Nouns (6)
bear
n. massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
bear
n. an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
down
n. (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"
down
n. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down
n. soft fine feathers
down
n. a computer system failing because of an error in hardware or software
Verbs (71)
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
bear
v. have; "bear a resemblance"; "bear a signature"
bear
v. to remove the stones from the board
down
v. bring down or defeat (an opponent)
bear, turn out
v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
hold, bear
v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
wear, bear, have on one's person
v. have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
yield, bear, pay
v. bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
bear, assume, accept, take over
v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
down, consume, go through, devour
v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
down, land, shoot down
v. shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
down, cut down, knock down, pull down, push down
v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
bear, birth, have, deliver, birthe, give birth to, give birth
v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
kill, down, bolt down, toss off, belt down, drink down, pour down
v. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Adverbs (19)
down, towards the South
adv. away from a more northerly place: "They came down for the wedding"
down, along, right along
adv. in the direction of: "He hit the ball down the line"
Adjectives (28)
on
adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"
down
adj. shut; "the shades were down"
down
adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
down
adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
ready, connected, on
adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
down, depressed
adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
down, declining
adj. becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"
down, dead, out of service, crashed
adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"
down, mastered, down pat
adj. understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
down, downbound, downward
adj. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
down, downcast, low, depressed, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited
adj. low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Fuzzynyms (632)
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
shift, transfer, move around
v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
transfer, transport, conduct, channel, transmit, channelize
v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
transfer
v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
push, force
v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
squeeze, force, wedge
v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
turn
v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"
turn
v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
turn
v. cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
turn, turn over
v. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
aim, take, train, direct, take aim
v. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
bend, deflect, turn away
v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
bend
v. change direction; "The road bends"
ferry
v. transport from one place to another
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
take, assume
v. occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
show, display, reveal
v. make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"
blow, float, drift, be adrift
v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
buffet, batter, knock against, knock about
v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
beat, flap
v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
beat, flap
v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
fling
v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"
flit, flutter, dart, fleet
v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
wave, flourish, brandish
v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
wave, flap, undulate
v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
wave, curl, form into curls
v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"
chop, hack
v. cut with a hacking tool
bear, turn out
v. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
take, remove, take away
v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
take, get hold of
v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
hack, clear
v. cut away
preserve, continue, bear on, carry on, uphold
v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
support, back up, give aid to, lend support to
v. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
invite, ask for
v. increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
show, picture, depict
v. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
chop, hack
v. cut with a hacking tool
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
take, remove, take away
v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
take, get hold of
v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
hack, clear
v. cut away
hack, hack on
v. fix a computer program piecemeal until it works; "I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best"
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
yield, give, afford
v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
support, support financially, see through
v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
nurture, sustain, nourish
v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
turn, change state
v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
honor, honour, accept as pay
v. accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
shoulder, lift onto one's shoulders
v. lift onto one's shoulders
sup, dine, host for dinner, give dinner
v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"
sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner
v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"
swallow, get down, pass through the esophagus
v. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"
run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into
v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
grub, give, feed, give food to
v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
feed on, feed upon
v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
feast, feed
v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out
v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
guzzle, drink greedily
v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"
expend, spend
v. pay out; "spend money"
waste, blow, squander
v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
feature, have
v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
stick, cling, adhere, cohere
v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
follow, go after, come after, travel behind
v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
hold, restrain, confine, straiten
v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
coincide, cooccur
v. go with, fall together
have, own, possess, have possession of
v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
exhibit, possess
v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
suit, fit, accommodate
v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
fell, drop, cut down, strike down
v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
trip, travel, jaunt, take trips, make a trip, take a trip
v. make a trip for pleasure
tumble, topple
v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
turn, change state
v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
produce, get, grow, develop, acquire
v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
hack, whoop
v. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
make equal, liberate, emancipate, free from constraints
v. give equal rights to; of women and minorities
carry, transport
v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
carry, take
v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit
v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
carry, express, convey
v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
take, bring
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit
v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
get, bring, convey, fetch
v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
bring, convey
v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
carry, bear, expect
v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
carry, hold, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
carry, hold, take, bear, contain
v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
pressure, force, coerce
v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
refrain, forebear, forbear
v. resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
suffer, endure, be subjected to
v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
stand, be in some specified condition, be in some specified state
v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
meet, suffer
v. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede
v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
invite, pay for, have as a guest
v. have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
mind, take care of
v. be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"
chair
v. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
supervise, manage, oversee, superintend
v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
preside, act as president
v. act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"
match, meet, cope with
v. satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
act, run, go, work, function, operate
v. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
act, work
v. have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water"
hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance
v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
refuse, defy, resist
v. elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
defy, withstand, hold up under
v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
grapple, deal, cope, contend, get by, manage
v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
refrain, forebear, forbear
v. resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport
v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
suffer, endure, be subjected to
v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
stand, be in some specified condition, be in some specified state
v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
meet, suffer
v. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
predate, antedate, precede, forego, antecede
v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail
v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
continue, go on, persist in, go along
v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
drive, push, tug, labor, labour
v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
endeavor, endeavour, strive
v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
fight, struggle
v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
grind, labor, labour, toil, travail, dig, fag, drudge, moil
v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
put forward, assert
v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
insist, be insistent, be firm, take a firm stand
v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
maintain, assert, asseverate
v. state categorically
keep, sustain, maintain
v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
hold, bear
v. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; "She bears the title of Duchess"; "He held the governorship for almost a decade"
excuse, condone, make allowances for, be lenient with
v. excuse someone's behavior, for example
grant, yield, concede
v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for
v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
support, stand for, subscribe to
v. adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion"
preserve, continue, bear on, carry on, uphold
v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
support, back up, give aid to, lend support to
v. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
be, have the quality of being
v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
last, endure
v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
lie
v. be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
high, heavy, big, violent
adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"
tame, tamed
adj. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
unhappy, sad
adj. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
distressed, dysphoric, unhappy
adj. generalized feeling of distress
hopeless
adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
gloomy, dismal, sorry
adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
wasted, haggard, drawn, careworn, worn
adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
melancholy, melancholic
adj. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
desperate, forlorn
adj. "a hopeless attempt"
miserable, wretched, execrable, deplorable, woeful
adj. of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
discouraged, demoralized, disheartened
adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"
low
adj. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
irreparable
adj. impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"
unhappy, saddening, doleful
adj. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"
gloomy, funereal, sepulchral
adj. suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"
forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front
adv. "He faced forward"
forward, onward, forth, thenceforth
adv. "from that time forth"
outward, outwards, towards the outside
adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place
adv. to a lower place
under, below, further down
adv. "See under for further discussion"
Synonyms (57)
support, corroborate, underpin, bear out
v. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
take, have, accept
v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
pour, cause to run
v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
descending
adj. coming down or downward
low
adj. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
connected, machine-accessible
adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
debased, devalued, degraded
adj. lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"
low-level
adj. not intense; "low-level radiation"
reduced, rock-bottom
adj. well below normal (especially in price)
poor
adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
bad, defective
adj. not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
clean
adj. without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
complete, consummate
adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"
errorless
adj. free from error; "an errorless baseball game"
exact, precise
adj. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
faultless, impeccable
adj. without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"
unblemished, flawless, unflawed
adj. without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"
ideal
adj. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
idealized
adj. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence
idyllic
adj. excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic"
mint
adj. as if new; "in mint condition"
on the button, on the nose
adj. being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"
perfectible
adj. capable of becoming or being made perfect
pluperfect
adj. more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"
downhill, declivitous, downward-sloping
adj. sloping down rather steeply
degressive
adj. going down by steps
descendant, descendent
adj. going or coming down
amort
adj. utterly cast down
chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated
adj. brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
long-faced, gloomy, glum
adj. reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"
lonely, lonesome
adj. marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"
Antonyms (28)
bull
n. an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
spill, shed, disgorge
v. cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
pull, draw, force
v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
abort
v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
miscarry, have a miscarriage
v. suffer a miscarriage
abort
v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
pull, commit, perpetrate
v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
off
adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
up
adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"
elated
adj. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
cheerful
adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
happy
adj. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
happy, euphoric
adj. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
encouraged, bucked up
adj. inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"
bear down on
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