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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break or fall into pieces |
| Synonyms: | break up, collapse, crumb, crush, decay, decompose, degenerate, deteriorate, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, go to pieces, granulate, grind, molder, perish, powder, pulverize, putrefy, triturate, tumble |
| Antonyms: | build, put together |
| Main Entry: | edge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sharpen |
| Synonyms: | file, grind, hone, polish, sharpen, strop, whet |
| Antonyms: | blunt, dull, thicken |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
| Synonyms: | address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture |
| Notes: | an endeavor is a purposeful or industrious undertaking that requires effort; try is an attempt or effort |
| Antonyms: | be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off |
| Main Entry: | granulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crush into tiny pieces |
| Synonyms: | atomize, comminute, crumble, crystallize, disintegrate, grate, grind, make coarse, make grainy, pound, powder, pulverize, triturate |
| Main Entry: | grub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | drudge, grind, labor, moil, plod, slave, slog, sweat, toil |
| Antonyms: | idle, laze, tinker |
| Main Entry: | hammer away/hammer into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard at |
| Synonyms: | continue, drive home, drub into, drudge, drum into, endeavor, grind into, grind*, impress upon, instruct, keep on, peg away, persevere, persist, plug away, pound away, repeat, stick to, try hard, try repeatedly, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sharpen |
| Synonyms: | acuminate, edge, file, grind, make sharp, put a point on, put an edge on, whet |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something |
| Main Entry: | jar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shock, jolt |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bang, bounce, bump, clash, convulse, crash, disturb, grate, grind, hit, irritate, jerk, jiggle, jounce, jump, offend, quake, rasp, rattle, rock, shake, slam, thump, tremor, vibrate, wiggle, wobble |
| Main Entry: | jar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clash, disharmonize |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bicker, contend, disaccord, disagree, discompose, discord, grate, grind, interfere, irk, irritate, jangle, mismatch, nettle, oppose, outrage, quarrel, shock, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, harmonize |
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