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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lariat |
| Synonyms: | bola, halter, rope, snare |
| Main Entry: | mesh |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | netting, entanglement |
| Synonyms: | cobweb, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, morass, net, network, plexus, reticulation, screen, skein, snare, snarl, tangle, toils, tracery, trap, web |
| Main Entry: | mesh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entangle, connect |
| Synonyms: | agree, catch, coincide, combine, come together, coordinate, dovetail, engage, enmesh, ensnare, fit, fit together, harmonize, interlock, knit, net, snare, tangle, trap |
| Antonyms: | disconnect, unmesh, untangle |
| Main Entry: | mire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delay, catch up in |
| Synonyms: | bog down, cling, decelerate, detain, dirty, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, flounder, hang up, implicate, involve, retard, set back, sink, slow down, slow up, snare, soil, stick, tangle, trap |
| Main Entry: | pilfer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal, embezzle |
| Synonyms: | annex, appropriate, borrow, cop, crib*, filch, liberate*, lift*, moonlight, palm, pinch*, pluck, purloin, requisition, rip off, rob, scrounge, snare, snatch, swipe, take, thieve, walk off with |
| Antonyms: | give, receive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pitfall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hazard, trap |
| Synonyms: | booby trap, catch*, danger, deadfall, difficulty, downfall, drawback, entanglement, hook*, mesh*, mousetrap, peril, pit*, quicksand, risk, setup, snag*, snare, swindle*, toil, web |
| Notes: | a pitfall is an unforeseen or unexpected difficulty or disaster - or a trap in the form of a concealed hole; a pratfall is an embarrassing or humiliating mistake, blunder, or mishap - or a fall on the buttocks |
| Antonyms: | advantage, blessing, good luck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | seize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abduct; take by force |
| Synonyms: | ambush, annex, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, bag, bust, capture, carry off, catch, claw, clutch, commandeer, confiscate, conquer, exact, force, gain, get, grab, grasp, hijack, hook, impound, incorporate, kidnap, lift, nab, nail, occupy, overcome, overpower, overrun, overwhelm, pick up, pounce, secure, snag, snare, spirit away, subdue, take, take by storm, take captive, take over, take possession of, throttle, trap, usurp, wrench |
| Notes: | cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, release |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal |
| Synonyms: | abduct, abstract, accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, carry off, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, filch, haul in, liberate, lift*, misappropriate, nab, nail, nip, pick up, pinch*, pluck, pocket, preempt, pull in, purloin, rip off, run off with, salvage, seize, sequester, snag, snare, snatch*, snitch, swipe, take in |
| Antonyms: | give, offer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | temptation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lure, attraction |
| Synonyms: | allurement, appeal, attractiveness, bait, blandishment, coaxing, come-on, decoy, draw, enticement, fancy, fascination, hankering, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, provocation, pull, seducement, seduction, snare, tantalization, trap*, yen |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, dislike, repulsion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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