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do a stint
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do a stint
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take turns
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
keep a watch
,
re-up
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
serve time
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
time off
serve time
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
be imprisoned
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
keep a watch
,
re-up
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
take turns
,
time off
do time
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
be imprisoned
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
keep a watch
,
re-up
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
serve time
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
take turns
,
time off
begrudge
collapse
wish ill or allow unwillingly
related words >
balk at
,
be unwilling
,
cast envious eyes
,
close the hand
,
covet
,
deny
,
envy
,
famish
,
grudge
,
hold back
,
live upon nothing
,
mind
,
not care to
,
not feel like
,
object to
,
pinch
,
pinch pennies
,
refuse
,
resent
,
scamp
,
scant
,
screw
,
scrimp
,
skimp
,
starve
,
stint
,
withhold
,
would rather not
odd job
collapse
related words >
assignment
,
busywork
,
chare
,
charge
,
chore
,
commission
,
duty
,
errand
,
exercise
,
fish to fry
,
homework
,
job
,
job of work
,
labor
,
make-work
,
matters in hand
,
mission
,
piece of work
,
project
,
service
,
stint
,
task
,
things to do
,
work
busywork
collapse
active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"
related words >
assignment
,
chare
,
charge
,
chore
,
commission
,
duty
,
errand
,
exercise
,
fish to fry
,
homework
,
job
,
job of work
,
labor
,
make-work
,
matters in hand
,
mission
,
odd job
,
piece of work
,
project
,
service
,
stint
,
task
,
things to do
,
work
handsomely
collapse
in a generously handsome manner; "India has responded handsomely by providing 3,000 men"
in an attractively handsome manner; "the volume was handsomely bound"
related words >
attractively
,
beauteously
,
beautifully
,
becomingly
,
bigheartedly
,
bounteously
,
bountifully
,
chivalrously
,
comelily
,
elegantly
,
exquisitely
,
freehandedly
,
freeheartedly
,
freely
,
generously
,
graciously
,
greatheartedly
,
hospitably
,
knightly
,
largeheartedly
,
lavishly
,
liberally
,
magnanimously
,
nobly
,
openhandedly
,
openheartedly
,
prettily
,
profusely
,
ungrudgingly
,
unselfishly
,
unsparingly
,
unstintingly
,
with both hands
,
with open hands
,
without stint
hold office
collapse
related words >
alternate
,
be in office
,
be the incumbent
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
enlist
,
fill an office
,
fill in for
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
keep a watch
,
occupy a post
,
re-up
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
serve time
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
take turns
,
time off
scrimp
collapse
subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
related words >
begrudge
,
economize
,
enforce economies
,
exiguous
,
famish
,
grudge
,
husband
,
keep within compass
,
live upon nothing
,
make ends meet
,
manage
,
pinch
,
pinch pennies
,
poor
,
put something aside
,
save
,
save up
,
scamp
,
scant
,
scanty
,
scrape
,
scrape and save
,
scratch
,
screw
,
scrimpy
,
skimp
,
skimpy
,
spare
,
sparse
,
starve
,
stint
localize
collapse
restrict something to a particular area
concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye"
related words >
allocate
,
assign
,
box
,
box in
,
box up
,
circumscribe
,
collocate
,
confine
,
cramp
,
deploy
,
dispose
,
emplace
,
fix
,
get a fix
,
hem
,
hem in
,
home in on
,
install
,
keep from spreading
,
keep within bounds
,
limit
,
locate
,
narrow
,
navigate
,
pin down
,
pinpoint
,
place
,
position
,
put in place
,
qualify
,
restrict
,
situate
,
spot
,
stint
,
tighten
,
triangulate
,
zero in on
stair
collapse
related words >
amount
,
caliber
,
compass
,
cut
,
degree
,
doorstep
,
extent
,
footrest
,
footstep
,
grade
,
height
,
interval
,
leap
,
level
,
mark
,
measure
,
notch
,
nuance
,
pas
,
peg
,
period
,
pitch
,
plane
,
plateau
,
point
,
proportion
,
range
,
ratio
,
reach
,
remove
,
rest
,
riser
,
round
,
rundle
,
rung
,
scale
,
scope
,
shade
,
shadow
,
space
,
spoke
,
standard
,
stave
,
step
,
step stool
,
stepping-stone
,
stint
,
string
,
tread
rung
collapse
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
related words >
amount
,
caliber
,
compass
,
cut
,
degree
,
doorstep
,
extent
,
footrest
,
footstep
,
grade
,
height
,
interval
,
leap
,
level
,
mark
,
measure
,
notch
,
nuance
,
pas
,
peg
,
period
,
pitch
,
plane
,
plateau
,
point
,
proportion
,
range
,
ratio
,
reach
,
remove
,
rest
,
riser
,
round
,
rundle
,
scale
,
scope
,
shade
,
shadow
,
space
,
spoke
,
stage
,
stair
,
standard
,
stave
,
step
,
step stool
,
stepping-stone
,
stint
,
string
,
tread
freely
collapse
in a free manner; "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"
related words >
abundantly
,
amply
,
bigheartedly
,
bounteously
,
bountifully
,
by choice
,
candidly
,
cleanly
,
easily
,
electively
,
frankly
,
free
,
freehandedly
,
freeheartedly
,
generously
,
graciously
,
gratuitously
,
greatheartedly
,
handsomely
,
hospitably
,
independently
,
largeheartedly
,
lavishly
,
liberally
,
munificently
,
openhandedly
,
openheartedly
,
openly
,
optionally
,
outright
,
plainly
,
plentifully
,
profusely
,
readily
,
smoothly
,
spontaneously
,
unceremoniously
,
unconstrainedly
,
ungrudgingly
,
unreservedly
,
unrestrainedly
,
unselfishly
,
unsparingly
,
unstintingly
,
voluntarily
,
willfully
,
willingly
,
with abandon
,
with both hands
,
with open hands
,
without coercion
,
without reserve
,
without restraint
,
without stint
liberally
collapse
in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several charities"
freely in a nonliteral manner; "he embellished his stories liberally"
related words >
abundantly
,
affluently
,
aplenty
,
bigheartedly
,
bottomlessly
,
bounteously
,
bountifully
,
chivalrously
,
copiously
,
diffusely
,
effusely
,
extravagantly
,
exuberantly
,
freehandedly
,
freeheartedly
,
freely
,
fully
,
generously
,
graciously
,
greatheartedly
,
handsomely
,
hospitably
,
in abundance
,
in full measure
,
in good supply
,
in plenty
,
in quantity
,
inexhaustibly
,
knightly
,
largeheartedly
,
lavishly
,
magnanimously
,
maximally
,
no end
,
nobly
,
openhandedly
,
openheartedly
,
opulently
,
overflowingly
,
plenteously
,
plentifully
,
prodigally
,
profusely
,
richly
,
riotously
,
superabundantly
,
to the full
,
ungrudgingly
,
unselfishly
,
unsparingly
,
unstintingly
,
with both hands
,
with open hands
,
without stint
lavishly
collapse
in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated"
related words >
abundantly
,
affluently
,
aplenty
,
beyond measure
,
bigheartedly
,
bottomlessly
,
bounteously
,
bountifully
,
copiously
,
diffusely
,
effusely
,
extravagantly
,
exuberantly
,
freehandedly
,
freeheartedly
,
freely
,
fully
,
generously
,
graciously
,
greatheartedly
,
handsomely
,
hospitably
,
in abundance
,
in full measure
,
in good supply
,
in plenty
,
in quantity
,
inexhaustibly
,
largeheartedly
,
liberally
,
maximally
,
more than enough
,
no end
,
openhandedly
,
openheartedly
,
opulently
,
out of measure
,
overabundantly
,
overflowingly
,
plenteously
,
plentifully
,
prodigally
,
profusely
,
richly
,
riotously
,
superabundantly
,
to the full
,
ungrudgingly
,
unselfishly
,
unsparingly
,
unstintingly
,
with both hands
,
with open hands
,
without measure
,
without stint
overtime
collapse
work done in addition to regular working hours
playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
day shift
,
dogwatch
,
full time
,
graveyard shift
,
half time
,
lobster trick
,
night shift
,
part time
,
relay
,
shift
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
swing shift
,
time
,
tour
,
tour of duty
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
watch
,
work shift
full time
collapse
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
day shift
,
dogwatch
,
graveyard shift
,
half time
,
lobster trick
,
night shift
,
overtime
,
part time
,
relay
,
shift
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
swing shift
,
time
,
tour
,
tour of duty
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
watch
,
work shift
swing shift
collapse
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
day shift
,
dogwatch
,
full time
,
graveyard shift
,
half time
,
lobster trick
,
night shift
,
overtime
,
part time
,
relay
,
shift
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
time
,
tour
,
tour of duty
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
watch
,
work shift
dogwatch
collapse
either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
day shift
,
full time
,
graveyard shift
,
half time
,
lobster trick
,
night shift
,
overtime
,
part time
,
relay
,
shift
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
swing shift
,
time
,
tour
,
tour of duty
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
watch
,
work shift
tour of duty
collapse
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
day shift
,
dogwatch
,
full time
,
graveyard shift
,
half time
,
lobster trick
,
night shift
,
overtime
,
part time
,
relay
,
shift
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
swing shift
,
time
,
tour
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
watch
,
work shift
part time
collapse
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
casual
,
day shift
,
dogwatch
,
extra
,
full time
,
graveyard shift
,
half time
,
incidental
,
lobster trick
,
night shift
,
occasional
,
odd
,
off
,
out-of-the-way
,
overtime
,
relay
,
shift
,
side
,
spare
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
swing shift
,
time
,
tour
,
tour of duty
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
watch
,
work shift
homework
collapse
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
related words >
assignment
,
busywork
,
chalk talk
,
chare
,
charge
,
chore
,
commission
,
discourse
,
disquisition
,
duty
,
errand
,
exercise
,
exposition
,
fish to fry
,
harangue
,
homily
,
instruction
,
job
,
job of work
,
labor
,
lecture
,
lecture-demonstration
,
lesson
,
make-work
,
matters in hand
,
mission
,
moral
,
moral lesson
,
morality
,
moralization
,
object lesson
,
odd job
,
piece of work
,
preachment
,
project
,
recital
,
recitation
,
sermon
,
service
,
set task
,
skull session
,
stint
,
talk
,
task
,
teaching
,
things to do
,
work
graciously
collapse
in a gracious or graceful manner; "he did not have a chance to grow up graciously"
related words >
accommodatingly
,
affably
,
agreeably
,
amiably
,
amicably
,
attentively
,
bigheartedly
,
blissfully
,
bonhomously
,
bounteously
,
bountifully
,
cheerfully
,
chivalrously
,
civilly
,
complacently
,
complaisantly
,
cordially
,
courteously
,
courtly
,
deferentially
,
enjoyably
,
fair
,
freehandedly
,
freeheartedly
,
freely
,
gallantly
,
generously
,
genially
,
good-humoredly
,
good-naturedly
,
gracefully
,
gratifyingly
,
greatheartedly
,
handsomely
,
hospitably
,
in good part
,
kindly
,
knightly
,
largeheartedly
,
lavishly
,
liberally
,
mannerly
,
obligingly
,
openhandedly
,
openheartedly
,
pleasantly
,
pleasingly
,
pleasurably
,
politely
,
profusely
,
respectfully
,
satisfyingly
,
sweetly
,
ungrudgingly
,
unselfishly
,
unsparingly
,
unstintingly
,
urbanely
,
with both hands
,
with open hands
,
without stint
draw the line
collapse
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"
related words >
analyze
,
balk at
,
be unwilling
,
begrudge
,
bound
,
condition
,
confine
,
contain
,
contradistinguish
,
copyright
,
demarcate
,
demark
,
differentiate
,
discipline
,
discriminate
,
discriminate against
,
distinguish
,
divide
,
grudge
,
hedge about
,
limit
,
mark the interface
,
mind
,
moderate
,
narrow
,
not care to
,
not feel like
,
object to
,
patent
,
pick out
,
qualify
,
red-bait
,
register
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
scant
,
screen
,
screen out
,
segregate
,
select
,
separate
,
set a limit
,
set apart
,
set off
,
sever
,
severalize
,
sieve
,
sieve out
,
sift
,
sift out
,
sort
,
sort out
,
specialize
,
split hairs
,
stint
,
straiten
,
subdivide
,
subtilize
,
winnow
,
would rather not
skimp
collapse
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
related words >
begrudge
,
blink
,
carefully ignore
,
cold-shoulder
,
cut a corner
,
cut corners
,
dodge
,
economize
,
enforce economies
,
exiguous
,
famish
,
fudge
,
grudge
,
husband
,
keep within compass
,
live upon nothing
,
make ends meet
,
manage
,
pass over
,
pass over lightly
,
pinch
,
pinch pennies
,
poor
,
put something aside
,
save
,
scamp
,
scant
,
scanty
,
scrape
,
scrape and save
,
screw
,
scrimp
,
scrimpy
,
short
,
skim
,
skim over
,
skim the surface
,
skimpy
,
skip over
,
slight
,
slubber over
,
slur
,
slur over
,
spare
,
sparse
,
starve
,
stint
,
touch upon
,
touch upon lightly
grudge
collapse
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
accept or admit unwillingly
related words >
animosity
,
animus
,
antipathy
,
aversion
,
balk at
,
be unwilling
,
begrudge
,
bitterness
,
bone to pick
,
cast envious eyes
,
close the hand
,
covet
,
crow to pick
,
crow to pluck
,
deny
,
despite
,
dislike
,
enmity
,
envy
,
famish
,
grievance
,
hard feelings
,
hatred
,
hold back
,
ill will
,
injury
,
injustice
,
live upon nothing
,
malevolence
,
malice
,
maliciousness
,
malignancy
,
malignity
,
mind
,
not care to
,
not feel like
,
object to
,
peeve
,
pet peeve
,
pinch
,
pinch pennies
,
pique
,
rancor
,
refuse
,
resent
,
resentment
,
scamp
,
scant
,
screw
,
scrimp
,
skimp
,
spite
,
spitefulness
,
spleen
,
starve
,
stint
,
venom
,
withhold
,
would rather not
sign up
collapse
join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"
related words >
affiliate
,
affiliate with
,
alternate
,
associate
,
bespeak
,
book
,
brief
,
call up
,
combine
,
come into
,
commandeer
,
conscript
,
cover
,
creep in
,
detach
,
detach for service
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
draft
,
employ
,
engage
,
enlist
,
enroll
,
enter
,
fill in for
,
get into
,
go into
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hire
,
hold office
,
impress
,
inaugurate
,
induct
,
initiate
,
install
,
instate
,
invest
,
join
,
join up
,
keep a watch
,
league with
,
levy
,
list
,
mobilize
,
muster
,
muster in
,
ordain
,
preengage
,
press
,
raise
,
re-up
,
recruit
,
reenlist
,
relieve
,
reserve
,
retain
,
serve time
,
sign on
,
sign up for
,
sneak in
,
spell
,
spell off
,
summon
,
take into employment
,
take on
,
take out membership
,
take turns
,
take up membership
,
team up with
,
team with
,
time off
time off
collapse
a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"
related words >
alternate
,
break
,
coffee break
,
cover
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
downtime
,
enlist
,
fill in for
,
furlough
,
half time
,
half-time intermission
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hold office
,
holiday
,
interim
,
interlude
,
intermezzo
,
intermission
,
intermittence
,
interregnum
,
interruption
,
interval
,
keep a watch
,
leave
,
leave of absence
,
letup
,
liberty
,
lull
,
off-time
,
paid holiday
,
paid vacation
,
pause
,
plateau
,
point of repose
,
quiet spell
,
re-up
,
recess
,
reenlist
,
relief
,
relieve
,
respite
,
resting point
,
sabbatical
,
sabbatical leave
,
sabbatical year
,
serve time
,
shore leave
,
sign up
,
spell
,
spell off
,
take turns
,
time out
,
vacation
,
weekend
half time
collapse
related words >
anchor watch
,
bit
,
break
,
coffee break
,
day shift
,
dogwatch
,
downtime
,
full time
,
graveyard shift
,
half-time intermission
,
holiday
,
interim
,
interlude
,
intermezzo
,
intermission
,
intermittence
,
interregnum
,
interruption
,
interval
,
letup
,
lobster trick
,
lull
,
night shift
,
off-time
,
overtime
,
part time
,
pause
,
plateau
,
point of repose
,
quiet spell
,
recess
,
relay
,
relief
,
respite
,
resting point
,
shift
,
split schedule
,
split shift
,
stint
,
sunrise watch
,
swing shift
,
time
,
time off
,
time out
,
tour
,
tour of duty
,
trick
,
turn
,
turn of work
,
vacation
,
watch
,
work shift
starve
collapse
die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"
be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
related words >
OD
,
annihilate
,
asphyxiate
,
be in want
,
be killed
,
be pinched
,
be poor
,
be ravenous
,
begrudge
,
bereave of life
,
carry away
,
carry off
,
chloroform
,
choke
,
cut down
,
cut off
,
deprive of life
,
destroy
,
dispatch
,
dispose of
,
do away with
,
do for
,
do to death
,
drown
,
end
,
execute
,
exterminate
,
eye hungrily
,
famish
,
feel hungry
,
finish
,
finish off
,
go on welfare
,
grudge
,
have a tapeworm
,
hunger
,
hunger for
,
immolate
,
kill
,
lack
,
launch into eternity
,
liquidate
,
live upon nothing
,
lynch
,
make away with
,
martyr
,
martyrize
,
need
,
pinch
,
pinch pennies
,
poison
,
purge
,
put away
,
put down
,
put to death
,
put to sleep
,
raven
,
remove from life
,
sacrifice
,
scamp
,
scant
,
screw
,
scrimp
,
skimp
,
slay
,
smother
,
stint
,
strangle
,
suffocate
,
take life
,
take off
,
thirst
,
thirst for
,
want
errand
collapse
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
related words >
agency
,
agentship
,
assignment
,
authority
,
authorization
,
brevet
,
busywork
,
care
,
chare
,
charge
,
chore
,
commission
,
commissioning
,
commitment
,
consignment
,
cure
,
delegated authority
,
delegation
,
deputation
,
devolution
,
devolvement
,
duty
,
embassy
,
empowerment
,
entrusting
,
entrustment
,
executorship
,
exequatur
,
exercise
,
factorship
,
fish to fry
,
full power
,
homework
,
job
,
job of work
,
journey
,
jurisdiction
,
labor
,
legation
,
license
,
lieutenancy
,
make-work
,
mandate
,
matters in hand
,
mission
,
odd job
,
office
,
piece of work
,
plenipotentiary power
,
power of attorney
,
power to act
,
procuration
,
project
,
proxy
,
purview
,
regency
,
regentship
,
responsibility
,
service
,
stint
,
task
,
things to do
,
trip
,
trust
,
trusteeship
,
vicarious authority
,
warrant
,
work
straiten
collapse
squeeze together
related words >
arrest
,
bottle up
,
bound
,
box in
,
box up
,
bridle
,
cabin
,
casket
,
check
,
cloister
,
closet
,
coffin
,
condition
,
confine
,
constrain
,
constrict
,
contain
,
contract
,
control
,
cool
,
cool off
,
copyright
,
cramp
,
crib
,
curb
,
curtail
,
decelerate
,
diminish
,
discipline
,
dompt
,
draw in
,
draw the line
,
encase
,
enjoin
,
entomb
,
go in
,
govern
,
guard
,
hedge about
,
hinder
,
hold
,
hold at bay
,
hold back
,
hold fast
,
hold in
,
hold in check
,
hold in leash
,
hold up
,
immure
,
inhibit
,
keep
,
keep back
,
keep from
,
keep in
,
keep in check
,
keep under control
,
lay under restraint
,
limit
,
moderate
,
narrow
,
patent
,
prohibit
,
pull
,
pull in
,
qualify
,
register
,
rein
,
rein in
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
retard
,
retrench
,
scant
,
set back
,
slow down
,
snape
,
snub
,
specialize
,
stint
,
taper
,
withhold
specialize
collapse
become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"
suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"
devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis"
related words >
analyze
,
anatomize
,
assign
,
atomize
,
be into
,
be strong in
,
bound
,
change
,
chop logic
,
condition
,
confine
,
contain
,
copyright
,
denominate
,
descend to particulars
,
designate
,
desynonymize
,
detail
,
determine
,
difference
,
differentiate
,
discipline
,
discriminate
,
disequalize
,
disjoin
,
distinguish
,
diversify
,
divide
,
draw the line
,
enumerate
,
feature
,
fix
,
follow
,
go in for
,
hedge about
,
indicate
,
individualize
,
individuate
,
inventory
,
itemize
,
limit
,
list
,
major in
,
make a distinction
,
mark
,
mark off
,
mark out
,
mention
,
minor in
,
moderate
,
modify
,
name
,
narrow
,
particularize
,
patent
,
peculiarize
,
personalize
,
pick out
,
pin down
,
point out
,
precise
,
pursue
,
qualify
,
refine a distinction
,
register
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
scant
,
segregate
,
select
,
separate
,
set
,
set apart
,
set off
,
sever
,
severalize
,
signify
,
specialize in
,
specify
,
spell out
,
split hairs
,
state
,
stint
,
stipulate
,
straiten
,
vary
hem in
collapse
surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
related words >
beleaguer
,
beset
,
besiege
,
blockade
,
bottle up
,
bound
,
box
,
box in
,
box up
,
cage
,
chamber
,
check
,
circumscribe
,
cloister
,
close in
,
compass
,
confine
,
constrain
,
contain
,
coop
,
coop in
,
coop up
,
cordon
,
cordon off
,
cork up
,
corral
,
cramp
,
crib
,
detain
,
encage
,
encircle
,
enclose
,
encompass
,
enshrine
,
fence in
,
hedge in
,
hem
,
hold
,
hold in custody
,
hold in restraint
,
house in
,
immure
,
impound
,
imprison
,
incarcerate
,
include
,
inhibit
,
jail
,
keep from spreading
,
keep in
,
keep in custody
,
keep in detention
,
keep within bounds
,
kennel
,
leaguer
,
limit
,
localize
,
mew
,
mew up
,
narrow
,
pen
,
pen in
,
pen up
,
pocket
,
pound
,
qualify
,
quarantine
,
rail in
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
seal up
,
shackle
,
shrine
,
shut in
,
shut up
,
stable
,
stint
,
surround
,
tighten
,
wall in
,
wrap
,
yard
,
yard up
enlist
collapse
join the military
engage somebody to enter the army
related words >
affiliate
,
affiliate with
,
alternate
,
associate
,
bring
,
call up
,
carry
,
combine
,
come into
,
commandeer
,
conscript
,
cover
,
creep in
,
decide
,
detach
,
detach for service
,
determine
,
dispose
,
do a hitch
,
do a stint
,
do a tour
,
do time
,
draft
,
employ
,
engage
,
enroll
,
enter
,
fill in for
,
gather
,
get
,
get into
,
get to do
,
go into
,
have a go
,
have tenure
,
hire
,
hold office
,
impress
,
inaugurate
,
incline
,
induce
,
induct
,
influence
,
initiate
,
install
,
instate
,
interest in
,
invest
,
join
,
join up
,
keep a watch
,
lead
,
league with
,
levy
,
list
,
lure
,
make available
,
mobilize
,
muster
,
muster in
,
obtain
,
ordain
,
organize
,
press
,
procure
,
prompt
,
raise
,
re-up
,
recruit
,
reenlist
,
register
,
relieve
,
retain
,
secure
,
serve time
,
sign on
,
sign up
,
sneak in
,
spell
,
spell off
,
summon
,
sway
,
take out membership
,
take turns
,
take up membership
,
team up with
,
team with
,
tempt
,
time off
,
volunteer
chore
collapse
related words >
Augean task
,
Herculean task
,
administer to
,
assignment
,
attend
,
attend on
,
backbreaker
,
ballbuster
,
bitch
,
busywork
,
care for
,
char
,
chare
,
charge
,
commission
,
dance attendance upon
,
dead lift
,
devoir
,
do chars
,
do for
,
do service to
,
do the chores
,
drudge
,
duty
,
effort
,
errand
,
exercise
,
fish to fry
,
handful
,
hard job
,
hard pull
,
heavy sledding
,
help
,
homework
,
job
,
job of work
,
labor
,
lackey
,
large order
,
look after
,
maid
,
make-work
,
man-sized job
,
matters in hand
,
minister to
,
mission
,
odd job
,
pander to
,
piece of work
,
project
,
rough go
,
serve
,
service
,
stint
,
take care of
,
tall order
,
task
,
tend
,
things to do
,
tough job
,
tough proposition
,
trial
,
tribulation
,
turn a hand
,
uphill work
,
upon
,
valet
,
wait
,
wait on
,
work
,
work for
tighten
collapse
become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
related words >
affix
,
anchor
,
annex
,
attach
,
back
,
belay
,
box
,
box in
,
box up
,
brace
,
cement
,
cinch
,
circumscribe
,
clamp
,
clinch
,
close
,
compress
,
confine
,
continue
,
cramp
,
crank
,
crank in
,
crush
,
drag out
,
draw
,
draw in
,
draw out
,
draw taut
,
elongate
,
engraft
,
ensphere
,
extend
,
fasten
,
fix
,
graft
,
grapple
,
hem
,
hem in
,
keep from spreading
,
keep within bounds
,
knit
,
lengthen
,
lengthen out
,
let out
,
limit
,
localize
,
make fast
,
moor
,
narrow
,
nip
,
pinch
,
press
,
produce
,
prolong
,
prolongate
,
protract
,
pull
,
pull in
,
put to
,
qualify
,
reel
,
reel in
,
reinforce
,
restrict
,
rigidify
,
screw up
,
secure
,
set
,
set to
,
shore up
,
spin out
,
squeeze
,
stiffen
,
stint
,
strain
,
strengthen
,
stretch
,
stretch out
,
string out
,
tackle
,
tauten
,
tense
,
trice up
,
trim
,
tweak
,
wad up
,
winch
,
wind in
,
windlass
circumscribe
collapse
draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points"
to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
related words >
abate
,
abbreviate
,
adjust to
,
alter
,
assuage
,
bar
,
bound
,
box
,
box in
,
box up
,
circle in
,
coarct
,
compact
,
compress
,
concentrate
,
condense
,
condition
,
confine
,
consolidate
,
constrict
,
constringe
,
contract
,
cramp
,
curtail
,
decrease
,
define
,
delimit
,
delimitate
,
demarcate
,
determine
,
diminish
,
divide
,
draw
,
draw in
,
draw together
,
enclose
,
fetter
,
fix
,
hamper
,
hedge
,
hedge about
,
hem
,
hem in
,
keep from spreading
,
keep within bounds
,
knit
,
lay off
,
leaven
,
limit
,
localize
,
mark boundaries
,
mark off
,
mark out
,
mark the periphery
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modify
,
modulate
,
narrow
,
palliate
,
pucker
,
pucker up
,
purse
,
qualify
,
reduce
,
regulate by
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
rope off
,
season
,
separate
,
set conditions
,
set limits
,
set the limit
,
shorten
,
soften
,
solidify
,
specify
,
stake out
,
stint
,
strangle
,
strangulate
,
surround
,
temper
,
tighten
,
trammel
,
wrinkle
confinement
collapse
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
related words >
accouchement
,
beleaguerment
,
besetment
,
birth
,
birth throes
,
birthing
,
blessed event
,
blockade
,
blockading
,
boundary
,
bounds
,
childbearing
,
childbed
,
childbirth
,
circumscription
,
closeness
,
constraint
,
continence
,
cordoning
,
cramp
,
cramping
,
crowdedness
,
delivery
,
discipline
,
dismemberment
,
enclosure
,
envelopment
,
estrapade
,
galleys
,
genesis
,
giving birth
,
hair
,
hairbreadth
,
hairsbreadth
,
hard labor
,
hatching
,
having a baby
,
immurement
,
impalement
,
imprisonment
,
incapaciousness
,
incarceration
,
inclusion
,
incommodiousness
,
jailing
,
keelhauling
,
labor
,
limit
,
limitation
,
martyrdom
,
moderation
,
multiparity
,
narrow gauge
,
narrowness
,
nascency
,
nativity
,
nearness
,
parturition
,
penal servitude
,
picketing
,
prescription
,
proscription
,
qualification
,
quarantine
,
railriding
,
restrain
,
restraint
,
restrictedness
,
restriction
,
rock pile
,
siege
,
slenderness
,
stint
,
straitness
,
strappado
,
strictness
,
tar-and-feathering
,
the Nativity
,
the gantlet
,
the stork
,
tight squeeze
,
tightness
,
torment
,
torture
,
travail
scamp
collapse
perform hastily and carelessly
related words >
bad boy
,
begrudge
,
bird
,
blackguard
,
blink
,
booger
,
buffoon
,
bugger
,
carefully ignore
,
chap
,
cold-shoulder
,
cut a corner
,
cut corners
,
cutup
,
devil
,
dodge
,
dog
,
duck
,
elf
,
enfant terrible
,
famish
,
fudge
,
funmaker
,
grudge
,
hood
,
hoodlum
,
hooligan
,
imp
,
joker
,
jokester
,
knave
,
limb
,
little devil
,
little monkey
,
little rascal
,
live upon nothing
,
minx
,
mischief
,
mischief-maker
,
pass over
,
pass over lightly
,
pinch
,
pinch pennies
,
pixie
,
practical joker
,
prankster
,
precious rascal
,
puck
,
rapscallion
,
rascal
,
ribald
,
rogue
,
rowdy
,
ruffian
,
scalawag
,
scant
,
scapegrace
,
scoundrel
,
screw
,
scrimp
,
shyster
,
skim
,
skim over
,
skim the surface
,
skimp
,
skip over
,
slight
,
slubber over
,
slur
,
slur over
,
slyboots
,
sneak
,
spalpeen
,
starve
,
stint
,
touch upon
,
touch upon lightly
,
villain
,
wag
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