parodied",
|
|
"parroted",
|
|
"pilloried",
|
|
"satirized",
|
|
"took off (on)",
|
|
"travestied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poky":{
|
|
"moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frustrated with the poky traffic during rush hour"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"snail-paced",
|
|
"snaillike",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"unhurried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"heavy-footed",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"slow-footed",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing",
|
|
"filibustering",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"stalling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expeditious",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"rushed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"breakneck",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleet",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"lightning",
|
|
"meteoric",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rapid",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"warp-speed",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whirlwind",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pokes":{
|
|
"a quick thrust":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"please stop giving the cat pokes while it's trying to sleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"jabs",
|
|
"lunges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"pushes",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"nudges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"stingers",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"thuds",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"welts",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whams",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterblows",
|
|
"counter-blows",
|
|
"counterpunches",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"counterstrokes",
|
|
"counter-strokes",
|
|
"body blows",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"knees",
|
|
"lefts",
|
|
"one-twos",
|
|
"rabbit punches",
|
|
"right-handers",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"roundhouses",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"sidewinders",
|
|
"sucker punches",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"uppercuts",
|
|
"crunchers",
|
|
"kayos",
|
|
"knockdowns",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"KOs",
|
|
"bastinadoes",
|
|
"bastinades",
|
|
"batterings",
|
|
"beatings",
|
|
"drubbings",
|
|
"lickings",
|
|
"pastings",
|
|
"thrashings",
|
|
"wallopings",
|
|
"whippings",
|
|
"whips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"barbs",
|
|
"brickbats",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"dises",
|
|
"disses",
|
|
"epithets",
|
|
"girds",
|
|
"indignities",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"personalities",
|
|
"put-downs",
|
|
"sarcasms",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"slurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catcalls",
|
|
"gibes",
|
|
"jibes",
|
|
"jeers",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"quips",
|
|
"sneers",
|
|
"taunts",
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"invectives",
|
|
"vituperations",
|
|
"disapprovals",
|
|
"opprobriums",
|
|
"disgraces",
|
|
"dishonors",
|
|
"shames",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"criticisms",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accolades",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applauses",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"adulations",
|
|
"flatteries"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old warning against buying a pig in a poke"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"pouches",
|
|
"sacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carryalls",
|
|
"portmanteaus",
|
|
"portmanteaux",
|
|
"traveling bags",
|
|
"wallets",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"packets",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"parcels",
|
|
"backpacks",
|
|
"barracks bags",
|
|
"duffel bags",
|
|
"haversacks",
|
|
"knapsacks",
|
|
"rucksacks",
|
|
"satchels",
|
|
"totes",
|
|
"handbags",
|
|
"pocketbooks",
|
|
"purses",
|
|
"tote bags",
|
|
"ditty bags",
|
|
"flight bags",
|
|
"garment bags",
|
|
"kit bags",
|
|
"shopping bags",
|
|
"work bags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"saw his head poking through the window"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"beetles",
|
|
"bellies",
|
|
"billows",
|
|
"bulges",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"juts",
|
|
"overhangs",
|
|
"pooches",
|
|
"pouches",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"protrudes",
|
|
"stands out",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"stretches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"told him to stop poking into other people's business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"butts in",
|
|
"interferes",
|
|
"interlopes",
|
|
"intermeddles",
|
|
"intrudes",
|
|
"meddles",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"mucks (about or around)",
|
|
"noses",
|
|
"obtrudes",
|
|
"pries",
|
|
"snoops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intercedes",
|
|
"interposes",
|
|
"intervenes",
|
|
"barges (in)",
|
|
"chisels (in)",
|
|
"encroaches",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"fiddles",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"monkeys",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"tampers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or act slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"diddles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"lollygags",
|
|
"lallygags",
|
|
"mopes",
|
|
"shilly-shallies",
|
|
"tarries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"fools around",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"monkeys (around)",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"potters (around)",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"trifles",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"inches",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"decelerates",
|
|
"slows (down or up)",
|
|
"filibusters",
|
|
"procrastinates",
|
|
"stalls",
|
|
"temporizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"stampedes",
|
|
"gallops",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"sprints",
|
|
"trots",
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"speeds (up)",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"fast-forwards",
|
|
"outpaces",
|
|
"outruns",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"careers",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"hotfoots (it)",
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"rockets",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"scoots",
|
|
"scuds",
|
|
"scurries",
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"whirls",
|
|
"whisks",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"zips"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they were just poking along home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"creaks (along)",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"inches",
|
|
"limps",
|
|
"noses",
|
|
"oozes",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"slouches",
|
|
"snails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
"trudges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"floats",
|
|
"glides",
|
|
"sails",
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"zips"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poking":{
|
|
"moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the poking pace of the repair work has put everything way behind schedule"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"snail-paced",
|
|
"snaillike",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"unhurried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"heavy-footed",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"slow-footed",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing",
|
|
"filibustering",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"stalling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expeditious",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"rushed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"breakneck",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleet",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"lightning",
|
|
"meteoric",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rapid",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"warp-speed",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whirlwind",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"saw his head poking through the window"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"beetling",
|
|
"bellying",
|
|
"billowing",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"pooching",
|
|
"pouching",
|
|
"pouting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"standing out",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doming",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"stretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to interest oneself in what is not one's concern":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"told him to stop poking into other people's business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"butting in",
|
|
"interfering",
|
|
"interloping",
|
|
"intermeddling",
|
|
"intruding",
|
|
"meddling",
|
|
"messing",
|
|
"mucking (about or around)",
|
|
"nosing",
|
|
"obtruding",
|
|
"prying",
|
|
"snooping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"interceding",
|
|
"interposing",
|
|
"intervening",
|
|
"barging (in)",
|
|
"chiseling (in)",
|
|
"chiselling (in)",
|
|
"encroaching",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"invading",
|
|
"trespassing",
|
|
"fiddling",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"monkeying",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"tampering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or act slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"diddling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"lollygagging",
|
|
"lallygagging",
|
|
"moping",
|
|
"shilly-shallying",
|
|
"tarrying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddling (around)",
|
|
"fooling around",
|
|
"messing around",
|
|
"monkeying (around)",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"pottering (around)",
|
|
"puttering (around)",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"sauntering",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing (down or up)",
|
|
"filibustering",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"stalling",
|
|
"temporizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bowling",
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"darting",
|
|
"humping",
|
|
"hurtling",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"scrambling",
|
|
"stampeding",
|
|
"galloping",
|
|
"jogging",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"sprinting",
|
|
"trotting",
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"speeding (up)",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"fast-forwarding",
|
|
"outpacing",
|
|
"outrunning",
|
|
"outstripping",
|
|
"overtaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"barrelling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"coursing",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"hastening",
|
|
"hotfooting (it)",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"ripping",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"whizzing",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they were just poking along home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creaking (along)",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"limping",
|
|
"nosing",
|
|
"oozing",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"slouching",
|
|
"snailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"tramping",
|
|
"trudging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"floating",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"tearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"whizzing",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poked (around)":{
|
|
"as in grubbed (about)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grubbed (about)",
|
|
"ascertained",
|
|
"descried",
|
|
"detected",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"ferreted (out)",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"found out",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"located",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"scared up",
|
|
"tracked (down)",
|
|
"explored",
|
|
"probed",
|
|
"prospected",
|
|
"skirmished",
|
|
"snooped",
|
|
"audited",
|
|
"checked (out)",
|
|
"examined",
|
|
"inspected",
|
|
"investigated",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"scanned",
|
|
"scrutinized",
|
|
"surveyed",
|
|
"browsed",
|
|
"glanced (over)",
|
|
"looked over",
|
|
"frisked",
|
|
"patted down",
|
|
"shook down",
|
|
"perused",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"combed",
|
|
"dredged",
|
|
"dug (through)",
|
|
"hunted (through)",
|
|
"raked",
|
|
"ransacked",
|
|
"rifled",
|
|
"rummaged",
|
|
"scoured",
|
|
"searched",
|
|
"sorted (through)",
|
|
"trolled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pokes fun at":{
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Poking fun at the corny romantic comedies they watch is a favorite pleasure of theirs."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derides",
|
|
"gibes",
|
|
"jibes",
|
|
"jeers",
|
|
"laughs (at)",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"ridicules",
|
|
"scouts",
|
|
"shoots down",
|
|
"skewers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"sneers (at)",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"chaffs",
|
|
"jives",
|
|
"joshes",
|
|
"kids",
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"razzes",
|
|
"ribs",
|
|
"rides",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"tweaks",
|
|
"twits",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"barracks",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"catcalls",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"heckles",
|
|
"needles",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"targets",
|
|
"taunts",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"apes",
|
|
"burlesques",
|
|
"caricatures",
|
|
"imitates",
|
|
"lampoons",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"parodies",
|
|
"parrots",
|
|
"pillories",
|
|
"satirizes",
|
|
"takes off (on)",
|
|
"travesties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |