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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repress, restrict |
| Synonyms: | abstain, bit, bottle up, box in, bridle, bring to screeching halt, check, clog, constrain, contain, control, cook*, cool down, cool off, deny, entrammel, fetter, hamper, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold down, hold in, ice*, impede, inhibit, keep lid on, keep tight rein on, leash, manacle, moderate, muzzle, refrain, rein in, restrain, retard, scrub, send up, shackle, subdue, suppress, tame, tie, tie up, withhold |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, encourage, foster, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy oneself; engross |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, arrest, bewitch, busy, captivate, catch, charm, draw, embark on, employ, enamor, enchant, enter into, enthrall, fascinate, give a try, give a whirl, go for broke, go in for, go out for, grip*, have a fling at, have a go at, have a shot at, imbue, immerse, interest, involve, join, keep busy, monopolize, partake, participate, pitch in, practice, preengage, preoccupy, set about, soak, tackle*, take part, tie up, try on for size, undertake |
| Antonyms: | decline, refuse, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | finalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finish, complete action |
| Synonyms: | agree, clinch, conclude, consummate, decide, settle, sew up, tie up, work out, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | begin, introduce, open, start |
| Main Entry: | hamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impede, restrict |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, bar, bind, block, check, clog, cramp, cramp one's style, cumber, curb, drag one's feet, embarrass, encumber, entangle, fetter, foil, frustrate, get in the way, hamstring, handicap, hang up, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold up, inconvenience, inhibit, interfere with, leash, obstruct, prevent, restrain, retard, shackle, slow down, stymie, thwart, tie, tie one's hands, tie up, trammel |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, encourage, expedite, help, permit, promote |
| Main Entry: | join |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unite |
| Synonyms: | accompany, add, adhere, affix, agglutinate, annex, append, assemble, associate, attach, blend, bracket, cement, clamp, clasp, clip, coadunate, coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, conjugate, connect, copulate, couple, entwine, fasten, fuse, grapple, hitch on, incorporate, interlace, intermix, juxtapose, knit, leash, link, lock, lump together, marry, mate, melt, mix, pair, put together, slap on, span, splice, stick together, tack on, tag on, tie, tie up, touch, weave, wed, weld, yoke |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | leash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rein, hold |
| Synonyms: | bridle, check, clog, control, curb, entrammel, fasten, fetter, hamper, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, restrain, secure, shackle, suppress, tether, tie, tie up, trammel |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
| Main Entry: | moor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | anchor, fasten securely |
| Synonyms: | berth, catch, chain, dock, fix, lash, make fast, picket, secure, tether, tie, tie up |
| Notes: | heath derives from Germanic for 'untilled land, open country' and originally the word 'heath' was used to denote any of the small northern and western European plants that grew on moorland, open woodland, or poor soil; a heath has sandy soil and a moor has peaty soil - but both are relatively barren tracts covered with shrubs |
| Antonyms: | loose, push off, unhitch |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be busy with |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amuse, attend, be active with, be concerned with, busy, divert, employ, engage, engross, entertain, fill, hold attention, immerse, interest, involve, keep busy, monopolize, preoccupy, soak, take up, tie up, utilize |
| Antonyms: | be inactive, be lazy, idle |
| Main Entry: | prohibit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make impossible; stop |
| Synonyms: | ban, block, bottle up, box in, bring to screeching halt, constrain, cool*, cork, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, forfend, freeze*, gridlock, halt, hamper, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interdict, jam up, keep lid on, kill, lock up, nix, obstruct, outlaw, pass on, preclude, prevent, proscribe, put a lock on, put a stopper in, put chill on, put down, put half nelson on, restrain, restrict, rule out, shut out, spike*, stymie*, taboo*, throw cold water on, tie up, veto, zing |
| Antonyms: | allow, favor, permit, push |
* = 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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