1502 lines
30 KiB
JSON
1502 lines
30 KiB
JSON
{
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"jam":{
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"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"tangle",
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"gridlock",
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"lock",
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"congestion",
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"traffic",
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"crawl",
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"delay",
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"slowdown",
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"stoppage"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"backup",
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"bottleneck",
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"jam-up",
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"logjam",
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"snarl",
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"tailback",
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"tie-up"
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]
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},
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"a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the heavy rain puts us in a real jam : all of the preparations are for a garden wedding"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"difficulty",
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"node",
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"hot water",
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"soup",
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"pinch",
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"plight",
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"quandary",
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"scrape",
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"trouble",
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"deadlock",
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"halt",
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"logjam",
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"stalemate",
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"standstill",
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"clutch",
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"crisis",
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"crossroad",
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"emergency",
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"exigency",
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"juncture",
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"strait"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bind",
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"box",
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"catch-22",
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"corner",
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"dilemma",
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"fix",
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"hole",
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"impasse",
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"jackpot",
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"mire",
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"pickle",
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"predicament",
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"quagmire",
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"rabbit hole",
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"rattrap",
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"spot",
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"sticky wicket",
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"swamp"
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]
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},
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"to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam-pack",
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"load",
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"pack"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cram",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"ram",
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"sandwich",
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"shoehorn",
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"squeeze",
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"stuff",
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"wedge"
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]
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},
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"to force one's way":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"ram",
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"shove",
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"thrust"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bore",
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"bull",
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"bulldoze",
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"crash",
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"elbow",
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"jostle",
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"muscle",
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"press",
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"push",
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"shoulder",
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"squeeze"
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]
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},
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"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"free",
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"open (up)",
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"unblock",
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"unclog",
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"unplug",
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"unstop"
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],
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"examples":[
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"firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"excavate",
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"hollow (out)",
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"scoop (out)",
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"empty",
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"lighten"
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],
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"related":[
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"bung",
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"cork",
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"spile",
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"stopper",
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"stopple",
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"fill",
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"gridlock",
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"pack",
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"fur",
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"silt",
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"flood",
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"glut",
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"inundate",
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"overwhelm",
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"swamp"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"block",
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"choke",
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"clog",
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"clot",
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"congest",
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"dam",
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"gum (up)",
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"obstruct",
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"occlude",
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"plug (up)",
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"stop (up)",
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"stuff"
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]
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},
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"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"empty",
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"evacuate",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lighten",
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"deplete",
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"drain",
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"eliminate",
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"exhaust",
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"bleed",
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"draw (off)",
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"clean",
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"flush",
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"purge",
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"scour",
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"sweep"
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],
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"related":[
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"drench",
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"flood",
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"glut",
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"swamp",
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"bloat",
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"bulk",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"mat",
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"press",
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"ram",
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"shove",
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"squash",
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"squeeze",
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"refill",
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"refresh",
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"reload",
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"repack",
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"replenish",
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"overcharge",
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"overfill",
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"overflow",
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"saturate",
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"honeycomb",
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"penetrate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brim",
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"charge",
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"cram",
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam-pack",
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"load",
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"pack",
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"stuff"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"jam-pack":{
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"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
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"examples":[
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"we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brim",
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"charge",
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"cram",
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam",
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"load",
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"pack",
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"stuff"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drench",
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"flood",
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"glut",
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"swamp",
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"bloat",
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"bulk",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"mat",
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"press",
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"ram",
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"shove",
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"squash",
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"squeeze",
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"refill",
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"refresh",
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"reload",
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"repack",
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"replenish",
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"overcharge",
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"overfill",
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"overflow",
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"saturate",
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"honeycomb",
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"penetrate"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lighten",
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"deplete",
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"drain",
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"eliminate",
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"exhaust",
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"bleed",
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"draw (off)",
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"clean",
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"flush",
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"purge",
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"scour",
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"sweep"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"empty",
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"evacuate",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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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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"jamborees":{
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"a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"blowouts",
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"keggers",
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"keg parties",
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"bacchanalia",
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"orgies",
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"revelries",
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"revels",
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"bibberies",
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"inebriations",
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"inebrieties",
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"intoxications",
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"jags"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"benders",
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"binges",
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"busts",
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"carousals",
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"carouses",
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"drunks",
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"sprees",
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"toots",
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"wassails"
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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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"jammed":{
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"containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bare",
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"blank",
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"devoid",
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"empty",
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"stark",
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"vacant",
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"void"
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],
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"examples":[
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"tour buses, jammed with eager sightseers, invariably stop at that spot"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"incomplete",
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"insufficient",
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"short",
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"shortish",
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"shy",
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"wanting",
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"depleted",
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"drained",
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"exhausted"
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],
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"related":[
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"overcrowded",
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"overfilled",
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"overflowing",
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"overfull",
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"overladen",
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"overloaded",
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"overstuffed",
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"abounding",
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"flush",
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"fraught",
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"replete",
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"rife",
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"swarming",
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"teeming"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brimful",
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"brimming",
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"bursting",
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"chock-full",
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"chockful",
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"chockablock",
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"crammed",
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"crowded",
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"fat",
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"filled",
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"full",
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"jam-packed",
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"loaded",
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"packed",
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"stuffed"
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]
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},
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"firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge":{
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"antonyms":[
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"insecure",
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"loose"
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],
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"examples":[
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"this jammed door just won't budge"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detached",
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"dislodged",
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"freed",
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"loosened",
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"unattached",
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"unbound",
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"undone",
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"unfastened",
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"unsecured",
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"movable",
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"moveable",
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"yielding"
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],
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"related":[
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"bonded",
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"cemented",
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"glued",
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"anchored",
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"clamped",
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"embedded",
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"imbedded",
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"entrenched",
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"intrenched",
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"impacted",
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"implanted",
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"attached",
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"bound",
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"fastened",
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"secured",
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"immovable",
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"unyielding"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fast",
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"firm",
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"frozen",
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"lodged",
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"set",
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"snug",
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"stuck",
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"tight",
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"wedged"
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]
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},
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"to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"filled",
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"heaped",
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"jam-packed",
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"loaded",
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"packed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crammed",
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"crowded",
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"crushed",
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"rammed",
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"sandwiched",
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"shoehorned",
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"squeezed",
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"stuffed",
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"wedged"
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]
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},
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"to force one's way":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"rammed",
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"shoved",
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"thrust"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bored",
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"bulldozed",
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"bulled",
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"crashed",
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"elbowed",
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"jostled",
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"muscled",
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"pressed",
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"pushed",
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"shouldered",
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"squeezed"
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]
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},
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"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cleared",
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"freed",
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"opened (up)",
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"unblocked",
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"unclogged",
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"unplugged",
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"unstopped"
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],
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"examples":[
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"firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"excavated",
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"hollowed (out)",
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"scooped (out)",
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"emptied",
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"lightened"
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],
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"related":[
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"bunged",
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"corked",
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"spiled",
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"stoppered",
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"stoppled",
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"filled",
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"gridlocked",
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"packed",
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"furred",
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"silted",
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"flooded",
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"glutted",
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"inundated",
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"overwhelmed",
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"swamped"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blocked",
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"choked",
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"clogged",
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"clotted",
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"congested",
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"dammed",
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"gummed (up)",
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"obstructed",
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"occluded",
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"plugged (up)",
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"stopped (up)",
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"stuffed"
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]
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},
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"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cleared",
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"emptied",
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"evacuated",
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"vacated",
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"voided"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lightened",
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"depleted",
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"drained",
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"eliminated",
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"exhausted",
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"bled",
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"drew (off)",
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"cleaned",
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"flushed",
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"purged",
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"scoured",
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"swept"
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],
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"related":[
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"drenched",
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"flooded",
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"glutted",
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"swamped",
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"bloated",
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"bulked",
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"crowded",
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"crushed",
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"matted",
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"pressed",
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"rammed",
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"shoved",
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"squashed",
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"squeezed",
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"refilled",
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"refreshed",
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"reloaded",
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"repacked",
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"replenished",
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"overcharged",
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"overfilled",
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"overflowed",
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"saturated",
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"honeycombed",
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"penetrated"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brimmed",
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"charged",
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"crammed",
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"filled",
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"heaped",
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"jam-packed",
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"loaded",
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"packed",
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"stuffed"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"jambalayas":{
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"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
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"examples":[
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"its jambalaya of widely diverse nationalities and races gives the urban neighborhood a rich vitality"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"agglomerates",
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"agglomerations",
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"alphabet soups",
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"assortments",
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"botches",
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"clutters",
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"collages",
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"crazy quilts",
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"farragoes",
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"gallimaufries",
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"grab bags",
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"gumbos",
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"hashes",
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"hodgepodges",
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"hotchpotches",
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"jumbles",
|
|
"jungles",
|
|
"litters",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doines",
|
|
"medleys",
|
|
"m\u00e9langes",
|
|
"menageries",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"mishmashes",
|
|
"mixed bags",
|
|
"montages",
|
|
"motleys",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"olios",
|
|
"olla podridas",
|
|
"ollas podridas",
|
|
"omnium-gatherums",
|
|
"pastiches",
|
|
"patchwork quilts",
|
|
"patchworks",
|
|
"potpourris",
|
|
"ragbags",
|
|
"ragouts",
|
|
"rummages",
|
|
"salads",
|
|
"salmagundis",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"smorgasbords",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"tumbles",
|
|
"varieties",
|
|
"welters"
|
|
],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"aggregations",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"conglomerations",
|
|
"catchalls",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"alloys",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"commixtures",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"bollixes",
|
|
"chaoses",
|
|
"confusions",
|
|
"disarrangements",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"dog's breakfasts",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"morasses",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglios",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jam-ups":{
|
|
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"knowing that there was a big traffic jam-up ahead, we took the detour that the locals always use"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backups",
|
|
"bottlenecks",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"logjams",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tailbacks",
|
|
"tie-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"gridlocks",
|
|
"locks",
|
|
"congestions",
|
|
"traffic",
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"slowdowns",
|
|
"stoppages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jam-packing":{
|
|
"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brimming",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"cramming",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"jamming",
|
|
"loading",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"stuffing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drenching",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"glutting",
|
|
"swamping",
|
|
"bloating",
|
|
"bulking",
|
|
"crowding",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"matting",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"ramming",
|
|
"shoving",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"refilling",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"reloading",
|
|
"repacking",
|
|
"replenishing",
|
|
"overcharging",
|
|
"overfilling",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"saturating",
|
|
"honeycombing",
|
|
"penetrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"drawing (off)",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"scouring",
|
|
"sweeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"emptying",
|
|
"evacuating",
|
|
"vacating",
|
|
"voiding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jams":{
|
|
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backups",
|
|
"bottlenecks",
|
|
"jam-ups",
|
|
"logjams",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tailbacks",
|
|
"tie-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"gridlocks",
|
|
"locks",
|
|
"congestions",
|
|
"traffic",
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"slowdowns",
|
|
"stoppages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heavy rain puts us in a real jam : all of the preparations are for a garden wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"catch-22's",
|
|
"catch-22s",
|
|
"corners",
|
|
"dilemmas",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"impasses",
|
|
"jackpots",
|
|
"mires",
|
|
"pickles",
|
|
"predicaments",
|
|
"quagmires",
|
|
"rabbit holes",
|
|
"rattraps",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sticky wickets",
|
|
"swamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"difficulties",
|
|
"nodes",
|
|
"hot waters",
|
|
"soups",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"plights",
|
|
"quandaries",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"logjams",
|
|
"stalemates",
|
|
"standstills",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"crises",
|
|
"crossroads",
|
|
"emergencies",
|
|
"exigencies",
|
|
"junctures",
|
|
"straits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"sandwiches",
|
|
"shoehorns",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"stuffs",
|
|
"wedges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"jam-packs",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"packs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"congests",
|
|
"dams",
|
|
"gums (up)",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"occludes",
|
|
"plugs (up)",
|
|
"stops (up)",
|
|
"stuffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bungs",
|
|
"corks",
|
|
"spiles",
|
|
"stoppers",
|
|
"stopples",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"gridlocks",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"furs",
|
|
"silts",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"gluts",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"swamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excavates",
|
|
"hollows (out)",
|
|
"scoops (out)",
|
|
"empties",
|
|
"lightens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"opens (up)",
|
|
"unblocks",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brims",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"jam-packs",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"stuffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drenches",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"gluts",
|
|
"swamps",
|
|
"bloats",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"mats",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"refills",
|
|
"refreshes",
|
|
"reloads",
|
|
"repacks",
|
|
"replenishes",
|
|
"overcharges",
|
|
"overfills",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
"honeycombs",
|
|
"penetrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"draws (off)",
|
|
"cleans",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"scours",
|
|
"sweeps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"empties",
|
|
"evacuates",
|
|
"vacates",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to force one's way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"bulldozes",
|
|
"bulls",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"elbows",
|
|
"jostles",
|
|
"muscles",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"pushes",
|
|
"shoulders",
|
|
"squeezes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"thrusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jam-up":{
|
|
"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"knowing that there was a big traffic jam-up ahead, we took the detour that the locals always use"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backup",
|
|
"bottleneck",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"logjam",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tailback",
|
|
"tie-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"gridlock",
|
|
"lock",
|
|
"congestion",
|
|
"traffic",
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"slowdown",
|
|
"stoppage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jambalaya":{
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"its jambalaya of widely diverse nationalities and races gives the urban neighborhood a rich vitality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"catchall",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"bollix",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"dog's breakfast",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"morass",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jam-packs":{
|
|
"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brims",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"stuffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drenches",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"gluts",
|
|
"swamps",
|
|
"bloats",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"mats",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"refills",
|
|
"refreshes",
|
|
"reloads",
|
|
"repacks",
|
|
"replenishes",
|
|
"overcharges",
|
|
"overfills",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
"honeycombs",
|
|
"penetrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"draws (off)",
|
|
"cleans",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"scours",
|
|
"sweeps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"empties",
|
|
"evacuates",
|
|
"vacates",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jam-packed":{
|
|
"containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a film jam-packed with spectacular action sequences"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brimful",
|
|
"brimming",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"chock-full",
|
|
"chockful",
|
|
"chockablock",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"fat",
|
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"filled",
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"full",
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"jammed",
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"loaded",
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"packed",
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"stuffed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"overcrowded",
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"overfilled",
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"overflowing",
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"overfull",
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"overladen",
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"overloaded",
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"overstuffed",
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"abounding",
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"flush",
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"fraught",
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"replete",
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"rife",
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"swarming",
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"teeming"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"incomplete",
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"insufficient",
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"short",
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"shortish",
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"shy",
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"wanting",
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"depleted",
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"drained",
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"exhausted"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bare",
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"blank",
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"devoid",
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"empty",
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"stark",
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"vacant",
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"void"
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]
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},
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"having little space between items or parts":{
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"examples":[
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"the jam-packed placement of the chicken pieces in the frying pan prevented them from browning properly"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"close",
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"compact",
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"crowded",
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"dense",
|
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"packed",
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"serried",
|
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"thick",
|
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"tight"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"crammed",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"overcrowded",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"massed",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"wall-to-wall",
|
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"airtight",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"congested",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"impermeable",
|
|
"impervious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commodious",
|
|
"roomy",
|
|
"spacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"uncrowded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brimmed",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"stuffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"bloated",
|
|
"bulked",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"matted",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"rammed",
|
|
"shoved",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"refilled",
|
|
"refreshed",
|
|
"reloaded",
|
|
"repacked",
|
|
"replenished",
|
|
"overcharged",
|
|
"overfilled",
|
|
"overflowed",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"honeycombed",
|
|
"penetrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"drew (off)",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"scoured",
|
|
"swept"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"evacuated",
|
|
"vacated",
|
|
"voided"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jam session":{
|
|
"as in jam , sing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceilidh",
|
|
"ceili",
|
|
"hootenanny",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"sing",
|
|
"songfest",
|
|
"recital",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"festival",
|
|
"fete",
|
|
"f\u00eate",
|
|
"shindig",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"presentation",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"musicale"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |