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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch |
| Synonyms: | acquire, apprehend, capture, collar, gain, get, hook, kill, land, nab, nail, net, seize, shoot, take, trap |
| Antonyms: | lose |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and arrest |
| Synonyms: | bag*, bust, capture, collar, cop, grab, nab, nail, place under arrest, run in, seize, take in, take into custody, take prisoner |
| Antonyms: | lose, not catch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | convince, relieve doubt |
| Synonyms: | bag*, bet on, comfort, encourage, hearten, inspire, persuade, reassure, satisfy, sell on, sell*, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bulge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | project outward |
| Synonyms: | bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bilge, billow, bloat, blob, bug out, dilate, distend, enlarge, expand, extrude, jut, overhang, poke, pop out, pouch, protrude, protuberate, puff out, sag, stand out, stick out, swell |
| Antonyms: | cave in, depress |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, liberate, lose, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensnare, apprehend |
| Synonyms: | arrest, bag, bust, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release |
| Main Entry: | collar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | apprehend |
| Synonyms: | abduct, appropriate, arrest, bag, capture, catch, cop, corner, get, grab, hook, lay hands on, nab, nail, prehend, secure, seize, take, tree |
| Antonyms: | let go, lose, release |
| Main Entry: | earn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deserve a reward |
| Synonyms: | acquire, attain, bag, be entitled to, be worthy of, come by, gain, harvest, merit, net, rate, reap, score, warrant, win |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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