| obligation | | |
| n. (act) | 1. duty, obligation, responsibility | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty" |
| ~ job | the responsibility to do something.; "it is their job to print the truth" |
| ~ safekeeping, guardianship, keeping | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper.; "he left his car in my keeping" |
| ~ social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action. |
| ~ moral obligation | an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong.; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation" |
| ~ noblesse oblige | the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically). |
| ~ burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge. |
| ~ civic duty, civic responsibility | the responsibilities of a citizen. |
| ~ filial duty | duty of a child to its parents. |
| ~ imperative | some duty that is essential and urgent. |
| ~ incumbency | a duty that is incumbent upon you. |
| ~ legal duty | acts which the law requires be done or forborne. |
| ~ line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility. |
| ~ white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects. |
| ~ prerequisite, requirement | something that is required in advance.; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" |
| ~ requirement, demand | required activity.; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" |
| n. (state) | 2. obligation | the state of being obligated to do or pay something.; "he is under an obligation to finish the job" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ financial obligation, indebtedness, liability | an obligation to pay money to another party. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. indebtedness, obligation | a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor. |
| ~ personal relation, personal relationship | a relation between persons. |
| n. (possession) | 4. certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation | a written promise to repay a debt. |
| ~ cash equivalent | a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months. |
| ~ certificate of deposit, cd | a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest. |
| ~ note of hand, promissory note, note | a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time.; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" |
| ~ document | a written account of ownership or obligation. |
| ~ floater | a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills). |
| ~ bond certificate, bond | a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal. |
| n. (communication) | 5. obligation | a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply. |
| ~ written agreement | a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties. |
| ~ debt | an obligation to pay or do something. |
| tunga | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. genus tunga, tunga | a genus of Siphonaptera. |
| ~ arthropod genus | a genus of arthropods. |
| ~ order siphonaptera, siphonaptera | fleas. |
| ~ chigger, chigoe, chigoe flea, tunga penetrans | small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans. |
| surmount | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount | get on top of; deal with successfully.; "He overcame his shyness" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ bulldog | throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo. |
| v. (stative) | 2. surmount | be on top of.; "The scarf surmounted the gown" |
| ~ head | be in the front of or on top of.; "The list was headed by the name of the president" |
| ~ pinnacle | surmount with a pinnacle.; "pinnacle a pediment" |
| v. (motion) | 3. scale, surmount | reach the highest point of.; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" |
| ~ arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make | 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" |
| v. (competition) | 4. exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beat | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ outgrow | grow faster than. |
| ~ outcry, outshout | shout louder than. |
| ~ outroar | roar louder than. |
| ~ outsail | sail faster or better than.; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" |
| ~ outdraw | draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight. |
| ~ outsell | sell more than others.; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" |
| ~ outsell | be sold more often than other, similar products.; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" |
| ~ outpace | surpass in speed.; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" |
| ~ better, break | surpass in excellence.; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" |
| ~ outshine | attract more attention and praise than others.; "This film outshone all the others in quality" |
| ~ outrange | have a greater range than (another gun). |
| ~ outweigh | be heavier than. |
| ~ outbrave | be braver than. |
| ~ out-herod | surpass someone in cruelty or evil. |
| ~ outfox | outdo someone in trickery. |
| ~ shame | surpass or beat by a wide margin. |
| ~ outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than.; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" |
| ~ outwear | last longer than others.; "This material outwears all others" |
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