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Nouns (2)

n. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

take

n. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

Verbs (47)

take

v. to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"

take

v. obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"

take

v. ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

take

v. buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"

take

v. take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

take

v. experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

take

v. travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

take

v. be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"

take, have

v. have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

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"

take, get hold of

v. get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

claim, take

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

take, read

v. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"

take, submit

v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"

take, accept

v. make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

drive, take

v. proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"

contain, take, hold

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

film, shoot, take

v. make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

consider, take, deal, look at

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

claim, take, exact

v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

fill, take, occupy

v. assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"

take, undergo, submit to

v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"

choose, take, select, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

Adverbs (7)

over

adv. beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; "a roof that hangs over";

over, across

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

over, throughout an area

adv. "He is known the world over"

over, o'er

adv. throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"

Adjectives (1)

over

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

Fuzzynyms (174)

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

transfer

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

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"

hold, bear, carry, contain

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

deliver

v. bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

snap

v. bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"

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"

have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

remove, take away

v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"

hack

v. cut away; "he hacked his way through the forest"

declare

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

propound

v. put forward, as of an idea

glory

v. rejoice proudly

profess

v. receive into a religious order or congregation

say

v. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

contend, postulate

v. maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

describe, depict, draw

v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

buy

v. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

narrate

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

pronounce, label, judge

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

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"

ferment, work

v. cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"

shoulder

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

heed, mind, listen

v. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

wear, put on, get into, don, assume

v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

steer

v. direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

pass, make it

v. go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

pound

v. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

smash

v. overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"

adhere to, accede to, comply with

v. be compatible or in accordance with

entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with, think about

v. take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"

harp, dwell

v. come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"

chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

puzzle

v. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

recreate

v. create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"

imitate

v. make a reproduction or copy of

reproduce

v. recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

demand

v. summon to court

ask, require, expect

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

request

v. inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

name

v. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"

appoint, charge

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

pick, pluck, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

assign, attribute

v. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

name, nominate, make

v. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

enlist

v. join the military

ordain

v. invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"

install, instal

v. put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

frock

v. put a frock on

choose, prefer, opt

v. select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

prefer

v. give preference to one creditor over another

separate

v. divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"

withdraw, draw, take out, draw off

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

intend, destine, designate, specify

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

Synonyms (38)

tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

doff

v. remove; "He doffed his hat"

take out

v. remove something from a container or an enclosed space

separate, disunite, divide, part

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be

v. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

hold

v. remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas"

too much, a bit much

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

exaggerated, overdone, overstated

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

extraordinary, over-the-top, sinful

adj. far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

extremist, radical, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

gross, glaring

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

Antonyms (6)

fetch

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

disclaim

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

name > count > travel away > attain > belt along > exhibit > file > take over

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