| assassinate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. assassinate | murder; especially of socially prominent persons.; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| v. (communication) | 2. assassinate | destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation.; "He assassinated his enemy's character" |
| ~ asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, denigrate, smirch, sully, smear | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone.; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" |
| murder | | |
| n. (act) | 1. execution, murder, slaying | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being. |
| ~ homicide | the killing of a human being by another human being. |
| ~ assassination | murder of a public figure by surprise attack. |
| ~ bloodshed, gore | the shedding of blood resulting in murder.; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen" |
| ~ contract killing | a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer. |
| ~ parricide | the murder of your own father or mother. |
| ~ mariticide | the murder of a husband by his wife. |
| ~ fratricide | the murder of your sibling. |
| ~ uxoricide | the murder of a wife by her husband. |
| ~ filicide | the murder of your own son or daughter. |
| ~ liquidation, elimination | the murder of a competitor. |
| ~ carnage, mass murder, massacre, butchery, slaughter | the savage and excessive killing of many people. |
| ~ lynching | putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law. |
| ~ regicide | the act of killing a king. |
| ~ dry-gulching | the act of killing from ambush. |
| ~ hit | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit" |
| ~ infanticide | murdering an infant. |
| ~ shoot-down | murder by shooting someone down in cold blood. |
| ~ tyrannicide | killing a tyrant. |
| ~ thuggee | murder and robbery by thugs. |
| v. (social) | 2. bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | kill intentionally and with premeditation.; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body. |
| ~ execute | murder in a planned fashion.; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" |
| v. (change) | 3. mangle, murder, mutilate | alter so as to make unrecognizable.; "The tourists murdered the French language" |
| ~ distort, falsify, garble, warp | make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story. |
| pitch | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. pitch | the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration. |
| ~ sound property | an attribute of sound. |
| ~ concert pitch, international pitch, philharmonic pitch | the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C. |
| ~ high pitch, high frequency | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches. |
| ~ treble, soprano | the pitch range of the highest female voice. |
| ~ tenor | the pitch range of the highest male voice. |
| ~ key | pitch of the voice.; "he spoke in a low key" |
| ~ low pitch, low frequency | a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches. |
| ~ alto | the pitch range of the lowest female voice. |
| ~ alto | (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments. |
| ~ bass | the lowest part of the musical range. |
| ~ tone | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages.; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones" |
| ~ tune | the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch.; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune" |
| n. (act) | 2. delivery, pitch | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. |
| ~ throw | the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).; "the catcher made a good throw to second base" |
| ~ balk | an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base. |
| ~ ball | a pitch that is not in the strike zone.; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" |
| ~ beanball, beaner | a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head. |
| ~ change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up, off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball. |
| ~ breaking ball, curve ball, bender, curve | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter. |
| ~ duster | a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter. |
| ~ fastball, heater, hummer, bullet, smoke | (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity.; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" |
| ~ knuckleball, knuckler | a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin. |
| ~ overhand pitch | a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder. |
| ~ passed ball | a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base. |
| ~ screwball | a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown. |
| ~ sinker | a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate. |
| ~ spitball, spitter | an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it. |
| ~ strike | (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders.; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls" |
| ~ submarine ball, submarine pitch | a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead. |
| ~ wild pitch | an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| n. (location) | 3. pitch | a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk).; "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| n. (communication) | 4. pitch, sales pitch, sales talk | promotion by means of an argument and demonstration. |
| ~ promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution.; "the packaging of new ideas" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. pitch, rake, slant | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane.; "the roof had a steep pitch" |
| ~ gradient, slope | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal.; "a five-degree gradient" |
| ~ loft | (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air. |
| n. (substance) | 6. pitch, tar | any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue. |
| ~ bitumen | any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons. |
| ~ coal tar | a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds. |
| n. (act) | 7. pitch, pitch shot | a high approach shot in golf. |
| ~ approach shot, approach | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green.; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" |
| n. (act) | 8. auction pitch, pitch | an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump. |
| ~ all fours, high-low-jack | card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game. |
| n. (act) | 9. lurch, pitch, pitching | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).; "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| ~ careen, sway, tilt, rock | pitching dangerously to one side. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| n. (act) | 10. pitch | the action or manner of throwing something.; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" |
| ~ throw | the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).; "the catcher made a good throw to second base" |
| v. (contact) | 11. flip, pitch, sky, toss | throw or toss with a light motion.; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" |
| ~ fling | throw with force or recklessness.; "fling the frisbee" |
| ~ submarine | throw with an underhand motion. |
| ~ lag | throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins. |
| ~ throw back, toss back | throw back with a quick, light motion.; "She tossed back her head" |
| v. (motion) | 12. lurch, pitch, shift | move abruptly.; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (motion) | 13. pitch | fall or plunge forward.; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| v. (change) | 14. pitch | set to a certain pitch.; "He pitched his voice very low" |
| ~ set | put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state.; "set the house afire" |
| v. (possession) | 15. hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend | sell or offer for sale from place to place. |
| ~ sell, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| v. (motion) | 16. incline, pitch, slope | be at an angle.; "The terrain sloped down" |
| ~ ascend | slope upwards.; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" |
| ~ stoop | sag, bend, bend over or down.; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path" |
| ~ fall | slope downward.; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" |
| ~ climb | slope upward.; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" |
| ~ dip | slope downwards.; "Our property dips towards the river" |
| ~ lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip | to incline or bend from a vertical position.; "She leaned over the banister" |
| v. (motion) | 17. cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt | heel over.; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ cock | tilt or slant to one side.; "cock one's head" |
| v. (contact) | 18. pitch, set up | erect and fasten.; "pitch a tent" |
| ~ camp down, camp | establish or set up a camp. |
| ~ erect, rear | cause to rise up. |
| v. (contact) | 19. deliver, pitch | throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball.; "The pitcher delivered the ball" |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| v. (contact) | 20. pitch | hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin. |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| v. (competition) | 21. pitch | lead (a card) and establish the trump suit. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ play | put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game.; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory" |
| v. (change) | 22. gear, pitch | set the level or character of.; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" |
| ~ adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| ~ popularise, popularize | make understandable to the general public.; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books" |
| slay | | |
| throw | | |
| n. (act) | 1. throw | the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).; "the catcher made a good throw to second base" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| ~ bowling | (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman. |
| ~ fling | the act of flinging. |
| ~ heaving, heave | throwing something heavy (with great effort).; "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" |
| ~ hurl, cast | a violent throw. |
| ~ leaner | (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake. |
| ~ toss, flip, pass | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.; "the pass was fumbled" |
| ~ pitch | the action or manner of throwing something.; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" |
| ~ pitch, delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. |
| ~ ringer | (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg. |
| ~ shy | a quick throw.; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" |
| ~ slinging | throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling). |
| ~ throw-in | (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play. |
| ~ flip | a sudden, quick movement.; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over" |
| n. (state) | 2. throw | a single chance or instance.; "he couldn't afford $50 a throw" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ chance, opportunity | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" |
| n. (event) | 3. cam stroke, stroke, throw | the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ instroke | the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft. |
| ~ outstroke | the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. throw | bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something. |
| ~ bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding | coverings that are used on a bed. |
| n. (act) | 5. throw | casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly.; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice" |
| ~ gambling, gaming, play | the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize).; "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" |
| ~ cast, roll | the act of throwing dice. |
| ~ toss, flip | the act of flipping a coin. |
| v. (contact) | 6. throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| ~ flap down, slam | throw violently.; "He slammed the book on the table" |
| ~ ground | throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ prostrate | throw down flat, as on the ground.; "She prostrated herself with frustration" |
| ~ hurl, hurtle, cast | throw forcefully. |
| ~ heave | throw with great effort. |
| ~ bombard, pelt | cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile.; "They pelted each other with snowballs" |
| ~ defenestrate | throw through or out of the window.; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President" |
| ~ pitch, deliver | throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball.; "The pitcher delivered the ball" |
| ~ shy | throw quickly. |
| ~ drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
| ~ deep-six, throw overboard | throw from a boat. |
| ~ ridge | throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides.; "He ridged his corn" |
| ~ jettison | throw as from an airplane. |
| ~ propel, impel | cause to move forward with force.; "Steam propels this ship" |
| ~ fling | throw with force or recklessness.; "fling the frisbee" |
| ~ lob | propel in a high arc.; "lob the tennis ball" |
| ~ chuck, toss | throw carelessly.; "chuck the ball" |
| ~ skitter, skim, skip | cause to skip over a surface.; "Skip a stone across the pond" |
| ~ juggle | throw, catch, and keep in the air several things simultaneously. |
| ~ flick, flip | cause to move with a flick.; "he flicked his Bic" |
| ~ pass | throw (a ball) to another player.; "Smith passed" |
| v. (motion) | 7. throw | move violently, energetically, or carelessly.; "She threw herself forwards" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (contact) | 8. cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off | get rid of.; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" |
| ~ exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.; "our dog sheds every Spring" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | 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" |
| ~ abscise | shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue. |
| ~ exfoliate | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters. |
| ~ autotomise, autotomize | cause a body part to undergo autotomy. |
| v. (contact) | 9. throw, thrust | place or put with great energy.; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ pop | put or thrust suddenly and forcefully.; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth" |
| v. (communication) | 10. give, throw | convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| v. (contact) | 11. flip, switch, throw | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" |
| ~ switch on, turn on | cause to operate by flipping a switch.; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo" |
| ~ switch off, turn off, turn out, cut | cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch.; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" |
| ~ mesh, lock, operate, engage | keep engaged.; "engaged the gears" |
| v. (creation) | 12. cast, contrive, project, throw | put or send forth.; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| ~ shoot | send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.; "shoot a glance" |
| v. (motion) | 13. throw | to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly.; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (emotion) | 14. bemuse, bewilder, discombobulate, throw | cause to be confused emotionally. |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| v. (communication) | 15. hurl, throw | utter with force; utter vehemently.; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (creation) | 16. give, have, hold, make, throw | organize or be responsible for.; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| v. (creation) | 17. throw | make on a potter's wheel.; "she threw a beautiful teapot" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| v. (contact) | 18. throw | cause to fall off.; "The horse threw its inexperienced rider" |
| ~ dislodge, bump | remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied.; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" |
| v. (contact) | 19. throw | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.; "Throw a six" |
| ~ release, turn | let (something) fall or spill from a container.; "turn the flour onto a plate" |
| ~ shoot | throw dice, as in a crap game. |
| v. (cognition) | 20. bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" |
| ~ demoralize | confuse or put into disorder.; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" |
| ~ baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get | be a mystery or bewildering to.; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" |
| ~ disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off | cause to feel embarrassment.; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" |
| ~ disorient, disorientate | cause to be lost or disoriented. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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