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lay low
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide, disguise |
| Synonyms: | beard, burrow, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, couch, cover, cover up, dissemble, ditch, duck, ensconce, enshroud, harbor, hole up, keep dark, keep secret, lie low, lurk, mask, masquerade, obscure, plant*, put in a hole, screen, secrete, shelter, skulk, slink, sneak, stash, stay out of sight, stow, tuck away, veil, wrap |
| Antonyms: | disclose, divulge, expose, lay bare, let out, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sit tight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be patient, wait |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, bide one's time, cool it, fill time, hang around, hang out, hold on, hold the phone, keep your shirt on, lie in wait, lie low, linger, mark time, put on hold, stall, stand by, stay put, stick around |
| 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: | wait and see |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | watch and wait |
| Synonyms: | bide one's time, lie low, play a waiting game, tread water |
| Main Entry: | stash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, blot out, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, dissemble, ditch, duck*, eclipse, ensconce, go into hiding, go underground, harbor, hold back, hole up, hush up, keep from, keep secret, lie low, lock up, mask, not give away, not tell, obscure, occult, plant*, protect, put out of the way, reserve, salt away, screen, secrete, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, smuggle, squirrel, stifle, stow away, suppress, take cover, tuck away, veil, withhold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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