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pulling up
| Main Entry: |
pull up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, halt |
| Synonyms: | arrive, brake, bring up, come to a halt, come to a stop, draw up, fetch up, get there, haul up, pause, reach a standstill |
| Antonyms: | continue, go |
| Main Entry: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, cause to stop |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, arrest, balk, bar, block, blow the whistle on, break off, bring to an end, bring to standstill, call it a day, cease, cease fire, check, close down, come to an end, cool it, curb*, cut short, desist, deter, draw up, drop anchor, end, frustrate, hamper, hold at bay, hold back, impede, intermit, interrupt, obstruct, pause, pull up, punctuate, put a cork in, rest, stall, stand still, stay, stem, stop, suspend, terminate, wait |
| Antonyms: | carry on, continue, forge, forward, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hike |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | raise, increase |
| Synonyms: | advance, boost, jack, jump, lift, pull up, put up, up*, upgrade |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lower, reduce |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prosecute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring action against in court |
| Synonyms: | arraign, bring suit, bring to trial, contest, do, haul into court, indict, involve in litigation, law, litigate, prefer charges, pull up, put away, put on docket, put on trial, see in court, seek redress, sue, summon, take to court, try, turn on the heat |
| Notes: | persecute means 'to harass or treat unjustly'; prosecute is 'to bring legal action against' or 'to pursue something until the end' |
| Antonyms: | exonerate, free, liberate, pardon |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift; build from the ground |
| Synonyms: | boost, bring up, construct, elevate, erect, establish, exalt, heave, hoist, hold up, lever, lift, lift up, mount, move up, place up, promote, pry, pull up, put on its end, put up, rear, run up, set up, set upright, shove, stand up, take up, throw up, upcast, upheave, uplift, upraise, uprear |
| Notes: | to raise is 'to bring something up'; to rise is 'to get up' one rears children and raises crops |
| Antonyms: | demolish, destroy, drop, lower, raze |
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring or come to a halt or end |
| Synonyms: | be over, blow off, break, break off, call it a day, cease, close, cold turkey, come to a standstill, conclude, cool it, cut out, cut short, desist, discontinue, draw up, drop, end, finish, halt, hang it up, hold, kill, pause, pull up, put an end to, quit, quit cold, refrain, run its course, scrub, shut down, sign off, stall, stand, stay, tarry, terminate, wind up, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | advance, begin, continue, go, start |
| Main Entry: | sue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring legal charges against |
| Synonyms: | accuse, appeal, beg, beseech, bring an action, charge, claim, claim damages, contest, demand, drag into court, enter a plea, entreat, file, file a claim, file suit, follow up, haul into court, have the law on, have up, indict, institute legal proceedings, litigate, petition, plead, prefer charges against, prosecute, pull up, put away, see in court, solicit, summon, supplicate, take out after, take to court |
| Main Entry: | uproot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; rip out of a place |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, annihilate, blot out, demolish, deracinate, dig up, displace, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, excavate, exile, exterminate, extirpate, extract, move, overthrow, overturn, pull up, remove, root out, tear up, weed, weed out, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | plant, settle, sow |
| Main Entry: | jack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | raise |
| Synonyms: | boost, bring up, construct, elevate, erect, establish, exalt, heave, hike, hoist, hold up, jump, lever, lift, lift up, mount, move up, place up, promote, pry, pull up, put on its end, put up, rear, run up, set up, set upright, shove, stand up, take up, throw up, up, upcast, upheave, uplift, upraise, uprear |
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