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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male animal |
| Synonyms: | bull, stag |
| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally fight |
| Synonyms: | altercate, bandy, battle, bicker, break with, buck, bump heads, contend, cross, cross swords, disagree, dispute, face down, face off, feud, gang up on, get in one's face, go one on one, hammer, hammer away, hash, hash over, hassle, have at each other, have at it, jump, jump on, knock around, lock horns, mix it up, pettifog, pick an argument, put up a fight, put up a struggle, quarrel, quibble, rehash, row, sass, set to, sock it to, squabble, stick it to, talk back, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, harmonize, ignore, overlook |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring |
| Synonyms: | buck, carry, convey, deliver, ferry, fetch, lug, move, pack, take, tote, transfer, transport |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
| Antonyms: | refuse, take, throw away |
Example Sentences
- Buck showtimes and ticket information by city or zip code.
- Someone should be held accountable, and the buck stops with the president.
- Company bosses often complain that hedge funds are out to ruin them or their business for a quick buck.
| Main Entry: | bill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of paper money |
| Synonyms: | bank note, buck, certificate, currency, dollar, greenback, long green, skin* |
| Antonyms: | coin |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spring up; rebound |
| Synonyms: | backlash, bob, boomerang, bound, buck, bump, carom, fly back, glance off, hop, hurdle, jerk up and down, jounce, jump, kick back, leap, rebound, recoil, resile, ricochet, saltate, snap back, spring back, thump, vault |
| Main Entry: | boy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young man |
| Synonyms: | buck, cadet, chap, child, dude*, fellow, gamin, guy, half-pint, junior, lad, little guy, little shaver, master, punk*, puppy, runt, schoolboy, shaver, small fry, sonny, sprout*, squirt, stripling, tadpole, whippersnapper, youngster, youth |
| Antonyms: | girl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brawl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight nastily |
| Synonyms: | altercate, argue, battle, bicker, buck*, caterwaul, dispute, kick up a row, quarrel, raise Cain, roughhouse, row, rumble*, scrap, scuffle, spat, squabble, tussle, wrangle, wrestle |
| Antonyms: | make peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport or accompany |
| Synonyms: | attend, back, bear, buck*, carry, chaperon, companion, conduct, consort, convey, deliver, escort, fetch, gather, guide, gun*, heel, import, lead, lug, pack, pick up, piggyback, ride, schlepp, shoulder, take, take along, tote, transfer, transport, truck, usher |
| Antonyms: | drop, leave, quit, refuse, shun, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collide, hit, usually with sound |
| Synonyms: | bang, bounce, box, buck, bunt, butt, carom, clap, clatter, crack, crash, impinge, jar, jerk, jolt, jostle, jounce, knock, pat, plop, plunk, pound, punch, rap, rattle, shake, slam, slap, smack, smash into, strike, thud, thump, thunder, thwack, whack |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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