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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | length of material for hitting |
| Synonyms: | bat, belt, birch, bullwhip, cane, cat-o'-nine-tails, crop, goad, horsewhip, knout, lash, prod, push, rawhide, rod, ruler, scourge, strap, switch, thong |
| Main Entry: | driver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who engineers vehicle |
| Synonyms: | autoist, automobilist, cabbie, chauffeur, coach person, coachman, hack*, handler, jockey, leadfoot, motorist, operator, road hog, trainer, whip* |
| Antonyms: | passenger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enforcement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | requirement to obey; implementation of rule(s) |
| Synonyms: | administration, application, carrying out, coercion, compulsion, compulsory law, constraint, duress, enforcing, exaction, execution, fulfilling, imposition, impulsion, insistence, lash, martial law, necessitation, obligation, prescription, pressure, prosecution, reinforcement, spur, whip |
| Antonyms: | abandon, disregard, forgetfulness, neglect, renunciation, slight |
| Main Entry: | goad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stimulus |
| Synonyms: | catalyst, compulsion, desire, drive, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitation, incitement, irritation, lash, lust, motivation, passion, pressure, prod, spur, urge, whip, zeal |
| Antonyms: | deterrent, discouragement, diversion, restraint |
| Main Entry: | incentive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lure, inducement |
| Synonyms: | allurement, bait, carrot, catalyst, come-on, consideration, determinant, drive, encouragement, enticement, excuse, exhortation, goad, ground, impetus, impulse, incitement, influence, insistence, inspiration, instigation, motivation, motive, persuasion, provocation, purpose, rationale, reason, reason why, spring, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, temptation, urge, whip |
| Notes: | the temporal orientation of incentive is toward the future; that of inducement is toward the past |
| Antonyms: | block, hindrance, turn-off |
| Main Entry: | mover and shaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who makes things happen |
| Synonyms: | VIP, achiever, affluential, catalyst, doer, enterprising person, entrepreneur, generator, go-getter, go-getter, heavy hitter, heavyweight, leader, lightning rod, man of influence, mover, palpable presence, pathfinder, player, player*, presence, producer, spark plug, spark plug, trailblazer, upstart, wheeler and dealer, wheeler and dealer, whip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who pretends to be an expert |
| Synonyms: | actor, bum*, bunco artist, charlatan, cheat, con artist, counterfeit, counterfeiter, fake, faker, flimflammer, four-flusher, fraud, hoser, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phony, playactor, pretender, pseudo*, put-on, quacksalver, sham, shammer, shark, sharp*, simulator, slicker, whip* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long piece of material |
| Synonyms: | band, belt, harness, leash, strop, switch, thong, tie, whip |
| Main Entry: | thong |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strip of fabric |
| Synonyms: | band, lace, lash, leash, rein, sandal, strap, strip, twitch, whip |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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