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| 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: | lighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheer up; inspire |
| Synonyms: | brighten, buoy up, cheer, elate, encourage, gladden, hearten, lift, perk up, revive, take a load off |
| Antonyms: | bring down, burden, depress, upset |
| Main Entry: | sit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rest on one's behind |
| Synonyms: | be seated, bear on, cover, ensconce, give feet a rest, grab a chair, have a place, have a seat, hunker, install, lie, park*, perch*, plop down, pose, posture, put it there, relax, remain, rest, seat, seat oneself, settle, squat, take a load off, take a place, take a seat |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
| Antonyms: | stand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unload |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take off; empty |
| Synonyms: | break bulk, cast, clear out, disburden, discharge, discommode, disencumber, disgorge, dump, get rid of, jettison, lighten, off-load, relieve, remove, rid, slough, take a load off, unburden, unlade, unpack, void |
| Antonyms: | fill, load, put on |
| Main Entry: | unlade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unload |
| Synonyms: | break bulk, cast, clear out, disburden, discharge, discommode, disencumber, disgorge, dump, get rid of, jettison, lighten, off-load, relieve, remove, rid, slough, take a load off, unburden, unpack, void |
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