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Nouns (44)

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. two-winged insects characterized by active flight

n. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

n. (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

hit

n. a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"

hit

n. a dose of a narcotic drug

hit

n. a successful access to an html document on a server

pop, popping

n. a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

POP, Post Office Control

n. Post Office Control: protocol used by mail clients to retrieve messages from a mail server

POP, Point of Presence

n. a node on a network, where certain hardware is located, usu. belonging to an Internet provider that a user can connect to

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

fly, fly ball

n. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

fly, fly front

n. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

hit, collision

n. (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

point of purchase, POP, point of sale, POS

n. the location where sales are made to customers

fly, tent fly, fly sheet, tent flap

n. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

hit, bang, smash, strike

n. a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

hit, hitting, striking

n. the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

Verbs (51)

pop

v. fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"

pop

v. make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"

fly

v. change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"

fly

v. hit a fly

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

fly

v. travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"

fly

v. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

fly

v. cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"

fly

v. pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

hit

v. hit the intended target or goal

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

pop, skin pop

v. take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"

pop

v. hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"

fly, vanish

v. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

fly, transport by aeroplane

v. transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

hit, strike

v. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

hit, strike

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

hit, cause to move by striking

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

fly, move quickly, move suddenly

v. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly, pilot, aviate

v. fly a plane

fly, flee, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

hit, score, tally, rack up

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

hit, shoot, pip

v. hit with a missile from a weapon

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

hit, strike, come to

v. cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

Adverbs (1)

pop

adv. like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"

Adjectives (4)

pop, popular

adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

fly, sharp

adj. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

Fuzzynyms (261)

insect

n. small air-breathing arthropod

bug, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect

n. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

bang, blast, eruption, blowup, clap, loud noise

n. a sudden very loud noise

report

n. a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"

blow, bump

n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

explode

v. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, flee, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

baste, batter, clobber

v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

tamp, depress, press down, tamp down

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

push

v. press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit, cause to move by striking

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

dissolve, break up, cause to dissolve

v. cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

fade, fade out

v. become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

fade, languish

v. become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"

biff, pommel, pummel

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

bruise, contuse

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

biff, pommel, pummel

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

swat, swatter

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

beat, beat up

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

hit, knock, bump

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

knock, strike hard

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

slap

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

bat

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

cuff, whomp

v. hit with the hand

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

clamber, scramble, struggle, skin, shin, sputter, shinny

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble, move hastily

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

flutter, palpitate, beat rapidly

v. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

waver, flutter, flicker, quiver, flitter

v. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"

jet, fly a jetplane

v. fly a jet plane

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, flee, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

evade, elude, bilk

v. escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

fly, wing, be airborne

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

bat

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

swat, swatter

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

clash, collide, meet violently

v. crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

crash, fall violently

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

bang, slam

v. strike violently; "slam the ball"

thud

v. strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"

beat, hit repeatedly

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

beat, beat up

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

beat, thump, pound

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

spank, paddle, larrup

v. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

hit, strike, impinge on, collide with, hit against, run into

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

hit, strike

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

cuff, whomp

v. hit with the hand

Synonyms (17)

gun down, shoot down, strike down

v. strike down or shoot down

folk, country, hillbilly, western

adj. of music

modern

adj. characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

hawk-eyed, open-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary, watchful, Argus-eyed

adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

heads-up, wide-awake

adj. fully alert and watchful; "played heads-up ball"

Antonyms (9)

sink, settle, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

miss

v. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

sink, settle, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

hit a pop fly

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