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putting aside
| Main Entry: |
put away/put aside/put by
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep in |
| Synonyms: | deposit, keep, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, put by, put out of the way, reserve cache, salt away, save, set aside, squirrel away, stockpile, store, store away, stow away |
| Antonyms: | spend, use up, waste |
| Main Entry: | doff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove |
| Synonyms: | cast off, discard, disrobe, peel, put aside, shed, shuck, slip off, strip, take off, undress |
| Notes: | doff 'remove' is a contraction of 'do off' and don is a contraction of 'do on' |
| 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: | shelve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defer, postpone |
| Synonyms: | delay, dismiss, drop, freeze*, give up, hang up, hold, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay aside, mothball, pigeonhole, prolong, prorogue, put aside, put off, put on back burner, put on hold, put on ice, scrub, sideline, slow up, stay, suspend, table, tie up, waive |
| Antonyms: | carry out, do, go ahead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | table |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | postpone a proposition |
| Synonyms: | cool*, defer, delay, enter, hang*, hold off, hold up, move, pigeonhole, propose, put aside, put forward, put off, put on back burner, put on hold, put on ice, put on the shelf, shelve, submit, suggest |
| Antonyms: | decide, vote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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