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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be responsible for |
| Synonyms: | accept, assume, bear, carry, take on, take upon oneself |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse |
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support mentally |
| Synonyms: | cherish, entertain, exhibit, harbor, have, hold, hold up, maintain, possess, shoulder, sustain, uphold, weigh upon |
| Notes: | bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport or accompany |
| Synonyms: | attend, back, bear, buck*, carry, chaperon, companion, conduct, consort, convey, deliver, escort, fetch, gather, guide, gun*, heel, import, lead, lug, pack, pick up, piggyback, ride, schlepp, shoulder, take, take along, tote, transfer, transport, truck, usher |
| Antonyms: | drop, leave, quit, refuse, shun, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport physical object |
| Synonyms: | backpack, bear, bring, cart, channel, conduct, convey, convoy, displace, ferry, fetch, freight, funnel, give, haul, heft, hoist, import, lift, lug, move, pack, pipe, portage, relay, relocate, remove, schlepp, shift, shoulder, sustain, take, tote, traject, transfer, transmit, transplant, truck, waft |
| Main Entry: | convey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport |
| Synonyms: | back, bear, bring, carry, channel, conduct, dispatch, ferry, fetch, forward, funnel, grant, guide, hump, lead, lug, move, pack, pipe, ride, schlepp, send, shoulder, siphon, support, tote, traject, transfer, transmit, truck |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, retain |
| Main Entry: | elbow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push aside |
| Synonyms: | bend, bulldoze, bump, crowd, hook, hustle, jostle, knock, nudge, press, rough and tumble, shoulder, shove |
| Main Entry: | fetch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go get, bring in |
| Synonyms: | back, be sold for, bear, bring, bring back, bring to, buck, call for, carry, conduct, convey, deliver, draw forth, earn, elicit, escort, get, give rise to, go for, gun, heel, lead, lug, make, obtain, pack, piggyback, produce, realize, retrieve, ride, schlepp, sell, sell for, shoulder, tote, transport, truck, yield |
| Antonyms: | free, let go |
| Main Entry: | greet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | welcome |
| Synonyms: | accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, bow, call to, compliment, curtsy, embrace, exchange greetings, extend one's hand, flag, hail, herald, high-five, highball, meet, move to, nod, pay respects, receive, recognize, roll out the red carpet, salaam, salute, say hello, say hi, shake hands, shoulder, speak to, stop, tip one's hat, usher in, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | say farewell, say goodbye |
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to, yell for |
| Synonyms: | accost, address, flag, flag down, greet, hello, holler*, salute, shoulder, shout, signal, sing out, speak to, wave down, welcome, whistle down, whistle for, yawp, yoo-hoo |
| Antonyms: | whisper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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