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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attack, seizure |
| Synonyms: | arrest, assault, break-in, bust, capture, descent, foray, forced entrance, hit-and-run, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, onset, onslaught, pull, reconnaissance, roundup, sally, shootup, sortie, surprise attack, sweep, tipover |
| Main Entry: | rush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charge, attack |
| Synonyms: | capture, overcome, storm, surge, take by storm |
| Antonyms: | guard, protect |
| Main Entry: | satisfy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | please, content |
| Synonyms: | amuse, animate, appease, assuage, befriend, brighten up, captivate, capture, cheer, cloy, comfort, conciliate, delight, do the trick, elate, enliven, entertain, enthrall, exhilarate, fascinate, fill, fill the bill, flatter, get by, gladden, glut, gorge, gratify, hit the spot, humor, indulge, make merry, make the grade, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quench, rejoice, sate, satiate, score, sell, sell on, slake, suit, surfeit |
| Antonyms: | anger, disappoint, discontent, dissatisfy, upset |
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, acquire, annex, assure, bag*, buy, capture, catch, chalk up, cinch, come by, ensure, gain, get, get hold of, grasp, guarantee, have, hook, insure, land, lock, lock up, make sure, pick up, procure, rack up, take, win |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, give up, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | seize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abduct; take by force |
| Synonyms: | ambush, annex, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, bag, bust, capture, carry off, catch, claw, clutch, commandeer, confiscate, conquer, exact, force, gain, get, grab, grasp, hijack, hook, impound, incorporate, kidnap, lift, nab, nail, occupy, overcome, overpower, overrun, overwhelm, pick up, pounce, secure, snag, snare, spirit away, subdue, take, take by storm, take captive, take over, take possession of, throttle, trap, usurp, wrench |
| Notes: | cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, release |
| Main Entry: | shanghai |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kidnap |
| Synonyms: | abduct, capture, carry away, carry off, grab, hijack, hold for ransom, pirate, run away with, seize, skyjack, snatch |
| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sneak up on; catch |
| Synonyms: | ambush, burst in on, bushwhack, capture, catch in the act, catch off-balance, catch off-guard, catch red-handed, catch unawares, come down on, discover, drop in on, grab, grasp, lay for, lie in wait, nab, seize, spring on, startle, take, take by surprise, waylay |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
| Antonyms: | expect |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get; help oneself to |
| Synonyms: | abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture, carry off, carve out, catch, clasp, clutch, collar, collect, earn, ensnare, entrap, gain possession, gather up, get hold of, grab, grasp, grip, handle, haul in, have, hold, lay hold of, obtain, overtake, pick up, prehend, pull in, reach, reap, receive, secure, seize, snag, snatch, strike, take hold of, take in, win |
| Antonyms: | give, receive |
| Main Entry: | track/track down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | follow, pursue |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, be hot on the trail, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bring to light, capture, catch, chase, cover, dig up, discover, do, dog footsteps of, dog*, draw an inference, expose, ferret out, find, go after, hunt, piece together, put together, run down, scout, shadow, smell out, sniff out, stalk, stick to, tail, trace, trail, travel, traverse, unearth |
| Antonyms: | run away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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