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| Main Entry: |
buckle down
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | address, apply oneself, attend to, bend, concentrate on, dedicate oneself to, devote oneself to, exert oneself, get serious, give, give oneself over to, keep close to, keep one's mind on, knuckle down, launch into, occupy oneself with, pitch in, plunge into, put one's hand to the plow, put one's nose to the grindstone, set to, swing into action, take the bull by the horns, throw, turn |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, ignore, relax |
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set to work |
| Synonyms: | buckle down, deal with, dive into, plunge into, set to, start in on, tackle, take up, tear into |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, slough off |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put all of efforts toward |
| Synonyms: | address, aim, apply, bend, buckle down, devote, endeavor, fix, give, set, settle, strive, throw, try, turn |
| Main Entry: | fall to |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set about doing |
| Synonyms: | apply oneself to, be up to, begin, buckle down, commence, jump in, pitch in, start, undertake, wade into |
| Antonyms: | be idle, forget, ignore, laze, neglect |
| Main Entry: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose action, belief |
| Synonyms: | argue, bicker, buck*, buckle down, carry on, combat, conduct, contest, continue, defy, dispute, effect, endure, engage in, exert oneself, fall out, force, further, hammer away, hassle, lay into, light into, maintain, make a stand against, oppose, persevere, persist, prosecute, push forward, put up an argument, repel, resist, row, spare no effort, squabble, stand up to, strive, struggle, support, take on, take pains, tangle with, toil on, travail, traverse, uphold, wage, withstand, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, believe, support, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform action |
| Synonyms: | address, apply, bend, buckle down, cause, devote, direct, do, engender, lead, make, occasion, produce, throw, turn |
| Main Entry: | pitch in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help out |
| Synonyms: | aid, attack, begin, buckle down, chip in, chip in, come through, commence, contribute, contribute work, cooperate, do, do one's bit, fall to, get cracking, get going, go to it, help, help; get busy, hop to it, join in, jump in, launch, lend a hand, lend a hand, participate, plunge into, set about, set to, subscribe, tackle, tee off, volunteer, wade in |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, prevent |
| Main Entry: | plod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work slowly and under duress |
| Synonyms: | bear down, buckle down, drudge, grind, knuckle down, labor, persevere, plough through, plug away, scratch*, slave, sweat*, toil |
| Antonyms: | breeze |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plod |
| Synonyms: | bear down, buckle down, drag, drudge, flounder, grind, labor, lumber, plough through, plug, schlepp, slave, stomp, sweat*, toil, tramp, trample, trudge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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