runs up flagpole

Main Entry:
deliberate [adj. dih-lib-er-it; v. dih-lib-uh-reyt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think about seriously; discuss
Synonyms: argue, bat it around, cerebrate, chew over, cogitate, consider, consult, contemplate, debate, excogitate, hammer away at, judge, kick around, knock around, meditate, mull over, muse, ponder, pour it on, put on thinking cap, rack brains, reason, reflect, revolve, roll, ruminate, run up a flagpole, speculate, stew over, study, sweat over, talk over, turn over, weigh
Main Entry: speculate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think about deeply and theorize
Synonyms: beat one's brains, brainstorm*, build castles in air, call it, call the turn, cerebrate, chew over, cogitate, conjecture, consider, contemplate, deliberate, dope out, dope*, excogitate, figure, figure out*, guess, guesstimate, have a hunch, hazard a guess, head trip, hypothesize, kick around, meditate, muse, pipe-dream, psych out, read, read between lines, reason, reflect, review, ruminate, run it up flagpole, scheme, size up, study, suppose, surmise, suspect, weigh, wonder
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Main Entry: test
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: examine, quiz
Synonyms: analyze, assay, assess, check, confirm, demonstrate, experiment, experimentalize, give a tryout, inquire, investigate, look into, make a trial run, match up, prove, prove out, put to the test, question, run idea by someone, run it up a flagpole, see how it flies, see how the wind blows, send up a balloon, shake down, stack up, substantiate, try, try on, try on for size, try out, validate, verify
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