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| Main Entry: |
look out
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be wary |
| Synonyms: | be alert, be careful, be on guard, beware, check out, have a care, heads up, hearken, keep an eye out, keep tabs, listen, mind, notice, pay attention, peg, pick up on, scope, shotgun, size up, spot, spy, watch out |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, designate |
| Synonyms: | announce, appoint, cite, classify, commission, connote, declare, delegate, denote, elect, identify, index, instance, list, make, mark, mention, nominate, peg, pin down, point to, put down for, put finger on, recognize, refer to, remark, select, signify, single out, slot, specify, suggest, tab, tag, tap |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | pigeonhole |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize; shelve |
| Synonyms: | assort, class, classify, defer, delay, dismiss, file, group, hold, hold off, hold up, label, lay aside, peg, postpone, put aside, put down as, put off, put on hold, put on ice, put on the bank burner, rank, sideline, sort, tab, table, type cast |
| Main Entry: | pitch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw, hurl |
| Synonyms: | bung, cast, chuck, fire, fling, gun, heave, launch, lob, peg, sling, toss, unseat |
| Notes: | to put up a tent is to pitch it; to take down a tent is to strike it pitch is movement up and down and yaw is movement side to side on a ship, airplane, or other conveyance |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | locate, situate |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, assign, deposit, distribute, establish, finger, fix, install, lay, lodge, nail, park, peg, plant, position, put, quarter, repose, rest, set, settle, spot, stand, station, stick, store, stow |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Antonyms: | dislodge, displace, empty, lose, misplace, remove |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify, recognize |
| Synonyms: | associate, determinate, determine, diagnose, distinguish, figure out*, finger*, indicate, know, nail, peg, pinpoint, put one's finger on, remember, set in context, spot, tell |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Antonyms: | forget, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show as probable; call attention |
| Synonyms: | bespeak, button down, denote, designate, direct, finger*, hint, imply, indicate, lead, make*, name, offer, peg, pin down, put down for, put finger on, signify, suggest, tab, tag* |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | put |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | position |
| Synonyms: | bring, concenter, concentrate, deposit, embed, establish, fasten, fix, fixate, focus, insert, install, invest, lay, nail, park, peg, place, plank, plank down, plant, plop, plunk, plunk down, quarter, repose, rest, rivet, seat, set, settle, situate, stick |
| Antonyms: | remove, take |
| Main Entry: | rank |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | line up; classify in system |
| Synonyms: | align, arrange, array, assign, assort, button down, class, dispose, establish, estimate, evaluate, fix*, give precedence, grade, include, judge, list, locate, marshal, order, peg, pigeonhole, place, place in formation, position, put, put away, put down as, put down for, put in line, range, rate, regard, settle, size up, sort, tab, typecast, valuate, value |
| Antonyms: | disorder, scatter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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