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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking into custody |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff, glom, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, mitt, nab, nail, nick, nip, pick up*, pickle, pinch*, preventive custody, protective custody, pull in, pull*, restraining, run in, sequestering, snare, sweep* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sock |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | hit hard |
| Synonyms: | beat, belt, bop, buffet, chop, clout, cuff, ding, nail, paste, punch, slap, smack, smash, soak, whack |
| Antonyms: | tap |
| Main Entry: | tack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short pin for attaching |
| Synonyms: | brad, nail, point, pushpin, staple, thumbtack |
| Main Entry: | whack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hit |
| Synonyms: | bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, biff, box, buffet, clobber, clout, crack, cuff, ding, lambaste*, nail, rap, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, thrash, thump, thwack, wallop, wham |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [Limited space] Place. |
| Category: | 1. ABSTRACT SPACE |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
place, lieu, spot, point, dot; niche, nook (corner); hole; pigeonhole (receptacle); compartment; premises, precinct, station; area, courtyard, square; abode; locality (situation)., ins and outs; every hole and corner.
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