Related Words:
- transgression
collapse - the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
- the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"
- the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata related words >
- atrocity,
- bad faith,
- breach,
- breach of contract,
- breach of faith,
- breach of law,
- breach of privilege,
- breach of promise,
- breach of trust,
- breaking,
- civil disobedience,
- contravention,
- crime,
- crime against humanity,
- deadly sin,
- delinquency,
- dereliction,
- disobedience,
- encroachment,
- enormity,
- erring,
- error,
- evil,
- failure,
- fall from grace,
- fault,
- felony,
- frowardness,
- genocide,
- guilty act,
- heavy sin,
- impropriety,
- incursion,
- indiscipline,
- indiscretion,
- indocility,
- inexpiable sin,
- infraction,
- infringement,
- iniquity,
- injury,
- injustice,
- inroad,
- insubordination,
- intractability,
- intrusion,
- lapse,
- lawbreaking,
- lawlessness,
- malefaction,
- malfeasance,
- malum,
- minor wrong,
- misbehavior,
- misdeed,
- misdemeanor,
- misfeasance,
- mortal sin,
- naughtiness,
- noncompliance,
- nonconformity,
- noncooperation,
- nonfeasance,
- nonobedience,
- offense,
- omission,
- outrage,
- overstepping,
- passive resistance,
- peccadillo,
- peccancy,
- recusancy,
- sin,
- sin of commission,
- sin of omission,
- sinful act,
- slip,
- tort,
- trespass,
- trespassing,
- trip,
- uncooperativeness,
- unduteousness,
- undutifulness,
- unsubmissiveness,
- unutterable sin,
- usurpation,
- venial sin,
- violation,
- violation of law,
- waywardness,
- willful disobedience,
- wrong,
- wrongdoing
- shear
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- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"
- cut with shears; "shear hedges"
- cut or cut through with shears related words >
- abbreviate,
- abridge,
- abscind,
- abstract,
- amputate,
- annihilate,
- ban,
- bar,
- barb,
- barber,
- bare,
- bleed,
- bleed white,
- bob,
- boil down,
- capsulize,
- clip,
- compress,
- condense,
- contract,
- crop,
- cull,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut away,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- cut off,
- cut off short,
- cut out,
- cut short,
- denudate,
- denude,
- deplume,
- despoil,
- displume,
- divest,
- dock,
- drain,
- dry,
- elide,
- eliminate,
- enucleate,
- epitomize,
- eradicate,
- except,
- excise,
- exclude,
- exhaust,
- expose,
- extinguish,
- extirpate,
- flay,
- fleece,
- foreshorten,
- impoverish,
- isolate,
- knock off,
- lay bare,
- lay open,
- lop,
- manicure,
- milk,
- mow,
- mutilate,
- nip,
- pare,
- peel,
- pick clean,
- pick out,
- pluck,
- poll,
- pollard,
- prune,
- reap,
- recap,
- recapitulate,
- reduce,
- remove,
- retrench,
- root out,
- rule out,
- set apart,
- set aside,
- shave,
- shorten,
- skin,
- skive,
- snip,
- snub,
- stamp out,
- strike off,
- strip,
- strip bare,
- strip off,
- stunt,
- suck dry,
- sum up,
- summarize,
- synopsize,
- take in,
- take off,
- take out,
- telescope,
- trim,
- truncate,
- uncloak,
- uncover,
- unsheathe,
- unveil,
- wipe out
- charter
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- a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
- a contract to hire or lease transportation
- grant a charter to related words >
- OK,
- accredit,
- admission,
- agreement,
- allowance,
- approve,
- assign,
- authority,
- authorize,
- bareboat charter,
- brevet,
- certificate,
- certify,
- charge,
- commission,
- commit,
- compact,
- concession,
- consent,
- consign,
- contract,
- conveyance,
- covenant,
- deed,
- delegate,
- depute,
- deputize,
- detach,
- detail,
- devolute,
- devolve,
- devolve upon,
- diploma,
- diplomatic immunity,
- discharge,
- dispensation,
- document,
- empower,
- enable,
- enfranchise,
- engage,
- entitle,
- entrust,
- exception,
- exemption,
- farm,
- farm out,
- franchise,
- give in charge,
- give official sanction,
- give power,
- grant,
- hire,
- hire out,
- hiring,
- immunity,
- job,
- lease,
- lease out,
- lease-back,
- lease-lend,
- leave,
- legalize,
- legislative immunity,
- legitimize,
- lend-lease,
- let,
- let off,
- let out,
- letters patent,
- liberty,
- license,
- mission,
- okay,
- patent,
- permission,
- permission to enter,
- permit,
- post,
- privilege,
- qualify,
- ratify,
- recognize,
- release,
- rent,
- rent out,
- rental,
- right,
- royal grant,
- sanction,
- send out,
- special permission,
- sublease,
- sublet,
- subrent,
- ticket,
- ticket of admission,
- transfer,
- underlet,
- validate,
- vouchsafement,
- waiver,
- warrant
- draw in
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- pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" related words >
- abbreviate,
- absorb,
- allure,
- argue,
- aspirate,
- bait,
- bait the hook,
- blandish,
- breathe in,
- bring around,
- cajole,
- catch up in,
- circumscribe,
- coarct,
- coax,
- compact,
- compress,
- concentrate,
- concern,
- condense,
- confine,
- consolidate,
- constrict,
- constringe,
- contract,
- convince,
- cramp,
- crank,
- crank in,
- cringe,
- curtail,
- decoy,
- decrease,
- diminish,
- draw,
- draw back,
- draw on,
- draw taut,
- draw together,
- duck,
- embarrass,
- engage,
- enmesh,
- ensnare,
- entangle,
- entice,
- flinch,
- flirt,
- flirt with,
- get,
- give the come-on,
- go in,
- implicate,
- inhale,
- inspire,
- interest,
- inveigle,
- involve,
- knit,
- lead on,
- limit,
- lure,
- narrow,
- offer bait to,
- persuade,
- prevail,
- prompt,
- pucker,
- pucker up,
- pull back,
- pull in,
- pull out,
- purse,
- reduce,
- reel,
- reel in,
- restrict,
- retract,
- rope in,
- seduce,
- shorten,
- shrink,
- shy,
- slurp,
- snape,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snuff,
- snuff in,
- snuffle,
- solidify,
- straiten,
- strangle,
- strangulate,
- suck,
- suck in,
- suck into,
- suckle,
- tackle,
- talk into,
- tangle,
- taper,
- tauten,
- tighten,
- trim,
- win over,
- wince,
- winch,
- wind in,
- windlass,
- withdraw,
- woo,
- wrinkle
- attempt
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- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" related words >
- accept,
- affair,
- aim to,
- approach,
- assault,
- assay,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt to,
- begin,
- beginning,
- bid,
- buckle to,
- business,
- care,
- chance,
- commence,
- commencement,
- commitment,
- contract,
- crack,
- dare,
- dare to,
- deal,
- effort,
- embark in,
- embark upon,
- endeavor,
- engage,
- engage in,
- engagement,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- enterprise,
- essay,
- experiment,
- fall into,
- fall to,
- fling,
- gambit,
- get under way,
- go,
- go about,
- go at,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go upon,
- hassle,
- have at,
- hazard,
- inaugurate,
- initiate,
- initiation,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lick,
- lift a finger,
- make an attempt,
- make an effort,
- make bold,
- make free,
- move,
- move into,
- obligation,
- offer,
- operation,
- pains,
- pitch into,
- plan,
- plunge into,
- presume,
- pretend,
- pretend to,
- proceed to,
- program,
- project,
- proposition,
- seek,
- seek to,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set to,
- shot,
- shy,
- stab,
- start,
- step,
- strive,
- strive to,
- striving,
- stroke,
- strong bid,
- struggle,
- study to,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the liberty,
- take up,
- task,
- tentative,
- trial,
- trial and error,
- trouble,
- try,
- try and,
- try to,
- turn to,
- undertake,
- undertaking,
- venture,
- venture on,
- venture to,
- venture upon,
- whack,
- work
- shut
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- not open; "the door slammed shut" related words >
- ban,
- bang,
- bar,
- barricade,
- batten,
- batten down,
- blank,
- blind,
- blind-alley,
- block out,
- bolt,
- bolted,
- bottle up,
- box in,
- button,
- button up,
- cease,
- cecal,
- choke,
- choke off,
- choked,
- choked off,
- clap,
- close,
- close down,
- close off,
- close up,
- closed,
- conceal,
- confine,
- constrict,
- constricted,
- contain,
- contract,
- contracted,
- coop up,
- cover,
- cut,
- cut off,
- cut out,
- dead,
- dead-end,
- debar,
- disallow,
- discontinue,
- douse,
- eliminate,
- exclude,
- fasten,
- fastened,
- fence in,
- fold,
- fold up,
- gag,
- halt,
- hide,
- immure,
- imprison,
- incarcerate,
- intern,
- isolate,
- jail,
- keep away,
- keep in,
- keep out,
- keep quiet,
- key,
- kill,
- latch,
- leave off,
- lock,
- lock out,
- lock up,
- locked up,
- mask,
- mute,
- occlude,
- padlock,
- pen,
- plumb,
- prohibit,
- put to,
- quieten,
- screen,
- seal,
- seal off,
- seal up,
- seclude,
- secure,
- segregate,
- send to Coventry,
- separate,
- sequester,
- shush,
- shut down,
- shut in,
- shut off,
- shut out,
- shut the door,
- shut up,
- silence,
- slam,
- snap,
- squeeze shut,
- squeezed shut,
- stifle,
- stop,
- strangle,
- strangulated,
- suspend,
- switch off,
- turn off,
- unopen,
- unopened,
- unvented,
- unventilated,
- veil,
- zip up,
- zipper
- procure
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- get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" related words >
- accomplish,
- acquire,
- annex,
- appropriate,
- argue into,
- arouse,
- bag,
- be seized of,
- bring,
- bring about,
- bring around,
- bring back,
- bring forth,
- bring on,
- bring out,
- bring to light,
- buy,
- buy back,
- buy in,
- buy into,
- buy off,
- buy on credit,
- buy up,
- call for,
- call forth,
- call out,
- call up,
- capture,
- carry,
- catch,
- cause,
- chase after,
- come by,
- come in for,
- come into,
- compass,
- complete a purchase,
- contract,
- contrive,
- convince,
- corner,
- corral,
- decide,
- deduce,
- derive,
- determine,
- dispose,
- drag down,
- drag out,
- draw,
- draw down,
- draw forth,
- draw in,
- draw on,
- draw out,
- earn,
- educe,
- effect,
- elicit,
- engage,
- engross,
- enlist,
- enter into possession,
- evoke,
- fetch,
- fetch and carry,
- find,
- gain,
- get,
- get from,
- get out of,
- get to do,
- go after,
- go and get,
- go fetch,
- go for,
- go get,
- go to get,
- harvest,
- have,
- incline,
- induce,
- influence,
- inspire,
- instigate,
- interest in,
- land,
- lead,
- lure,
- make,
- make a buy,
- monopolize,
- motivate,
- net,
- obtain,
- pander,
- persuade,
- pick up,
- pimp,
- prevail,
- produce,
- prompt,
- prostitute,
- provoke,
- pull down,
- purchase,
- reap,
- rebuy,
- regrate,
- repurchase,
- requisition,
- retrieve,
- rouse,
- run after,
- sack,
- score,
- secure,
- shag,
- stimulate,
- summon forth,
- summon up,
- superinduce,
- sway,
- take,
- tempt,
- wangle,
- wangle out of,
- win,
- win over,
- winkle out,
- worm out,
- worm out of
- certificate of deposit
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- a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest related words >
- CD,
- IOU,
- MO,
- acceptance,
- acceptance bill,
- bank acceptance,
- bank check,
- bill,
- bill of draft,
- bill of exchange,
- blank check,
- callable securities,
- cats and dogs,
- certificate,
- certified check,
- charge card,
- charge plate,
- check,
- checkbook,
- cheque,
- circular note,
- commercial paper,
- corporation securities,
- credit card,
- credit instrument,
- credit slip,
- debenture,
- demand bill,
- demand draft,
- deposit slip,
- draft,
- due bill,
- exchequer bill,
- foreign securities,
- futures contract,
- government securities,
- junior securities,
- letter of credit,
- listed securities,
- marketable securities,
- money order,
- municipal securities,
- negotiable instrument,
- negotiable securities,
- noncallable securities,
- note,
- note of hand,
- outstanding securities,
- over-the-counter securities,
- paper,
- portfolio,
- postal order,
- promissory note,
- securities,
- senior securities,
- short-term note,
- sight bill,
- sight draft,
- stocks and bonds,
- subject to call,
- time bill,
- time draft,
- trade acceptance,
- treasury bill,
- treasury bond,
- treasury certificate,
- treasury note,
- undigested securities,
- unregistered securities,
- voucher,
- warrant
- overdose
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- dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room" related words >
- OD,
- allay,
- avalanche,
- bag,
- bang,
- be brought down,
- be felled,
- be prodigal with,
- be struck down,
- be traumatized,
- booster,
- booster dose,
- booster shot,
- break out,
- catch,
- catch cold,
- cloy,
- cloyer,
- collapse,
- come down with,
- contract,
- cram,
- deck,
- deluge,
- dose,
- draft,
- dropping,
- drug packet,
- embarras de richesses,
- engorge,
- engulf,
- enough,
- erupt,
- extravagance,
- extravagancy,
- fever,
- fill,
- fill up,
- fix,
- flood,
- flood the market,
- get,
- glut,
- go into shock,
- gorge,
- hit,
- injection,
- inundate,
- inundation,
- jade,
- landslide,
- lavishness,
- mainlining,
- money to burn,
- more than enough,
- narcotic shot,
- overabundance,
- overaccumulation,
- overbounteousness,
- overcopiousness,
- overequip,
- overfeed,
- overfill,
- overfurnish,
- overgorge,
- overlavish,
- overlavishness,
- overluxuriance,
- overmeasure,
- overmuchness,
- overnumerousness,
- overplentifulness,
- overplenty,
- overpopulation,
- overprofusion,
- overprovender,
- overprovide,
- overprovision,
- oversaturate,
- oversell,
- overstock,
- overstuff,
- oversufficiency,
- oversupply,
- overwhelm,
- pall,
- plenty,
- plethora,
- popping,
- portion,
- potion,
- prodigality,
- redundancy,
- run a temperature,
- sate,
- satiate,
- satisfy,
- saturate,
- shot,
- sicken,
- sickener,
- skin-popping,
- slake,
- spate,
- stuff,
- superabundance,
- superflux,
- supersaturate,
- surfeit,
- surfeiter,
- swamp,
- take,
- take ill,
- warmed-over cabbage,
- whelm
- active use,
- activities,
- activity,
- add,
- affair,
- affairs,
- appliance,
- application,
- apply,
- attend to business,
- attendance,
- avail,
- bag,
- bespeak,
- bestow,
- book,
- brief,
- business,
- busy,
- carry on,
- commerce,
- commission,
- concern,
- concernment,
- conduct,
- consecrate to,
- consume,
- consumption,
- contract for,
- dedicate to,
- devote,
- do,
- do with,
- employment,
- engage,
- engage in,
- engross,
- enlist,
- enterprise,
- exercise,
- exert,
- exertion,
- expend,
- exploit,
- follow,
- function,
- give over to,
- give to,
- go in for,
- good use,
- handle,
- hard usage,
- hard use,
- hire,
- ill use,
- interest,
- involve,
- labor,
- lookout,
- make use of,
- manage,
- manipulate,
- matter,
- mind the store,
- ministration,
- ministry,
- misuse,
- monopolize,
- obtain,
- occupation,
- occupy,
- operate,
- pass,
- pass the time,
- peonage,
- play,
- ply,
- practice,
- preengage,
- procure,
- prosecute,
- pursue,
- put forth,
- put in,
- put on,
- put out,
- recruit,
- reserve,
- retain,
- rough usage,
- secure,
- serfdom,
- service,
- servitium,
- servitorship,
- servitude,
- sign,
- sign on,
- sign up,
- sign up for,
- slavery,
- specialize in,
- spend,
- spend the time,
- tackle,
- take into employment,
- take on,
- take to,
- take up,
- tendance,
- thing,
- undertake,
- undertaking,
- usage,
- use,
- use up,
- using up,
- utilize,
- wage,
- while,
- while away,
- wield,
- wile,
- work,
- work at,
- wrong use
- shorten
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- become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"
- make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches" related words >
- abate,
- abbreviate,
- abrade,
- abridge,
- abstract,
- bate,
- be telegraphic,
- bob,
- bobtail,
- boil down,
- brief,
- capsule,
- capsulize,
- circumscribe,
- clip,
- coarct,
- compact,
- compress,
- concentrate,
- condense,
- consolidate,
- constrict,
- constringe,
- contract,
- cramp,
- crop,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- cut off short,
- cut short,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decrease,
- deduct,
- deflate,
- depreciate,
- depress,
- derogate,
- detract,
- digest,
- diminish,
- disparage,
- dock,
- downgrade,
- drain,
- draw,
- draw in,
- draw together,
- eat away,
- elide,
- epitomize,
- erode,
- excerpt,
- extract,
- file away,
- foreshorten,
- hem,
- impair,
- knit,
- leach,
- lessen,
- lower,
- minify,
- minimize,
- mow,
- narrow,
- nip,
- nutshell,
- outline,
- pare,
- poll,
- pollard,
- prune,
- pucker,
- pucker up,
- purify,
- purse,
- reap,
- recap,
- recapitulate,
- reduce,
- refine,
- remove,
- retrench,
- roll back,
- rub away,
- scale down,
- shave,
- shear,
- shrink,
- simplify,
- sketch,
- sketch out,
- slash,
- snub,
- solidify,
- step down,
- strangle,
- strangulate,
- stunt,
- subduct,
- subtract,
- sum up,
- summarize,
- synopsize,
- take away,
- take from,
- take in,
- telescope,
- thin,
- thin out,
- trim,
- truncate,
- tune down,
- waste no words,
- wear away,
- weed,
- withdraw,
- wrinkle
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