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[mas-ter, mah-ster] 
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| Main Entry: |
master
[mas-ter, mah-ster]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | learn; become proficient |
| Synonyms: | acquire, beat the game, beat the system, bone up, bury yourself in, comprehend, cram, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, hit the books, learn the ropes, megastudy, pick up, study, swamp*, understand |
| Antonyms: | be ignorant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat; gain advantage |
| Synonyms: | KO, beat, beat up, better, blank*, blast*, bulldoze, clobber, conquer, cream*, deck, drub, exceed, excel, flax, floor*, get the better of, knock off, lambaste, let have it, lick*, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shoot down, shut down, surpass, take care of, take down, tan*, thrash*, top, total, transcend, trash*, triumph, triumph over, trounce, wallop, waste*, wax, whip*, whomp, whop, wipe out, wipe the floor with, wipe, zap |
| Antonyms: | give up, lose, relent, surrender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bridle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, hold back |
| Synonyms: | constrain, control, curb, govern, inhibit, keep in check, master, moderate, repress, restrain, rule, subdue, suppress, withhold |
| Notes: | bridal relates to a bride or a marriage ceremony while a bridle is a harness |
| Antonyms: | let go, release, set free |
| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat, overcome |
| Synonyms: | beat, bring to knees, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream*, crush, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, get the better of, humble, lick, master, outwit, overmaster, overpower, override, overthrow, prevail, quell, reduce, rout, shut down, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, throw, thwart, total*, trample underfoot, trash, triumph, vanquish, whip, wipe off map, worst, zap |
| Antonyms: | capitulate, fail, give up, lose, retreat, succumb, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | win; obtain |
| Synonyms: | achieve, acquire, annex, best, master, occupy, overcome, overrun, prevail, seize, succeed, triumph |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, lose, surrender |
| Main Entry: | digest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to understand |
| Synonyms: | absorb, analyze, assimilate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, grasp, master, meditate, ponder, study, take in, think about, think over |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | figure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand; decide, infer |
| Synonyms: | catch on to, cipher, clear up, comprehend, conclude, crack, decipher, decode, determine, discover, disentangle, dope out, fathom, follow, get*, make heads or tails of, make out, master, opine, puzzle out, reason, resolve, rule, see, settle, solve, suppose, think, think out, unfold, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hurdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jump over an obstacle |
| Synonyms: | bounce, bound, clear, conquer, down, hop, jump across, leap over, lick, lop, master, negotiate, over, overcome, saltate, scale, spring, surmount, vault |
| Main Entry: | learn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire information |
| Synonyms: | apprentice, attain, be taught, be trained, become able, become versed, brush up on, burn midnight oil, commit to memory, con, crack the books, cram, determine, drink in, enroll, gain, get, get down pat, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, imbibe, improve mind, lucubrate, major in, master, matriculate, memorize, minor in, peruse, pick up*, pore over, prepare, read, receive, review, soak up, specialize in, study, take course, take in, train in, wade through |
| Antonyms: | teach |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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