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accord
,
administer
,
afford
,
allocate
,
allot
,
allow
,
apportion
,
appraise
,
appreciate
,
assay
,
assess
,
assign
,
award
,
bestow
,
bestow on
,
calculate
,
calibrate
,
caliper
,
check a parameter
,
communicate
,
compute
,
confer
,
deal
,
deal out
,
dial
,
disburse
,
dish out
,
dispense
,
disperse
,
dispose
,
distribute
,
divide
,
dole
,
dole out
,
donate
,
estimate
,
evaluate
,
extend
,
fathom
,
fork out
,
gauge
,
gift
,
gift with
,
give
,
give freely
,
give out
,
graduate
,
grant
,
hand out
,
heap
,
help to
,
impart
,
issue
,
lavish
,
let have
,
measure
,
measure out
,
mensurate
,
mete out
,
meter
,
offer
,
pace
,
parcel out
,
pass around
,
pass out
,
pay out
,
plumb
,
portion out
,
pour
,
present
,
prize
,
probe
,
proffer
,
quantify
,
quantize
,
rain
,
rate
,
render
,
serve
,
share out
,
shell out
,
shower
,
size
,
size up
,
slip
,
snow
,
sound
,
span
,
spoon out
,
step
,
survey
,
take a reading
,
tender
,
triangulate
,
valuate
,
value
,
vouchsafe
,
weigh
,
yield
lumber
collapse
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
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amble
,
barge
,
be all thumbs
,
beam
,
beams
,
billet
,
blunder
,
blunder away
,
blunder into
,
blunder on
,
blunder upon
,
board
,
boarding
,
boards
,
boggle
,
botch
,
bowl along
,
bumble
,
bundle
,
bungle
,
burden
,
burthen
,
butcher
,
cargo
,
charge
,
chug on
,
clamjamfry
,
clapboard
,
clog
,
clump
,
clutter
,
commit a gaffe
,
cord
,
cordwood
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cross
,
cumber
,
cumbrance
,
deadweight
,
deal
,
debris
,
difficulty
,
disadvantage
,
drag
,
driftwood
,
dust
,
embarrass
,
embarrassment
,
encumber
,
encumbrance
,
enmesh
,
ensnarl
,
entangle
,
entoil
,
entrammel
,
entrap
,
entwine
,
faux pas
,
fetter
,
firewood
,
flounce
,
flounder
,
foot
,
footslog
,
freight
,
fumble
,
halt
,
hamper
,
hamstring
,
handicap
,
hardwood
,
hippety-hop
,
hitch
,
hobble
,
hop
,
impede
,
impediment
,
impedimenta
,
impose upon
,
imposition
,
inconvenience
,
involve
,
jog
,
jog on
,
jolt
,
jumble
,
jump
,
junk
,
lade
,
lame
,
land
,
lath
,
lathing
,
lathwork
,
lime
,
limp
,
litter
,
load
,
log
,
lunge
,
lurch
,
mar
,
mince
,
miscue
,
muddle
,
muff
,
murder
,
net
,
odds and ends
,
onus
,
overload
,
pace
,
pack
,
paddle
,
panelboard
,
paneling
,
panelwork
,
peg
,
penalty
,
piaffe
,
piaffer
,
plank
,
planking
,
planks
,
play havoc with
,
plod
,
plod along
,
plug
,
plug along
,
plyboard
,
plywood
,
pole
,
post
,
prance
,
press down
,
puncheon
,
rack
,
raff
,
rejects
,
riffraff
,
roll
,
rub on
,
rubbish
,
rubble
,
saddle
,
saddle with
,
sashay
,
saunter
,
schlep
,
scrap
,
scuff
,
scuffle
,
scuttle
,
shackle
,
shake
,
shamble
,
sheathing
,
sheathing board
,
sheeting
,
shingle
,
shoddy
,
shuffle
,
sideboard
,
siding
,
sidle
,
single-foot
,
skip
,
slab
,
slat
,
slink
,
slip
,
slither
,
slog
,
slouch
,
snarl
,
softwood
,
splat
,
spoil
,
stagger
,
stalk
,
stamp
,
stave
,
stick
,
stick of wood
,
stomp
,
stovewood
,
straddle
,
straggle
,
stride
,
stroll
,
strut
,
stumble
,
stump
,
swagger
,
swing
,
tangle
,
tax
,
three-by-four
,
timber
,
timbering
,
timberwork
,
tittup
,
toddle
,
toil
,
totter
,
traipse
,
trammel
,
tramp
,
trash
,
trip
,
trouble
,
truck
,
trudge
,
two-by-four
,
waddle
,
wamble
,
weatherboard
,
weigh
,
weigh down
,
weight
,
white elephant
,
wiggle
,
wobble
,
wood
lame
collapse
a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"
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abortive
,
awkward
,
bad
,
bootless
,
bugger
,
burden
,
castrate
,
castrated
,
clumsy
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
crippled
,
cumber
,
de-energize
,
debilitate
,
disable
,
disabled
,
disenable
,
drain
,
emasculate
,
emasculated
,
embarrass
,
encumber
,
enfeeble
,
enmesh
,
ensnarl
,
entangle
,
entoil
,
entrammel
,
entrap
,
entwine
,
failed
,
failing
,
feeble
,
fetter
,
flimsy
,
fruitless
,
futile
,
game
,
half-baked
,
halt
,
halting
,
hamper
,
hamstring
,
hamstrung
,
handicap
,
handicapped
,
hobble
,
hobbled
,
hobbling
,
hors de combat
,
impaired
,
impede
,
inactivate
,
incapacitate
,
incapacitated
,
ineffective
,
ineffectual
,
inefficacious
,
involve
,
kibosh
,
lime
,
limping
,
lumber
,
maim
,
maimed
,
manque
,
miscarried
,
miscarrying
,
net
,
of no effect
,
poor
,
press down
,
put
,
queer
,
queer the works
,
sabotage
,
saddle with
,
shackle
,
snarl
,
spavined
,
spike
,
stickit
,
stillborn
,
successless
,
tangle
,
thin
,
toil
,
trammel
,
unconvincing
,
unfit
,
unfortunate
,
unsuccessful
,
useless
,
weak
,
weaken
,
weigh down
,
wing
,
wreck
enslave
collapse
make a slave of; bring into servitude
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adopt
,
appropriate
,
arrogate
,
assume
,
beat down
,
bind
,
break
,
browbeat
,
bulldoze
,
bully
,
castrate
,
clamp down on
,
coerce
,
colonize
,
compel
,
conquer
,
cow
,
daunt
,
deprive of freedom
,
despotize
,
disenfranchise
,
disfranchise
,
dominate
,
domineer
,
domineer over
,
enchain
,
enthrall
,
fetter
,
grind
,
grind down
,
henpeck
,
hog
,
hold captive
,
hold down
,
hold in bondage
,
hold in captivity
,
hold in leash
,
hold in subjection
,
indent
,
indenture
,
intimidate
,
jump a claim
,
keep down
,
keep under
,
lead captive
,
lord it over
,
make dependent
,
make free with
,
make use of
,
monopolize
,
occupy
,
oppress
,
overawe
,
overbear
,
overmaster
,
override
,
overrun
,
peonize
,
preempt
,
preoccupy
,
prepossess
,
press heavy on
,
repress
,
requisition
,
ride over
,
ride roughshod over
,
shackle
,
sit on
,
squat on
,
subject
,
subjugate
,
subordinate
,
suppress
,
take all of
,
take captive
,
take it all
,
take over
,
take possession of
,
take up
,
terrorize
,
trammel
,
trample down
,
trample upon
,
tread down
,
tread upon
,
tyrannize
,
tyrannize over
,
unman
,
usurp
,
vassalize
,
walk all over
,
walk over
,
weigh heavy on
,
yoke
alleviate
collapse
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abate
,
allay
,
anesthetize
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
be light
,
benumb
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
constrain
,
control
,
cure
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
disburden
,
disencumber
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
extenuate
,
foment
,
give relief
,
have little weight
,
keep within bounds
,
kick the beam
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
lull
,
make light
,
make lighter
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
numb
,
obtund
,
off-load
,
pad
,
palliate
,
play down
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reduce weight
,
relieve
,
remedy
,
remit
,
restrain
,
salve
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
stupe
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unballast
,
unburden
,
underplay
,
unlade
,
unload
,
water down
,
weaken
,
weigh lightly
loosen
collapse
become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
make less dense; "loosen the soil"
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abate
,
bate
,
cast off
,
cushion
,
cut apart
,
detach
,
diffuse
,
discharge
,
disengage
,
disenthrall
,
disjoin
,
disperse
,
doff
,
ease
,
ease off
,
ease up
,
emancipate
,
fluff
,
free
,
gentle
,
knead
,
lax
,
laxate
,
let down
,
let go
,
let up
,
liberate
,
limber
,
limber up
,
loose
,
manumit
,
mash
,
massage
,
mellow
,
milden
,
mitigate
,
mollify
,
plump
,
pulp
,
relax
,
release
,
remit
,
remove
,
scatter
,
separate
,
sever
,
shake up
,
slack
,
slack off
,
slack up
,
slacken
,
slake
,
smash
,
soften
,
soften up
,
squash
,
subdue
,
supple
,
take off
,
tenderize
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbar
,
unbend
,
unbind
,
unbolt
,
unbrace
,
unbridle
,
unbuckle
,
unbutton
,
uncage
,
unchain
,
unclasp
,
undo
,
unfasten
,
unfetter
,
ungag
,
unglue
,
unhandcuff
,
unhobble
,
unhook
,
unlace
,
unlash
,
unlatch
,
unleash
,
unlock
,
unloose
,
unloosen
,
unmanacle
,
unmuzzle
,
unpen
,
unpinion
,
unscrew
,
unshackle
,
unstick
,
unstrain
,
unstrap
,
unstring
,
untether
,
untie
,
untighten
,
untruss
,
unyoke
,
weaken
,
weigh anchor
compel
collapse
force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
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actuate
,
animate
,
beat down
,
beset
,
bind
,
break
,
browbeat
,
bulldoze
,
bully
,
castrate
,
cause
,
cause to
,
clamp down on
,
coerce
,
concuss
,
constrain
,
cow
,
daunt
,
despotize
,
dictate
,
domineer
,
domineer over
,
drive
,
drive on
,
energize
,
enforce
,
enslave
,
force
,
forward
,
foster
,
galvanize
,
give an impetus
,
give momentum
,
goad
,
grind
,
grind down
,
grip
,
have
,
henpeck
,
hold
,
impel
,
incite
,
infatuate
,
insist upon
,
intimidate
,
keep down
,
keep under
,
lord it over
,
make
,
motivate
,
move
,
move to action
,
necessitate
,
not let go
,
oblige
,
obsess
,
oppress
,
overawe
,
overbear
,
overmaster
,
override
,
possess
,
power
,
preoccupy
,
press heavy on
,
promote
,
propel
,
put in motion
,
repress
,
restrain
,
ride over
,
ride roughshod over
,
set agoing
,
set going
,
set in motion
,
shotgun
,
spark
,
stimulate
,
subjugate
,
suppress
,
terrorize
,
thrust
,
tie
,
trample down
,
trample upon
,
tread down
,
tread upon
,
tyrannize
,
tyrannize over
,
unman
,
use force upon
,
walk all over
,
walk over
,
weigh heavy on
,
whip on
calculate
collapse
make a mathematical calculation or computation
judge to be probable
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
related words >
add
,
add up
,
algebraize
,
appraise
,
appreciate
,
arrange
,
ascertain
,
assay
,
assess
,
bank on
,
build on
,
calibrate
,
caliper
,
cast
,
check a parameter
,
cipher
,
compute
,
concert
,
consider
,
contrive
,
count
,
count on
,
cut out
,
depend
,
design
,
determine
,
devise
,
dial
,
discover
,
divide
,
dope out
,
estimate
,
evaluate
,
extract roots
,
fathom
,
figure
,
figure in
,
figure out
,
forecast
,
forethink
,
frame
,
gauge
,
graduate
,
intend
,
lay plans
,
lot
,
make a projection
,
make arrangements
,
measure
,
mensurate
,
mete
,
meter
,
methodize
,
multiply
,
organize
,
pace
,
plan
,
plan ahead
,
plot
,
plumb
,
prearrange
,
premeditate
,
preresolve
,
price
,
prize
,
probe
,
program
,
project
,
quantify
,
quantize
,
rate
,
rationalize
,
reckon
,
reckon on
,
schedule
,
schematize
,
scheme
,
score
,
set up
,
shape
,
size
,
size up
,
sound
,
span
,
step
,
study
,
subtract
,
survey
,
systematize
,
take a reading
,
take account of
,
tally
,
triangulate
,
trust in
,
valuate
,
value
,
weigh
,
work out
,
work out beforehand
,
work up
cripple
collapse
someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"
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abate
,
amputee
,
attenuate
,
blunt
,
bugger
,
burden
,
castrate
,
cramp
,
cumber
,
damage
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-energize
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
defective
,
deformity
,
devitalize
,
disable
,
disarm
,
disenable
,
dismember
,
drain
,
dull
,
emasculate
,
embarrass
,
encumber
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
enmesh
,
ensnarl
,
entangle
,
entoil
,
entrammel
,
entrap
,
entwine
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
fetter
,
gruel
,
hamper
,
hamstring
,
handicap
,
handicapped person
,
hobble
,
hors de combat
,
idiot
,
imbecile
,
immobilize
,
impair
,
impede
,
inactivate
,
incapable
,
incapacitate
,
involve
,
kibosh
,
lame
,
lay low
,
lime
,
lumber
,
maim
,
mayhem
,
mitigate
,
mutilate
,
net
,
paralytic
,
paraplegic
,
press down
,
prostrate
,
put
,
quadriplegic
,
queer
,
queer the works
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
sabotage
,
saddle with
,
sap
,
shackle
,
shake
,
shake up
,
snarl
,
soften up
,
spike
,
tangle
,
the crippled
,
the handicapped
,
toil
,
trammel
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unfit
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
weaken
,
weigh down
,
wing
,
wreck
soften up
collapse
related words >
abate
,
affect
,
attenuate
,
beleaguer
,
bend
,
beset
,
besiege
,
bias
,
blarney
,
blockade
,
blunt
,
butter
,
butter up
,
color
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
devitalize
,
dispose
,
dull
,
ease
,
encircle
,
encompass
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
envelop
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
fluff
,
gentle
,
get around
,
gruel
,
harass
,
harry
,
honey
,
incline
,
induce
,
influence
,
invest
,
jolly
,
kid along
,
knead
,
laxate
,
lay it on
,
lay low
,
lay siege to
,
lead
,
limber
,
limber up
,
loosen
,
mash
,
massage
,
mellow
,
milden
,
mitigate
,
mollify
,
move
,
oil
,
overdo it
,
persuade
,
play up to
,
plump
,
predispose
,
prompt
,
pulp
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
relax
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
smash
,
soap
,
soft-soap
,
soften
,
squash
,
string along
,
stroke
,
subdue
,
supple
,
surround
,
sway
,
tenderize
,
tinge
,
tone
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
weaken
,
wear down
,
weigh with
,
work
lime
collapse
the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
any of various related trees bearing limes
cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"
related words >
acid
,
acidulant
,
allure
,
bait
,
bait the hook
,
birdlime
,
bola
,
bread-and-butter pickle
,
burden
,
catch
,
catch out
,
chokecherry
,
cobweb
,
crab apple
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cumber
,
decoy
,
dill pickle
,
dragnet
,
embarrass
,
encumber
,
enmesh
,
ensnare
,
ensnarl
,
entangle
,
entoil
,
entrammel
,
entrap
,
entwine
,
enweb
,
fetter
,
fishhook
,
fly
,
gill net
,
gin
,
green apple
,
ground bait
,
hamper
,
hamstring
,
handicap
,
hobble
,
hook
,
hook in
,
impede
,
inveigle
,
involve
,
jig
,
lame
,
lariat
,
lasso
,
lemon
,
lumber
,
lure
,
mesh
,
meshes
,
net
,
noose
,
pickle
,
plug
,
pound net
,
press down
,
purse seine
,
saddle with
,
seine
,
shackle
,
snare
,
snarl
,
sniggle
,
sour
,
sour balls
,
sour cream
,
sour grapes
,
sour pickle
,
sourdough
,
spinner
,
spread the toils
,
springe
,
squid
,
tangle
,
toil
,
toils
,
trammel
,
trap
,
trawl
,
trip
,
verjuice
,
vinegar
,
weigh down
,
wind
,
wobbler
,
yogurt
terrorize
collapse
coerce by violence or with threats
related words >
affright
,
alarm
,
assault
,
attack
,
awe
,
barbarize
,
batter
,
beat down
,
bludgeon
,
bluster
,
bluster out of
,
break
,
browbeat
,
brutalize
,
bulldoze
,
bully
,
bullyrag
,
burn
,
butcher
,
carry on
,
castrate
,
clamp down on
,
coerce
,
compel
,
cow
,
daunt
,
demoralize
,
despotize
,
destroy
,
domineer
,
domineer over
,
dragoon
,
enslave
,
fright
,
go on
,
grind
,
grind down
,
hammer
,
harass
,
hector
,
henpeck
,
huff
,
intimidate
,
keep down
,
keep under
,
lay waste
,
loot
,
lord it over
,
maul
,
mug
,
oppress
,
overawe
,
overbear
,
overmaster
,
override
,
pillage
,
press heavy on
,
rage
,
ramp
,
rampage
,
rant
,
rape
,
rave
,
repress
,
ride over
,
ride roughshod over
,
riot
,
roar
,
ruin
,
sack
,
savage
,
scare
,
scare to death
,
slaughter
,
sow chaos
,
spook
,
startle
,
storm
,
strong-arm
,
subjugate
,
suppress
,
systematically terrorize
,
tear
,
tear around
,
terrify
,
threaten
,
trample down
,
trample upon
,
tread down
,
tread upon
,
tyrannize
,
tyrannize over
,
unman
,
vandalize
,
violate
,
walk all over
,
walk over
,
weigh heavy on
,
wreck
keep down
collapse
manage not to throw up
related words >
asphyxiate
,
beat down
,
bottle up
,
break
,
browbeat
,
bulldoze
,
bully
,
castrate
,
censor
,
choke off
,
clamp down on
,
coerce
,
compel
,
cork
,
cork up
,
cow
,
crack down on
,
crush
,
damp down
,
daunt
,
deprive of freedom
,
despotize
,
disenfranchise
,
disfranchise
,
dominate
,
domineer
,
domineer over
,
drown
,
enslave
,
enthrall
,
extinguish
,
gag
,
grind
,
grind down
,
henpeck
,
hold captive
,
hold down
,
hold in bondage
,
hold in captivity
,
hold in leash
,
hold in subjection
,
intimidate
,
jump on
,
keep under
,
kill
,
lead captive
,
lord it over
,
make dependent
,
muzzle
,
oppress
,
overawe
,
overbear
,
overmaster
,
override
,
peonize
,
pour water on
,
press heavy on
,
put down
,
quash
,
quell
,
quench
,
repress
,
ride over
,
ride roughshod over
,
shut down on
,
silence
,
sit down on
,
sit on
,
smash
,
smother
,
squash
,
squelch
,
stanch
,
stifle
,
strangle
,
stultify
,
subdue
,
subject
,
subjugate
,
subordinate
,
suffocate
,
suppress
,
take captive
,
terrorize
,
throttle
,
trample down
,
trample upon
,
tread down
,
tread upon
,
tyrannize
,
tyrannize over
,
unman
,
vassalize
,
walk all over
,
walk over
,
weigh heavy on
embarrass
collapse
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
related words >
abash
,
absorb
,
addle
,
addle the wits
,
agitate
,
awkward
,
ball up
,
becloud
,
bedazzle
,
befuddle
,
bewilder
,
bother
,
bug
,
burden
,
cast down
,
catch up in
,
chagrin
,
cloud
,
concern
,
confound
,
confuse
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cumber
,
daze
,
dazzle
,
deflate
,
discombobulate
,
discomfit
,
discommodious
,
discompose
,
disconcert
,
discountenance
,
disgrace
,
dismay
,
disorganize
,
disorient
,
distress
,
disturb
,
draw in
,
embarrassing
,
encumber
,
engage
,
enmesh
,
ensnarl
,
entangle
,
entoil
,
entrammel
,
entrap
,
entwine
,
faze
,
fetter
,
flummox
,
flurry
,
fluster
,
flutter
,
fog
,
fuddle
,
fuss
,
hamper
,
hamstring
,
handicap
,
hobble
,
humble
,
humiliate
,
impede
,
implicate
,
incommodious
,
interest
,
involve
,
lame
,
let down
,
lime
,
lumber
,
maze
,
mist
,
mix up
,
moider
,
mortify
,
muddle
,
net
,
nonplus
,
perplex
,
perturb
,
pother
,
press down
,
put out
,
put to shame
,
queer
,
raise hell
,
rattle
,
ruffle
,
saddle with
,
shackle
,
shame
,
show up
,
snarl
,
suck into
,
tangle
,
throw into confusion
,
toil
,
trammel
,
unsettle
,
upset
,
vex
,
weigh down
lighten
collapse
become lighter; "The room lightened up"
become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
be light
,
beacon
,
blunt
,
break
,
brighten
,
brighten up
,
chasten
,
cheer up
,
constrain
,
control
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dawn
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
disburden
,
disembarrass
,
disencumber
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
enlighten
,
extenuate
,
flood with light
,
floodlight
,
gladden
,
grow bright
,
grow light
,
have little weight
,
highlight
,
illume
,
illuminate
,
illumine
,
irradiate
,
keep within bounds
,
kick the beam
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
light
,
light up
,
luminate
,
make light
,
make lighter
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
off-load
,
overshine
,
palliate
,
play down
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reduce weight
,
relieve
,
relume
,
relumine
,
restrain
,
set at ease
,
shed light upon
,
shine
,
shine upon
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smile
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
spotlight
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
thin
,
throw light upon
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unballast
,
unburden
,
underplay
,
unfreight
,
unlade
,
unload
,
weaken
,
weigh lightly
impede
collapse
be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
related words >
arrest
,
backpedal
,
backwater
,
bar
,
block
,
bottle up
,
brake
,
burden
,
check
,
clip the wings
,
confine
,
confound
,
countercheck
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
cumber
,
curb
,
dam
,
dam up
,
damp
,
dampen
,
decelerate
,
delay
,
detain
,
discomfit
,
disconcert
,
drag
,
draw rein
,
ease off
,
ease up
,
embarrass
,
encumber
,
enmesh
,
ensnarl
,
entangle
,
entoil
,
entrammel
,
entrap
,
entwine
,
faze
,
fetter
,
foil
,
hamper
,
hamstring
,
handicap
,
hinder
,
hobble
,
hold back
,
hold in check
,
hold up
,
inhibit
,
intercept
,
interfere
,
intermeddle
,
interrupt
,
intervene
,
involve
,
keep back
,
keep in check
,
lag
,
lame
,
let down
,
let up
,
lime
,
lose ground
,
lose momentum
,
lose speed
,
lumber
,
make late
,
meddle
,
moderate
,
net
,
obstruct
,
oppose
,
press down
,
rattle
,
reef
,
rein in
,
relax
,
repress
,
resist
,
restrain
,
retard
,
saddle with
,
scotch
,
set back
,
shackle
,
slack off
,
slack up
,
slacken
,
slow
,
slow down
,
slow up
,
snarl
,
snub
,
spike
,
stay
,
stop
,
suppress
,
take in sail
,
tangle
,
throttle down
,
thwart
,
toil
,
trammel
,
weigh down
subjugate
collapse
make subservient; force to submit or subdue
related words >
adopt
,
appropriate
,
arrogate
,
assume
,
bear down
,
beat down
,
bend
,
break
,
browbeat
,
bulldoze
,
bully
,
castrate
,
clamp down on
,
compel
,
conquer
,
cow
,
crush
,
daunt
,
defeat
,
deprive of freedom
,
despotize
,
disenfranchise
,
disfranchise
,
dominate
,
domineer
,
domineer over
,
enslave
,
enthrall
,
fell
,
flatten
,
force
,
grind
,
grind down
,
henpeck
,
hog
,
hold captive
,
hold down
,
hold in bondage
,
hold in captivity
,
hold in leash
,
hold in subjection
,
humble
,
humiliate
,
indent
,
intimidate
,
jump a claim
,
keep down
,
keep under
,
lead captive
,
lord it over
,
make dependent
,
make free with
,
make use of
,
master
,
monopolize
,
occupy
,
oppress
,
overawe
,
overbear
,
overcome
,
overmaster
,
overpower
,
override
,
overrun
,
peonize
,
preempt
,
preoccupy
,
prepossess
,
press heavy on
,
prostrate
,
put down
,
quell
,
reduce
,
repress
,
requisition
,
ride down
,
ride over
,
ride roughshod over
,
sit on
,
smash
,
squat on
,
subdue
,
subject
,
subordinate
,
suppress
,
take all of
,
take captive
,
take it all
,
take over
,
take possession of
,
take up
,
terrorize
,
trample down
,
trample underfoot
,
trample upon
,
tread down
,
tread underfoot
,
tread upon
,
tyrannize
,
tyrannize over
,
unman
,
usurp
,
vanquish
,
vassalize
,
walk all over
,
walk over
,
weigh heavy on
contemplate
collapse
consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
related words >
aim
,
anticipate
,
be abstracted
,
bear in mind
,
behold
,
bone
,
brood
,
brood over
,
chew over
,
chew the cud
,
con
,
consider
,
debate
,
deliberate
,
deliberate over
,
design
,
dig
,
digest
,
dread
,
drift
,
drill
,
elucubrate
,
entertain thoughts of
,
envisage
,
envision
,
examine
,
excogitate
,
expect
,
eye
,
face
,
foreglimpse
,
foresee
,
foretaste
,
give the eye
,
give the once-over
,
go over
,
grind
,
harbor an idea
,
hard look
,
have in mind
,
have in view
,
have thoughts about
,
hold an idea
,
hold the thought
,
hope
,
image
,
imagine
,
inspect
,
intend
,
introspect
,
keep in mind
,
leer
,
leer at
,
look ahead
,
look at
,
look beyond
,
look forward to
,
look over
,
look upon
,
lucubrate
,
mean
,
meditate
,
mind
,
mull over
,
muse
,
muse on
,
muse over
,
observe
,
ogle
,
ogle at
,
perpend
,
peruse
,
plan
,
play around with
,
play with
,
plunge into
,
ponder
,
ponder over
,
pore
,
pore over
,
practice
,
predict
,
presume
,
read
,
reflect
,
regard
,
regard studiously
,
restudy
,
review
,
roam
,
ruminate
,
ruminate over
,
scan
,
scrutinize
,
see
,
see ahead
,
see beforehand
,
size up
,
speculate
,
study
,
survey
,
swot
,
take a long
,
take for granted
,
take stock of
,
think
,
think about
,
think of
,
think over
,
toy with
,
vet
,
view
,
visualize
,
wade through
,
weigh
oppose
collapse
be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
oppose with equal weight or force
related words >
abjure
,
agree to differ
,
agree to disagree
,
analogize
,
antagonize
,
array
,
arrest
,
assert the contrary
,
assimilate
,
attack
,
balance
,
ban
,
bar
,
be antipathetic
,
be at cross-purposes
,
be at variance
,
be in dissent
,
be inimical
,
be opposed to
,
beat against
,
beg to differ
,
belie
,
blackball
,
block
,
bottle up
,
bring into analogy
,
bring into comparison
,
buck
,
bump heads
,
categorically reject
,
challenge
,
check
,
clash
,
collide
,
combat
,
compare
,
compare and contrast
,
compare with
,
complain
,
complain loudly
,
conflict
,
conflict with
,
confront
,
confute
,
contend
,
contend against
,
contend with
,
contest
,
contradict
,
contrapose
,
contraposit
,
contrast
,
contrast with
,
contravene
,
controvert
,
counter
,
counteract
,
counterattack
,
counterbalance
,
countercheck
,
counterpoise
,
counterpose
,
countervail
,
counterwork
,
cross
,
curb
,
dam up
,
damp
,
dampen
,
defy
,
delay
,
deny
,
detain
,
differ
,
disaffirm
,
disagree
,
disagree with
,
disallow
,
disapprove
,
disapprove of
,
disavow
,
disclaim
,
discord with
,
disfavor
,
disown
,
disprove
,
dispute
,
dissent
,
dissent from
,
divide on
,
draw a comparison
,
draw a parallel
,
drop out
,
duel
,
exclude
,
face
,
face down
,
face out
,
face up to
,
fight
,
foil
,
forswear
,
front
,
frown at
,
frown down
,
frown upon
,
frustrate
,
gainsay
,
go against
,
go counter to
,
grapple with
,
grimace at
,
hinder
,
hold back
,
hold in check
,
hold up
,
impede
,
impugn
,
inhibit
,
intercept
,
interfere
,
interfere with
,
intermeddle
,
interrupt
,
intervene
,
join issue upon
,
join the opposition
,
juxtapose in opposition
,
keep back
,
keep in check
,
kick against
,
lie opposite
,
liken
,
liken to
,
lock horns
,
look askance at
,
look black upon
,
make a stand
,
match
,
measure against
,
meddle
,
meet head-on
,
metaphorize
,
militate against
,
not abide
,
not accept
,
not admit
,
not agree
,
not approve
,
not go for
,
not hear of
,
not hold with
,
nullify
,
object
,
object to
,
obstruct
,
obviate
,
offer resistance
,
offset
,
oppugn
,
ostracize
,
parallel
,
pit
,
pit against
,
place against
,
play at cross-purposes
,
polarize
,
pose against
,
preclude
,
prevent
,
protest
,
put in opposition
,
recalcitrate
,
recant
,
refuse to admit
,
refute
,
reject
,
relate
,
reluct
,
remonstrate
,
renounce
,
repel
,
repress
,
repudiate
,
resist
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
retard
,
retract
,
revoke
,
revolt
,
run a comparison
,
run against
,
run counter to
,
say no to
,
scotch
,
secede
,
set against
,
set back
,
set in contrast
,
set in opposition
,
set off
,
set off against
,
set over against
,
show fight
,
similize
,
slacken
,
slow
,
snub
,
stand
,
stand at bay
,
stand opposed
,
stand opposite
,
stand up against
,
stand up to
,
stop
,
strive against
,
subtend
,
suppress
,
swim upstream
,
take back
,
take exception
,
take exception to
,
take issue
,
take issue with
,
think ill of
,
think little of
,
thumb down
,
thwart
,
traverse
,
vie
,
view together
,
view with disfavor
,
vote against
,
weigh
,
weigh against
,
withdraw
,
withhold assent
,
withstand
,
work against
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