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Nouns (27)

hand

n. physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"

hand

n. a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"

hand

n. ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"

hand

n. one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."

hand

n. a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"

hand

n. a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"

hand

n. a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"

hand

n. a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"

deal, hand

n. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

hand, bridge player

n. a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"

accelerator, throttle, throttle valve

n. a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"

handwriting, hand, script

n. something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

hand, hired man, hired hand

n. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

hook, hand, paw, mitt, manus, mauler

n. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

Verbs (18)

choke, throttle

v. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

throttle, strangulate, strangle

v. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (112)

game

n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

ovation, standing ovation

n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

eclat, acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit

n. enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"

workman, working man, working person

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

employee

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

worker

n. a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

subordinate, subsidiary, underling

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

servant, retainer

n. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

mouthpiece, voice, representative, interpreter, spokesperson

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

helper, assistant, supporter

n. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

agent, federal agent

n. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

choke, scrag

v. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

choke, gag, fret

v. be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

choke

v. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

choke, conk, croak, pop off, die suddenly, die unexpectedly, drop dead, snuff it, buy the farm, kick the bucket

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

wrench, wring

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

bridle, put a bridle on

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

contract, narrow

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

order, regulate, regularize, 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

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. make or 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"

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"

muzzle, gag

v. prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

muffle, mute, damp, deaden, dampen, tone down

v. of sounds or images

stifle, muffle, smother

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

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

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

define, give a definition for

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

demarcate, separate clearly

v. separate clearly and as if by boundaries

specify, intend, destine, designate

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

mean, think of, have in mind

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

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, confine to the ground, restrict to the ground

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

curb, restrict, curtail, cut back

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

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

Synonyms (27)

bring back, restitute, restore, give back, hand back

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

hand down

v. passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

submit, pass on, relegate

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

pass on

v. give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

return to, pass to, devolve on, devolve to, devolve upon, fall to

v. be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

pass, communicate, pass on, put across, make known, convey, impart

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

Antonyms (5)

extend, expand

v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

hand throttle

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