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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, gaff, get*, glom, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab, nail, net*, nick, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, pull*, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, round up, roust, run in, secure*, seize*, sidetrack, snag*, tab, tag*, take in, take prisoner, toss in jail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolutely certain |
| Synonyms: | beyond doubt, cinched, clear-cut, clinched, confirmed, decided, definite, dependable, ensured, fixed, guaranteed, in the bag, indubitable, insured, irrefutable, made certain, nailed down, on ice, pronounced, racked, sealed, secure, set, settled, sewed up, sure, surefire, undoubted, unquestionable |
| Antonyms: | doubted, doubtful, feared, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confident |
| Synonyms: | assertive, audacious, bold, brazen, certain, cocksure, collected, complacent, composed, confident, cool, gung ho, gutsy, high*, imperturbable, overconfident, poised, positive, puffed up, pumped up, pushy, rosy, sanguine, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, sure, unflappable, unhesitating, upbeat* |
| Antonyms: | confused, dismayed, distrustful, doubtful, doubting, fearful, hesitant, nervous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
| Synonyms: | add, adhere, affix, annex, append, bind, connect, couple, fix, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, latch onto, link, make fast, prefix, rivet, secure, slap on, stick, tag on, tie, unite |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, disjoin, remove, separate, sever, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | attain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | accede to, acquire, arrive, arrive at, bring off, come through, complete, cop, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get fat, get hands on, get there, get*, glom onto, grasp, hit, latch onto, make it, obtain, procure, promote, pull off, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win |
| Notes: | obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, give up, lose, miss, surrender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
| Synonyms: | barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall |
| Antonyms: | loosen, open, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | batten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten securely |
| Synonyms: | board up, clamp down, cover up, fix, nail down, secure, tie, tighten |
| Antonyms: | loosen, unfasten, unfix |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten securely |
| Synonyms: | bar, deadbolt, latch, lock, secure |
| Antonyms: | loosen, open, unbolt, unfasten, unlock |
| Main Entry: | bring about |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause success |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, beget, bring to pass, compass, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, give rise to, make happen, manage, occasion, produce, realize, secure, succeed |
| Antonyms: | halt, kill, stop |
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