Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force out |
| Synonyms: | boot, chase, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, kick out, press, project, squeeze*, throw out, thrust |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bulge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | project outward |
| Synonyms: | bag, balloon, beetle, belly, bilge, billow, bloat, blob, bug out, dilate, distend, enlarge, expand, extrude, jut, overhang, poke, pop out, pouch, protrude, protuberate, puff out, sag, stand out, stick out, swell |
| Antonyms: | cave in, depress |
| Main Entry: | eject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw or be thrown out |
| Synonyms: | banish, bounce*, bump, cast out, debar, disbar, discharge, disgorge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, ditch, do away with, drive off, dump*, eighty-six, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eradicate, eruct, erupt, evict, exclude, expel, expulse, extrude, fire, force out, get rid of, give the boot, heave out, irrupt, kick out, kiss goodbye, oust, reject, rout, sack, send packing, show the gate to, spew, spit out, spout, squeeze out, throw overboard, turn out, unloose, vomit |
| Antonyms: | take in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diffuse, discharge |
| Synonyms: | afford, beam, belch, breathe, cast out, disembogue, drip, eject, emanate, erupt, evacuate, excrete, exhale, expectorate, expel, expend, expire, extrude, exude, give off, give out, give vent to, gush, issue, jet, let off, loose, ooze, pass, perspire, pour, pronounce, purge, radiate, reek, secrete, send forth, send out, shed, shoot, speak, spew, spill, spit, squirt, throw out, transmit, utter, vent, voice, void, vomit, yield |
| Antonyms: | conceal, contain, refrain, repress, suppress, withhold |
| Main Entry: | evict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw out from residence |
| Synonyms: | boot out, bounce*, chase, dislodge, dismiss, dispossess, eject, expel, extrude, force out, heave-ho, kick out, oust, out, put out, remove, send packing, show out, show the door, shut out, toss out on ear, turn out |
| Antonyms: | admit, board, include, lease, receive, rent, take in, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kick out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | ax, boot, bounce*, can*, cashier, chase, chuck, discharge, dismiss, drop, eject, evict, expel, extrude, fire, oust, out, reject, remove, sack, throw out, toss out |
| Antonyms: | allow, hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | protrude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick out |
| Synonyms: | beetle, bulge, butt out, come through, distend, extend, extrude, jut, jut out, obtrude, overhang, point, poke, pop, pouch, pout, project, shoot out, stand out, start, stick up, swell |
| Antonyms: | depress, sink |
| Main Entry: | secrete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give off, emit |
| Synonyms: | discharge, emanate, excrete, extravasate, extrude, exude, perspire, produce, sweat |
| Antonyms: | fill, pour in |
| Main Entry: | stick out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bulge |
| Synonyms: | beetle, come through, extend, extrude, jut, obtrude, outthrust, overhang, poke, pouch, pout, project, protend, protrude, push, show, stand out |
| Antonyms: | depress |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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