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Verbs (23)

v. be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

v. include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back

v. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

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Fuzzynyms (98)

adhere to, accede to, comply with

v. be compatible or in accordance with

carry

v. transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"

carry

v. have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"

impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

convey

v. transmit a title or property

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

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

fetch

v. take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"

bring, convey, take

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"

expect

v. look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

carry, hold, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

hold, carry, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

have, feature

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

cohere

v. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

straiten

v. squeeze together

coincide, co-occur, cooccur

v. go with, fall together

own, have, possess

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

possess

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

suit, accommodate, fit

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

have, feature

v. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

integrate, incorporate

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

possess

v. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

stunt

v. perform a stunt or stunts

bridle

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

narrow, contract

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

modify

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

change, alter, modify

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

change, alter, vary

v. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

straiten

v. squeeze together

muzzle

v. fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress

v. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

decide, make up one's mind, determine

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

define

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate

v. separate clearly, as if by boundaries

intend, destine, designate, specify

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

think of, have in mind, mean

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

qualify, characterize, characterise

v. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

Synonyms (3)

keep, maintain, hold

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"

Antonyms (4)

exclude

v. lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

keep, preserve

v. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

expand

v. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"

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