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chalks up
| Main Entry: |
chalk up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attribute |
| Synonyms: | ascribe to, attribute, charge, credit |
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay with credit card |
| Synonyms: | book, buy on credit, chalk up, cuff, debit, encumber, go into hock, incur debt, nick, paste, put on account, put on one's card, put on the cuff, put on the tab, receive credit, run up |
| Antonyms: | pay by check, pay cash |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy into, buy off, buy out, capture, cash in on, chalk up, clean up, clear, come by, compass, cop, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, get hands on, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, lock up, make, make a buy, make a killing, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, snap up, snowball, succeed to, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in possession |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, hog, hold, include, keep, land, latch on to, lock up, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, sit on, take, take in, teem with |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up, collect, come by, compass, cop, corral, drum up, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab, occupy, pick up, pocket, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Notes: | obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
| Main Entry: | pick up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain, find |
| Synonyms: | acquire, annex, buy, chalk up, come across, compass, cull, extract, gain, garner, gather, get, get the hang of, glean, happen upon, have, learn, procure, purchase, score, secure, take |
| Antonyms: | have, spend, throw away |
| Main Entry: | record |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | write down; store information |
| Synonyms: | book, can*, catalog, chalk up, chronicle, copy, cut, cut a track, document, dub, enroll, enter, enumerate, file, indite, inscribe, insert, jot down, keep account, lay down, list, log, make a recording, mark, mark down, matriculate, note, post, preserve, put down, put in writing, put on file, put on paper, put on tape, register, report, set down, tabulate, take down, tape, tape-record, transcribe, video*, videotape, wax, write in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | score |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep count |
| Synonyms: | add, calculate, chalk up, count, enumerate, keep tally, rack up, reckon, record, register, tally, total |
| Main Entry: | score |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, succeed |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, amass, arrive, attain, chalk up, connect, flourish, gain, gain advantage, get*, hit pay dirt, impress, luck out, make a killing, make an impression, make the grade, notch, procure, prosper, pull off, put over, rack up, reach, realize, secure, take the cake, thrive, triumph, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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