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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay, wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, be left, bide, bivouac, bunk, cling, continue, delay, dwell, endure, freeze, go on, halt, hang, hang out, hold over, hold the fort, hover, inhabit, keep on, last, linger, live, lodge, make camp, nest, outlast, outlive, pause, perch, persist, prevail, put on hold, remain standing, reside, rest, roost, sit out, sit through, sit tight, sojourn, squat, stand, stay behind, stay in, stay over, stay put, stick around, stop, survive, tarry, visit, wait |
| Antonyms: | depart, forge, go, leave, move |
| Main Entry: | socialize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be friendly at gatherings |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum with, club*, consort, entertain, fraternize, get about, get around, get together, go out, hang around with, hang out, hobnob, join, keep company, league, make advances, make the rounds, mingle, mix, pal around, run with, tie up with |
| Antonyms: | exclude, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait |
| Synonyms: | abide, bide, bunk, continue, dally, delay, endure, establish oneself, halt, hang, hang about, hang around, hang in, hang out, hold the fort, hover, lag, last, linger, loiter, nest, outstay, pause, perch, procrastinate, put down roots, remain, reprieve, reside, respite, roost, settle, sit tight, sojourn, squat, stand, stay out, stay put, stick around, stop, sweat it out, sweat*, tarry |
| Antonyms: | advance, go, leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wait |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pause, rest |
| Synonyms: | abide, anticipate, await, bide, bide one's time, cool it, dally, delay, expect, fill time, foresee, hang around, hang onto your hat, hang out, hang*, hold back, hold everything, hold on, hold the phone, hole up, keep shirt on, lie in wait, lie low, linger, look for, look forward to, mark time, put on hold, remain, save it, sit tight, sit up for, stall, stand by, stay, stay up for, stick around, sweat it, tarry, watch |
| Antonyms: | carry out, do, forge, forward, go, go ahead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hang around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate |
| Synonyms: | abide, affect, dally, frequent, glom, hang about, hang out, haunt, linger, live, loiter, reside, resort, roam, spend time, swell, tarry, waste time |
| Main Entry: | laze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | idle |
| Synonyms: | be inactive, be indolent, be slothful, be unoccupied, bum around, bum*, dally, dillydally, dream, drift, evade, fool around, fritter away, goldbrick, hang out*, kill time, knock around, let down, lie, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, lounge around, malinger, not lift a finger, pass time, piddle, relax, saunter, shirk, sit around, slack, slow down, stall, stand around, stroll, take it easy, trifle, twiddle thumbs, vegetate, waste time, while away hours |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nationalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | socialize |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum with, club*, communalize, consort, entertain, fraternize, get about, get around, get together, go out, hang around with, hang out*, hobnob, join, keep company, league, make advances, make the rounds, mingle, mix, pal around, run with, tie up with |
| Notes: | nationalize means to put under state control or ownership, while naturalize means make into a citizen or adopt to another place |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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