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taking a breather
| Main Entry: |
kick back
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relax |
| Synonyms: | breathe easy, calm down, catch one's breath, chill out, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off, feel at home, hang loose, lie down, loosen up, make oneself at home, mellow out, put one's feet up, recline, rest, settle back, sit around, sit back, take a break, take a breather, take a load off, take it easy, take ten, unwind, wind down |
| Main Entry: | recess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop action |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, break off, break up, call time, dissolve, drop, drop it, pigeonhole, prorogate, prorogue, put on hold, rise, shake, sideline, take a break, take a breather, take five, take ten, terminate |
| Antonyms: | continue |
| Main Entry: | relax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or feel at ease |
| Synonyms: | breathe easy, calm, calm down, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off, ease off, feel at home, hang loose, knock off, laze, let oneself go, lie down, loosen up, make oneself at home, put one's feet up, recline, repose, rest, settle back, simmer down, sit around, sit back, soften, stop work, take a break, take a breather, take it easy, take one's time, take ten, take time out, tranquilize, unbend, unlax, unwind |
| Antonyms: | agitate, excite, tense, worry |
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