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hang off
collapse
related words >
blench
,
boggle
,
demur
,
falter
,
fight shy of
,
flinch
,
hang back
,
have qualms
,
hesitate
,
hold off
,
make bones about
,
pause
,
pull back
,
quail
,
recoil
,
scruple
,
shrink
,
shy
,
shy at
,
stick at
,
stickle
,
strain
,
waver
,
wince
fight shy
collapse
related words >
avoid
,
blench
,
boggle
,
demur
,
falter
,
fight shy of
,
flinch
,
give place to
,
hang back
,
hang off
,
have qualms
,
hesitate
,
hold aloof
,
hold off
,
jib
,
jump
,
jump a mile
,
keep aloof
,
keep away from
,
keep clear of
,
keep from
,
keep hands off
,
keep remote from
,
let alone
,
make bones about
,
make way for
,
not meddle with
,
not touch
,
panic
,
pause
,
pull back
,
quail
,
recoil
,
scruple
,
shrink
,
shun
,
shy
,
shy at
,
skedaddle
,
stampede
,
stand aloof
,
start
,
start aside
,
startle
,
stay detached from
,
steer clear of
,
stick at
,
stickle
,
strain
,
turn away from
,
waver
,
wince
unpossessed of
collapse
related words >
bankrupt in
,
bare of
,
bereft of
,
denuded of
,
deprived of
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
empty of
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
in default of
,
in want of
,
lacking
,
missing
,
needing
,
out of
,
out of pocket
,
scant of
,
short
,
short of
,
shy
,
shy of
,
unblessed with
,
void of
,
wanting
bare of
collapse
related words >
bankrupt in
,
bereft of
,
denuded of
,
deprived of
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
empty of
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
in default of
,
in want of
,
lacking
,
missing
,
needing
,
out of
,
out of pocket
,
scant of
,
short
,
short of
,
shy
,
shy of
,
unblessed with
,
unpossessed of
,
void of
,
wanting
stick at
collapse
related words >
back down
,
balance
,
blench
,
boggle
,
debate
,
deliberate
,
demur
,
falter
,
fear
,
fight shy of
,
flinch
,
hang back
,
hang off
,
have qualms
,
hem and haw
,
hesitate
,
hold off
,
hover
,
hum and haw
,
jib
,
make bones about
,
pause
,
ponder
,
pull back
,
quail
,
recoil
,
retreat
,
scruple
,
shilly-shally
,
shrink
,
shy
,
shy at
,
stickle
,
stop to consider
,
straddle the fence
,
strain
,
strain at
,
think twice about
,
waver
,
wince
,
withdraw
,
yield
empty of
collapse
related words >
bankrupt in
,
bare of
,
bereft of
,
denuded of
,
deprived of
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
free of
,
in default of
,
in want of
,
lacking
,
missing
,
needing
,
out of
,
out of pocket
,
scant of
,
short
,
short of
,
shy
,
shy of
,
unblessed with
,
unpossessed of
,
void of
,
wanting
,
without
beg the question
collapse
related words >
about the bush
,
around the bush
,
beat about
,
beat around
,
bicker
,
boggle
,
cavil
,
choplogic
,
dodge
,
duck
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
evade the issue
,
fence
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
mystify
,
nitpick
,
obscure
,
palter
,
parry
,
pick nits
,
prevaricate
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
pussyfoot
,
put off
,
quibble
,
recoil
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shrink
,
shuffle
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
split hairs
,
step aside
,
swerve
,
tergiversate
,
ward off
manual labor
collapse
labor done with the hands
related words >
dirty work
,
donkeywork
,
drudgery
,
employment
,
fag
,
fatigue
,
grind
,
handiwork
,
handwork
,
industry
,
labor
,
lick
,
lick of work
,
moil
,
rat race
,
scut work
,
slavery
,
spadework
,
stroke
,
stroke of work
,
sweat
,
task
,
tiresome work
,
toil
,
travail
,
treadmill
,
work
beat around the bush
collapse
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
related words >
about the bush
,
around the bush
,
beat about
,
beat around
,
beg the question
,
bicker
,
boggle
,
cavil
,
choplogic
,
circumlocute
,
dodge
,
duck
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
evade the issue
,
fence
,
go round about
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
mystify
,
nitpick
,
obscure
,
palter
,
parry
,
periphrase
,
pick nits
,
prevaricate
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
pussyfoot
,
put off
,
quibble
,
recoil
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shrink
,
shuffle
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
split hairs
,
step aside
,
swerve
,
tergiversate
,
ward off
drudgery
collapse
hard monotonous routine work
related words >
chore
,
dirty work
,
donkeywork
,
employment
,
fag
,
fatigue
,
grind
,
handiwork
,
handwork
,
industry
,
labor
,
lick
,
lick of work
,
manual labor
,
moil
,
plugging
,
rat race
,
scut work
,
slavery
,
slog
,
slogging
,
spadework
,
stroke
,
stroke of work
,
sweat
,
task
,
tiresome work
,
toil
,
travail
,
treadmill
,
work
short of
collapse
related words >
at a disadvantage
,
at the nadir
,
bankrupt in
,
bare of
,
below
,
below the mark
,
bereft of
,
deficient
,
denuded of
,
deprived of
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
empty of
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
in default of
,
in the gutter
,
in want of
,
inadequate
,
inferior
,
insufficient
,
lacking
,
least
,
least of all
,
less
,
minus
,
missing
,
needing
,
out of
,
out of pocket
,
scant of
,
short
,
shy
,
shy of
,
unblessed with
,
under
,
under par
,
unpossessed of
,
unreached
,
void of
,
wanting
head off
collapse
related words >
avert
,
bear off
,
draw aside
,
ease off
,
edge off
,
fly off
,
gee
,
glance
,
glance off
,
go off
,
haw
,
jib
,
make way for
,
move aside
,
sheer off
,
shove aside
,
shunt
,
shy
,
shy off
,
side
,
sidestep
,
sidetrack
,
sidle
,
steer clear of
,
step aside
,
switch
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn back
,
veer off
steer clear of
collapse
related words >
avert
,
avoid
,
be stuck-up
,
bear off
,
dodge
,
draw aside
,
ease off
,
edge off
,
fight shy of
,
fly off
,
gee
,
give place to
,
glance
,
glance off
,
go off
,
haw
,
head off
,
hold aloof
,
hold away from
,
jib
,
keep aloof
,
keep away
,
keep away from
,
keep clear of
,
keep from
,
keep hands off
,
keep remote from
,
let alone
,
maintain distance
,
make way for
,
move aside
,
not meddle with
,
not touch
,
refuse to receive
,
sheer off
,
shove aside
,
shun
,
shunt
,
shy
,
shy off
,
side
,
sidestep
,
sidetrack
,
sidle
,
spurn
,
stand aloof
,
stand clear of
,
stand off
,
stay detached from
,
step aside
,
switch
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn away from
,
turn back
,
veer off
dirty work
collapse
related words >
dirty pool
,
dirty trick
,
donkeywork
,
double-dealing
,
drudgery
,
duplicity
,
employment
,
fag
,
falseheartedness
,
fatigue
,
foul play
,
grind
,
handiwork
,
handwork
,
industry
,
labor
,
lick
,
lick of work
,
manual labor
,
moil
,
perfidiousness
,
perfidy
,
rat race
,
scut work
,
slavery
,
spadework
,
stroke
,
stroke of work
,
sweat
,
task
,
tiresome work
,
toil
,
travail
,
treacherousness
,
treachery
,
treadmill
,
work
deprived of
collapse
related words >
bankrupt in
,
bare of
,
bereaved
,
bereaved of
,
bereft
,
bereft of
,
cut off
,
denuded
,
denuded of
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
divested
,
empty of
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
in default of
,
in want of
,
lacking
,
minus
,
missing
,
needing
,
out of
,
out of pocket
,
parted from
,
robbed of
,
scant of
,
shorn of
,
short
,
short of
,
shy
,
shy of
,
stripped of
,
unblessed with
,
unpossessed of
,
void of
,
wanting
suspecting
collapse
related words >
Pyrrhonic
,
agnostic
,
cagey
,
cautious
,
chary
,
disinclined to believe
,
disposed to doubt
,
distrustful
,
doubtful
,
doubting
,
dubious
,
from Missouri
,
guarded
,
hard of belief
,
impervious to persuasion
,
in doubt
,
inconvincible
,
incredulous
,
leery
,
mistrustful
,
mistrusting
,
questioning
,
scrupulous
,
shy
,
shy of belief
,
skeptical
,
suspicious
,
uncertain
,
unconvincible
,
uncredulous
,
unpersuadable
,
unpersuasible
,
untrusting
,
unwilling to accept
,
wary
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
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
leery
collapse
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
related words >
Pyrrhonic
,
agnostic
,
cagey
,
careful
,
cautious
,
chary
,
disinclined to believe
,
disposed to doubt
,
distrustful
,
doubtful
,
doubting
,
dubious
,
from Missouri
,
guarded
,
hard of belief
,
impervious to persuasion
,
in doubt
,
inconvincible
,
incredulous
,
mistrustful
,
mistrusting
,
questioning
,
sceptical
,
scrupulous
,
shy
,
shy of belief
,
skeptical
,
suspecting
,
suspicious
,
uncertain
,
unconvincible
,
uncredulous
,
unpersuadable
,
unpersuasible
,
untrusting
,
unwilling to accept
,
wary
nonaggressive
collapse
related words >
bone-lazy
,
cadging
,
civilian
,
conciliatory
,
dilatory
,
do-nothing
,
doless
,
dovish
,
dronish
,
drony
,
easy
,
ergophobic
,
faineant
,
good-for-nothing
,
indolent
,
irenic
,
laggard
,
lax
,
lazy
,
noncombatant
,
nonmilitant
,
nonviolent
,
pacific
,
pacifist
,
pacifistic
,
parasitic
,
peace-loving
,
peaceable
,
procrastinative
,
remiss
,
scrounging
,
shiftless
,
slack
,
slothful
,
slow
,
sponging
,
unbellicose
,
uncontentious
,
unenterprising
,
unhostile
,
unmilitant
,
unmilitary
,
work-shy
hem and haw
collapse
utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"
related words >
about the bush
,
back and fill
,
back down
,
balance
,
beat around
,
beg the question
,
debate
,
deliberate
,
demur
,
dodge
,
duck
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
falter
,
fear
,
fence
,
halt
,
hang back
,
haw
,
hedge
,
hem
,
hesitate
,
hover
,
hum
,
hum and haw
,
jib
,
mammer
,
mince the truth
,
mince words
,
palter
,
parry
,
pause
,
ponder
,
prevaricate
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
pussyfoot
,
put off
,
recoil
,
retreat
,
scruple
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shilly-shally
,
shrink
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
stammer
,
step aside
,
stick at
,
stickle
,
stop to consider
,
straddle the fence
,
strain at
,
stumble
,
stutter
,
swerve
,
tergiversate
,
think twice about
,
waffle
,
ward off
,
weasel
,
withdraw
,
yield
blench
collapse
related words >
ache
,
agonize
,
ail
,
anguish
,
avoid
,
blanch
,
bleach
,
blink
,
boggle
,
cringe
,
decolor
,
decolorize
,
demur
,
dodge
,
draw back
,
duck
,
evade
,
fade
,
fall back
,
falter
,
feel pain
,
feel the pangs
,
fight shy of
,
flinch
,
funk
,
grimace
,
hang back
,
hang off
,
have a misery
,
have qualms
,
hesitate
,
hold off
,
hurt
,
jib
,
make bones about
,
pause
,
pound
,
pull back
,
quail
,
recoil
,
reel back
,
retreat
,
scruple
,
sheer off
,
shoot
,
shrink
,
shrink back
,
shy
,
shy at
,
sidestep
,
smart
,
squinch
,
start
,
start aside
,
start back
,
stick at
,
stickle
,
strain
,
suffer
,
swerve
,
thrill
,
throb
,
tingle
,
turn aside
,
twinge
,
twitch
,
waver
,
weasel
,
weasel out
,
white
,
wince
,
writhe
go off
collapse
be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off"
happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?"
stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane"
related words >
aberrate
,
avert
,
backfire
,
bang
,
bark
,
be blooded
,
be found
,
be getting along
,
be met with
,
be realized
,
be successful
,
bear off
,
befall
,
betide
,
blast
,
blow
,
blow out
,
blow up
,
burst
,
bust
,
buzz off
,
catch on
,
click
,
come
,
come about
,
come away
,
come down
,
come off
,
come to pass
,
come true
,
connect
,
crack
,
decline
,
depart
,
deploy
,
detonate
,
die
,
discharge
,
divaricate
,
diverge
,
divide
,
draw aside
,
ease off
,
ebb
,
edge off
,
eventuate
,
exit
,
explode
,
fade
,
fail
,
fall
,
fall away
,
fall off
,
fan out
,
farewell
,
fire
,
fly off
,
fulminate
,
gang along
,
gee
,
get along
,
get away
,
get off
,
get on
,
get under way
,
glance
,
glance off
,
go
,
go along
,
go away
,
go down
,
go downhill
,
go great guns
,
go on
,
go over
,
go over big
,
go to town
,
graduate
,
hap
,
happen
,
haw
,
head off
,
hit a slump
,
hit rock bottom
,
hit the skids
,
jib
,
lapse
,
leave
,
let off
,
make a hit
,
make way for
,
march off
,
meet with success
,
mosey
,
move aside
,
move away
,
move off
,
move out
,
mushroom
,
occur
,
outspread
,
pass
,
pass off
,
pop
,
prevail
,
prosper
,
pull out
,
qualify
,
reach the depths
,
run down
,
sashay
,
sashay off
,
separate
,
set off
,
sheer off
,
shoot
,
shove aside
,
shunt
,
shy
,
shy off
,
side
,
sidestep
,
sidetrack
,
sidle
,
sink
,
slide
,
slip
,
slump
,
splay
,
spread
,
stagger along
,
steer clear of
,
step aside
,
subside
,
succeed
,
switch
,
take
,
take flight
,
take place
,
take wing
,
toddle along
,
touch bottom
,
touch off
,
transpire
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn back
,
up and go
,
veer off
,
wane
,
wing it
,
work well
,
work wonders
sheer off
collapse
related words >
about the bush
,
avert
,
avoid
,
bear off
,
beat around
,
beg the question
,
blench
,
blink
,
cringe
,
dodge
,
draw aside
,
draw back
,
duck
,
ease off
,
edge off
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
fade
,
fall back
,
fence
,
flinch
,
fly off
,
gee
,
glance
,
glance off
,
go off
,
hang back
,
haw
,
head off
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
jib
,
make way for
,
move aside
,
parry
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
pussyfoot
,
put off
,
quail
,
recoil
,
reel back
,
retreat
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shove aside
,
shrink
,
shrink back
,
shunt
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
side
,
sidestep
,
sidetrack
,
sidle
,
start aside
,
start back
,
steer clear of
,
step aside
,
swerve
,
switch
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn back
,
veer off
,
ward off
,
weasel
,
weasel out
,
wince
flinch
collapse
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
related words >
avoid
,
avoidance
,
be startled
,
blanch
,
blench
,
blink
,
boggle
,
cower
,
cringe
,
demur
,
dodge
,
draw back
,
draw in
,
duck
,
elude
,
escape
,
eschew
,
evade
,
evasion
,
fade
,
fall back
,
fallback
,
falter
,
fight shy of
,
funk
,
hang back
,
hang off
,
have qualms
,
hesitate
,
hold off
,
jib
,
jump
,
jump a mile
,
make bones about
,
pause
,
pull back
,
pull in
,
pull out
,
pullback
,
pullout
,
quail
,
recede
,
recoil
,
reel back
,
retire
,
retract
,
retreat
,
scruple
,
sheer off
,
shrink
,
shrink back
,
shrink from
,
shun
,
shy
,
shy at
,
sidestep
,
sidestepping
,
squinch
,
start
,
start aside
,
start back
,
startle
,
stick at
,
stickle
,
strain
,
swerve
,
turn aside
,
waver
,
weasel
,
weasel out
,
wince
,
withdraw
stickle
collapse
dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)
related words >
abrupt
,
arduous
,
back down
,
balance
,
balk
,
blench
,
boggle
,
contend
,
contend for
,
debate
,
deliberate
,
demur
,
die hard
,
falter
,
fear
,
fight for
,
fight shy of
,
flinch
,
gag
,
hang back
,
hang off
,
have qualms
,
hem and haw
,
hesitate
,
hold off
,
hold out
,
hover
,
hum and haw
,
jib
,
kick
,
make bones about
,
not budge
,
object
,
pause
,
persevere
,
ponder
,
precipitate
,
precipitous
,
protest
,
pull back
,
quail
,
recoil
,
retreat
,
scruple
,
sheer
,
shilly-shally
,
shrink
,
shy
,
shy at
,
sideling
,
stall
,
stand out
,
stand pat
,
stick
,
stick at
,
stickle for
,
stipulate for
,
stop to consider
,
straddle the fence
,
strain
,
strain at
,
strive for
,
struggle for
,
stumble
,
take no denial
,
think twice about
,
vie for
,
waver
,
wince
,
withdraw
,
yield
haw
collapse
the nictitating membrane of a horse
utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"
related words >
avert
,
bear off
,
draw aside
,
ease off
,
edge off
,
falter
,
fly off
,
gee
,
glance
,
glance off
,
go off
,
halt
,
head off
,
hem
,
hem and haw
,
hesitate
,
hum
,
hum and haw
,
jib
,
make way for
,
mammer
,
move aside
,
sheer off
,
shove aside
,
shunt
,
shy
,
shy off
,
side
,
sidestep
,
sidetrack
,
sidle
,
stammer
,
steer clear of
,
step aside
,
stumble
,
stutter
,
switch
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn back
,
veer off
procrastinative
collapse
related words >
Micawberish
,
backward
,
bone-lazy
,
cadging
,
dallying
,
dawdling
,
delaying
,
dilatory
,
dillydallying
,
do-nothing
,
doless
,
dragging
,
dronish
,
drony
,
easy
,
easygoing
,
ergophobic
,
faineant
,
foot-dragging
,
good-for-nothing
,
indolent
,
lackadaisical
,
laggard
,
lagging
,
lax
,
lazy
,
lingering
,
loitering
,
lollygagging
,
nonaggressive
,
parasitic
,
procrastinating
,
procrastinatory
,
remiss
,
scrounging
,
shiftless
,
shilly-shallying
,
shuffling
,
slack
,
slothful
,
slow
,
sluggish
,
sponging
,
tarrying
,
unenterprising
,
work-shy
shiftless
collapse
lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; "a shiftless student"; "studied in a shiftless way"
related words >
aimless
,
bone-lazy
,
cadging
,
dilatory
,
do-nothing
,
doless
,
dronish
,
drony
,
easy
,
ergophobic
,
faineant
,
feckless
,
good-for-nothing
,
grasshopper
,
happy-go-lucky
,
heedless
,
idle
,
improvident
,
indolent
,
ineffective
,
irresponsible
,
lackadaisical
,
laggard
,
lax
,
lazy
,
negligent
,
nonaggressive
,
otiose
,
parasitic
,
pococurante
,
procrastinative
,
remiss
,
scrounging
,
slack
,
slothful
,
slow
,
sponging
,
thoughtless
,
thriftless
,
unambitious
,
uncaring
,
uneconomical
,
unenterprising
,
uninspired
,
unmotivated
,
unproviding
,
unthrifty
,
work-shy
out of
collapse
related words >
at large
,
away from
,
bankrupt in
,
bare of
,
bereaved
,
bereaved of
,
bereft
,
bereft of
,
cut off
,
denuded
,
denuded of
,
deprived of
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
disengaged
,
divested
,
empty of
,
escaped
,
ex
,
fled
,
flown
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
free
,
from
,
fugitive
,
in default of
,
in want of
,
lacking
,
loose
,
minus
,
missing
,
needing
,
on the loose
,
out
,
out of pocket
,
parted from
,
robbed of
,
runaway
,
scant of
,
scot-free
,
shorn of
,
short
,
short of
,
shy
,
shy of
,
stripped of
,
unblessed with
,
unpossessed of
,
void of
,
wanting
,
well out of
hard labor
collapse
related words >
arduousness
,
backbreaking work
,
burdensomeness
,
confinement
,
dismemberment
,
effortfulness
,
estrapade
,
galleys
,
hard job
,
hard work
,
impalement
,
imprisonment
,
incarceration
,
jailing
,
keelhauling
,
laboriousness
,
martyrdom
,
onerousness
,
oppressiveness
,
penal servitude
,
picketing
,
railriding
,
rock pile
,
strappado
,
strenuousness
,
tar-and-feathering
,
the gantlet
,
toilsomeness
,
torment
,
torture
,
troublesomeness
,
uphill work
,
warm work
unenterprising
collapse
lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
related words >
bone-lazy
,
cadging
,
canny
,
careful
,
cautious
,
circumspect
,
deliberate
,
dilatory
,
discreet
,
do-nothing
,
doless
,
dronish
,
drony
,
easy
,
ergophobic
,
faineant
,
gingerly
,
good-for-nothing
,
guarded
,
heedful
,
hesitant
,
indolent
,
judicious
,
laggard
,
lax
,
lazy
,
leaving out nothing
,
mindful
,
nonaggressive
,
noncommittal
,
on guard
,
overlooking no possibility
,
parasitic
,
pawky
,
politic
,
procrastinative
,
prudent
,
regardful
,
remiss
,
safe
,
scrounging
,
shiftless
,
slack
,
slothful
,
slow
,
slow to act
,
sponging
,
tentative
,
thorough
,
unadventurous
,
uncommunicative
,
undaring
,
unprecipitate
,
work-shy
wince
collapse
a reflex response to sudden pain
the facial expression of sudden pain
make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
related words >
ache
,
agonize
,
ail
,
anguish
,
avoid
,
avoidance
,
blanch
,
blench
,
blink
,
boggle
,
cower
,
cringe
,
demur
,
dodge
,
draw back
,
draw in
,
duck
,
evade
,
evasion
,
fade
,
fall back
,
fallback
,
falter
,
feel pain
,
feel the pangs
,
fight shy of
,
flinch
,
funk
,
grimace
,
hang back
,
hang off
,
have a misery
,
have qualms
,
hesitate
,
hold off
,
hurt
,
jib
,
make bones about
,
pause
,
pound
,
pull back
,
pull in
,
pull out
,
pullback
,
pullout
,
quail
,
recoil
,
reel back
,
retract
,
retreat
,
scruple
,
sheer
,
sheer off
,
shoot
,
shrink
,
shrink back
,
shy
,
shy at
,
sidestep
,
sidestepping
,
smart
,
squinch
,
start
,
start aside
,
start back
,
stick at
,
stickle
,
strain
,
suffer
,
swerve
,
thrill
,
throb
,
tingle
,
turn
,
turn aside
,
twinge
,
twitch
,
waver
,
weasel
,
weasel out
,
withdraw
,
writhe
moonlight
collapse
the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by"
work a second job, usually after hours; "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"
related words >
be employed
,
bootleg
,
brew
,
carry on business
,
distill
,
do business
,
follow a trade
,
have a job
,
keep up
,
labor
,
moonbeam
,
moonglow
,
moonshine
,
practice a profession
,
set up shop
,
stay employed
,
toil
,
transact business
,
work
,
work at
,
work for
devoid
collapse
completely lacking
related words >
bankrupt in
,
bare
,
bare of
,
barren
,
bereft of
,
bland
,
blank
,
bleached
,
characterless
,
clear
,
deficient
,
denuded of
,
deprived of
,
destitute
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
empty
,
empty of
,
existless
,
featureless
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
hollow
,
in default of
,
in want of
,
inane
,
innocent
,
insipid
,
lacking
,
minus
,
missing
,
needing
,
negative
,
nonexistent
,
null
,
null and void
,
out of
,
out of pocket
,
scant of
,
short
,
short of
,
shy
,
shy of
,
unblessed with
,
unexisting
,
unpossessed of
,
unrelieved
,
vacant
,
vacuous
,
void
,
void of
,
wanting
,
white
,
with nothing inside
,
without being
,
without content
ward off
collapse
avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"
related words >
about the bush
,
anticipate
,
avert
,
bar
,
beat around
,
beat back
,
beat off
,
beg the question
,
block
,
brush off
,
chase
,
chase away
,
chase off
,
check
,
counter
,
cut
,
debar
,
deflect
,
deter
,
discourage
,
dishearten
,
dismiss
,
dodge
,
drive away
,
drive back
,
duck
,
equivocate
,
estop
,
exclude
,
fence
,
fend
,
fend off
,
forbid
,
foreclose
,
forestall
,
hedge
,
help
,
hem and haw
,
hinder
,
hold at bay
,
hold off
,
keep at bay
,
keep from
,
keep off
,
obstruct
,
obviate
,
pack off
,
parry
,
preclude
,
prevent
,
prohibit
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
push back
,
pussyfoot
,
put back
,
put off
,
rebuff
,
rebut
,
recoil
,
refuse
,
repel
,
repulse
,
rule out
,
save
,
send away
,
send off
,
send packing
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shrink
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
snub
,
spurn
,
stave off
,
step aside
,
stop
,
swerve
,
thrust back
,
turn aside
,
turn back
spadework
collapse
dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
related words >
arrangement
,
basic training
,
briefing
,
clearing the decks
,
dirty work
,
donkeywork
,
drudgery
,
employment
,
equipment
,
fag
,
familiarization
,
fatigue
,
fixing
,
foundation
,
grind
,
groundwork
,
handiwork
,
handwork
,
industry
,
labor
,
lick
,
lick of work
,
makeready
,
making ready
,
manual labor
,
manufacture
,
mobilization
,
moil
,
planning
,
prearrangement
,
preliminaries
,
preliminary
,
preliminary act
,
preliminary step
,
prep
,
preparation
,
preparatory study
,
preparing
,
prepping
,
prerequisite
,
pretreatment
,
processing
,
propaedeutic
,
provision
,
rat race
,
readying
,
scut work
,
slavery
,
stroke
,
stroke of work
,
sweat
,
task
,
tiresome work
,
toil
,
training
,
travail
,
treadmill
,
treatment
,
trial
,
tryout
,
warm-up
,
work
pussyfoot
collapse
related words >
about the bush
,
around the bush
,
be careful
,
be cautious
,
beat about
,
beat around
,
beg the question
,
bicker
,
boggle
,
cavil
,
choplogic
,
couch
,
crawl
,
creep
,
dodge
,
duck
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
evade the issue
,
fence
,
glide
,
go on tiptoe
,
grovel
,
gumshoe
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
hesitate
,
hum and haw
,
inch
,
inch along
,
lay wait
,
lie in wait
,
lurk
,
make haste slowly
,
mystify
,
nightwalk
,
nitpick
,
obscure
,
pad
,
palter
,
parry
,
pick nits
,
prevaricate
,
prowl
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
put off
,
quibble
,
recoil
,
scrabble
,
scramble
,
shadow
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shrink
,
shuffle
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
sidle
,
skulk
,
slide
,
slink
,
slip
,
snake
,
sneak
,
split hairs
,
stalk
,
steal
,
steal along
,
step aside
,
swerve
,
take it easy
,
tergiversate
,
think twice
,
tippytoe
,
tiptoe
,
walk on eggshells
,
ward off
,
weasel
,
worm
,
worm along
equivocate
collapse
related words >
about the bush
,
alternate
,
around the bush
,
avoid
,
back and fill
,
be untruthful
,
beat about
,
beat around
,
beg the question
,
bicker
,
boggle
,
cavil
,
change
,
choplogic
,
deceive
,
dither
,
dodge
,
double-talk
,
draw the longbow
,
duck
,
elude
,
escape
,
eschew
,
evade
,
evade the issue
,
exaggerate
,
falsify
,
fence
,
fib
,
fluctuate
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
hum and haw
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
mince the truth
,
mince words
,
mislead
,
mystify
,
nitpick
,
obscure
,
oscillate
,
palter
,
parry
,
pendulate
,
pick nits
,
prevaricate
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
pussyfoot
,
put off
,
quibble
,
recoil
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shilly-shally
,
shrink
,
shuffle
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
skirt
,
speak falsely
,
split hairs
,
step aside
,
story
,
stretch the truth
,
swerve
,
teeter
,
tell a lie
,
tergiversate
,
totter
,
vacillate
,
vary
,
waffle
,
ward off
,
waver
,
weasel
,
wobble
bereft
collapse
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
related words >
bankrupt in
,
bare of
,
beggared
,
beggarly
,
bereaved
,
bereaved of
,
bereft of
,
cut off
,
denuded
,
denuded of
,
deprived
,
deprived of
,
destitute of
,
devoid of
,
disadvantaged
,
divested
,
empty of
,
fatherless
,
fleeced
,
for want of
,
forlorn of
,
ghettoized
,
impoverished
,
in default of
,
in need
,
in rags
,
in want
,
in want of
,
indigent
,
lacking
,
mendicant
,
minus
,
missing
,
motherless
,
necessitous
,
needing
,
needy
,
on relief
,
orphan
,
orphaned
,
out at elbows
,
out of
,
out of pocket
,
parentless
,
parted from
,
pauperized
,
poverty-stricken
,
robbed of
,
scant of
,
shorn of
,
short
,
short of
,
shy
,
shy of
,
starveling
,
stripped
,
stripped of
,
unblessed with
,
underprivileged
,
unpossessed of
,
void of
,
wanting
,
widowed
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