| immobilize | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. immobilise, immobilize | hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital. |
| ~ withhold, keep back | hold back; refuse to hand over or share.; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" |
| v. (contact) | 2. immobilise, immobilize, pin, trap | to hold fast or prevent from moving.; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" |
| v. (competition) | 3. immobilise, immobilize | make defenseless. |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| v. (change) | 4. immobilise, immobilize | convert (assets) into fixed capital. |
| ~ convert | change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change.; "The substance converts to an acid" |
| v. (change) | 5. block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets).; "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" |
| ~ withhold, keep back | hold back; refuse to hand over or share.; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" |
| v. (change) | 6. immobilise, immobilize | cause to be unable to move.; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" |
| ~ curtail, restrict, curb, cut back | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ paralyse, paralyze | cause to be paralyzed and immobile.; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" |
| ~ stun, stupefy | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow.; "stun fish" |
| pin | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pin | a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment. |
| ~ breastpin, broach, brooch | a decorative pin worn by women. |
| ~ jewellery, jewelry | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems). |
| ~ scatter pin | small pin usually worn in groups of two or more. |
| ~ stickpin | a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie. |
| ~ scarfpin, tie tack, tiepin | a pin used to hold the tie in place. |
| n. (event) | 2. fall, pin | when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat. |
| ~ wrestling match | a match between wrestlers. |
| ~ takedown | (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position.; "a takedown counts two points" |
| ~ triumph, victory | a successful ending of a struggle or contest.; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
| n. (communication) | 3. peg, pin | small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.. |
| ~ marking, mark, marker | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| n. (communication) | 4. personal identification number, pin, pin number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts. |
| ~ identification number, number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification.; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" |
| n. (body) | 5. peg, pin, stick | informal terms for the leg.; "fever left him weak on his sticks" |
| ~ leg | a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. pin, pivot | axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns. |
| ~ axis of rotation, axis | the center around which something rotates. |
| ~ fulcrum | the pivot about which a lever turns. |
| ~ pintle | a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. pin, pin tumbler | cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown. |
| ~ cylinder lock | a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate. |
| ~ tumbler | a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. flag, pin | flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green. |
| ~ golf equipment | sports equipment used in playing golf. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. |
| ~ barrette | a pin for holding women's hair in place. |
| ~ bitt pin | a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ hairpin | a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place. |
| ~ hatpin | a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair. |
| ~ head | a projection out from one end.; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
| ~ linchpin, lynchpin | pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on. |
| ~ nog, peg | a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface. |
| ~ pinhead | the head of a pin. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| ~ rivet | heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together. |
| ~ safety pin | a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user. |
| ~ shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. |
| ~ skewer | a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted. |
| ~ straight pin | pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together. |
| ~ gudgeon pin, wrist pin | pin joining a piston to a connecting rod. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin | a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing. |
| ~ dinghy, dory, rowboat | a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled. |
| ~ holder | a holding device.; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder" |
| n. (artifact) | 11. bowling pin, pin | a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target. |
| ~ bowling equipment | equipment used in bowling. |
| ~ candlepin | a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin. |
| ~ duckpin | a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin. |
| ~ headpin, kingpin | the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins. |
| ~ ninepin, skittle, skittle pin | a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles. |
| ~ tenpin | one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling. |
| v. (contact) | 12. pin | attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins.; "pin the needle to the shirt"; "pin the blame on the innocent man" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 13. pin | pierce with a pin.; "pin down the butterfly" |
| ~ empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ skewer, spit | drive a skewer through.; "skewer the meat for the BBQ" |
| v. (competition) | 14. pin | immobilize a piece. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| press | | |
| n. (state) | 1. imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure | the state of demanding notice or attention.; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" |
| ~ urgency | the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity. |
| n. (communication) | 2. press, public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines. |
| ~ free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology. |
| ~ print media | a medium that disseminates printed matter. |
| ~ newspaper, paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
| ~ mag, magazine | a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it.; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" |
| ~ press corps | a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics.; "the White House press corps" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. press, printing press | a machine used for printing. |
| ~ bed | the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.. |
| ~ cylinder press, flatbed press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| ~ rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder. |
| ~ standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically. |
| n. (group) | 4. crush, jam, press | a dense crowd of people. |
| ~ crowd | a large number of things or people considered together.; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" |
| ~ snarl-up, traffic jam | a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. closet, press, wardrobe | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes. |
| ~ armoire | a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons. |
| ~ clothes closet, clothespress | a closet where clothes are stored. |
| ~ coat closet | a closet for storing outerwear. |
| ~ article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy.; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use. |
| ~ clamp, clinch | a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. mechanical press, press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids. |
| ~ cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd. |
| ~ ciderpress | a press that is used to extract the juice from apples. |
| ~ garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic. |
| ~ hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| ~ punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts. |
| ~ winepress | a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes. |
| n. (act) | 8. military press, press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead. |
| ~ weightlift, weightlifting | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights. |
| n. (act) | 9. press, pressing, pressure | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure.; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" |
| ~ push, pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away.; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" |
| ~ impression | the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another.; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" |
| ~ compressing, compression | applying pressure. |
| v. (contact) | 10. press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ squeeze | press firmly.; "He squeezed my hand" |
| ~ mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" |
| ~ cranch, craunch, grind, crunch | press or grind with a crushing noise. |
| ~ bear down, drag down, press down on, bear down on, weigh down | exert a force with a heavy weight.; "The snow bore down on the roof" |
| ~ knuckle | press or rub with the knuckles. |
| ~ push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| v. (communication) | 11. exhort, press, urge, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ hurry, rush | urge to an unnatural speed.; "Don't rush me, please!" |
| ~ push, bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ advocate, preach | speak, plead, or argue in favor of.; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
| ~ advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| v. (stative) | 12. press, weigh | to be oppressive or burdensome.; "weigh heavily on the mind"; "Something pressed on his mind" |
| ~ matter, count, weigh | have weight; have import, carry weight.; "It does not matter much" |
| v. (contact) | 13. press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| ~ flatten out, flatten | become flat or flatter.; "The landscape flattened" |
| ~ iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| ~ calender | press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets.; "calender paper" |
| v. (contact) | 14. compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing. |
| ~ prim | contract one's lips.; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| ~ astringe | constrict or bind or draw together.; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" |
| ~ strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air. |
| ~ convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed" |
| ~ convulse | cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
| ~ bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery. |
| ~ choke, gag, fret | be too tight; rub or press.; "This neckband is choking the cat" |
| ~ scrag, choke | wring the neck of.; "The man choked his opponent" |
| v. (motion) | 15. press | crowd closely.; "The crowds pressed along the street" |
| ~ mass | join together into a mass or collect or form a mass.; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" |
| v. (creation) | 16. press | create by pressing.; "Press little holes into the soft clay" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (stative) | 17. press | be urgent.; "This is a pressing problem" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 18. agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| v. (creation) | 19. press, press out | press from a plastic.; "press a record" |
| ~ mould, mold, cast | form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.; "cast a bronze sculpture" |
| v. (contact) | 20. press, push | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby.; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (contact) | 21. iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| ~ heat, heat up | make hot or hotter.; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" |
| ~ mangle | press with a mangle.; "mangle the sheets" |
| ~ press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| v. (competition) | 22. press, weight-lift, weightlift | lift weights.; "This guy can press 300 pounds" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| v. (communication) | 23. adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press | ask for or request earnestly.; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
| ~ plead | appeal or request earnestly.; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
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