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| Main Entry: | bust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin, impoverish |
| Synonyms: | become insolvent, break, crash, fail, fold up, go bankrupt, go into Chapter 11, pauperize |
| Antonyms: | aid, help |
| Main Entry: | bust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrest for illegal action |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, catch, collar, cop, detain, nab, pick up, pinch, pull in, raid, run in, search |
| Antonyms: | exonerate, let go |
| Main Entry: | bust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically break |
| Synonyms: | burst, fold, fracture, rupture |
| Antonyms: | fix, mend |
| 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: | noun |
| Definition: | taking into custody |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff, glom, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pick up*, pickle, pinch*, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, pull*, restraining, run in, sequestering, snare, sweep* |
* = 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: | assail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack, usually with words |
| Synonyms: | abuse, assault, bash, berate, beset, blast, blister, bust, charge, come at, criticize, encounter, have at, impugn, invade, lambaste, lay into, malign, maltreat, molest, revile, set upon, trash*, vilify, work over |
| Notes: | to assail a task is to approach it with the intent of mastering it, from Latin salire 'to leap'; assault is also based on this word and assail and assault can be synonyms |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault physically |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggress, ambush, assail, assault, bash, bat, bean, beat, beset, besiege, biff, blast, blister, boff, bombard, boot, bop, brain*, bust, charge, chop down, clip, clock, club, combat, cook*, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, jump, kick, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, larrup, lay siege to, light into, molest, mug, overwhelm, pounce upon, punch, raid, rush, set upon, slog, soak, stab, storm, strike, take the offensive, turn on, wallop, whop |
| Antonyms: | aid, defend, protect, resist, retreat, shelter, shield, submit, support, surrender, sustain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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