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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be able |
| Synonyms: | be capable of, be equal to, be up to, be within one's area, be within one's control, can do, commit, could, cut the mustard, have it made, lie in one's power, make it, make out, make the grade, manage, may, take care of |
| Notes: | can applies to what is possible and may to what is permissible; can means 'able to,' may means 'permitted to' |
| Antonyms: | cannot |
| Main Entry: | handle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, take care of |
| Synonyms: | administer, advise, apply, behave toward, bestow, call the signals, command, conduct, control, cope with, cut the mustard, deal with, direct, discuss, dispense, dominate, employ, exercise, exploit, get a handle on, govern, guide, hack it, make out, make the grade, maneuver, manipulate, operate, play, ply, run things, serve, steer, supervise, swing, take, treat, use, utilize, wield, work |
| Antonyms: | disregard, mismanage, misuse, neglect |
| Main Entry: | suit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be acceptable, appropriate |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, answer, answer a need, be proper for, be seemly, become, befit, benefit, beseem, check, check out, conform, correspond, cut the mustard, do, enhance, fill the bill, fit, fit in, flatter, fulfill, get by, go, go together, go with, gratify, harmonize, make the grade, match, pass muster, please, satisfy, serve, square, suffice, tally |
| Antonyms: | disagree, displease, dissatisfy |
| Main Entry: | make the cut |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make the grade |
| Synonyms: | cut the mustard, hack it, make it |
| Main Entry: | pass muster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make the standard |
| Synonyms: | come through with flying colors, come up to scratch, come up to snuff, cut the mustard, do credit to, fill the bill, find favor with, get by, make it, make the cut, make the grade, measure up, meet with approval, pass, pass inspection, prove acceptable, recommend itself, satisfy requirements, stand the test, stand up, suffice |
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