| abdicator | | |
| n. (person) | 1. abdicator | one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility. |
| ~ quitter | a person who gives up too easily. |
| let out | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. emit, let loose, let out, utter | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| ~ call | utter in a loud voice or announce.; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" |
| ~ gibber | chatter inarticulately; of monkeys. |
| ~ crow | express pleasure verbally.; "She crowed with joy" |
| ~ crow | utter shrill sounds.; "The cocks crowed all morning" |
| ~ trumpet | utter in trumpet-like sounds.; "Elephants are trumpeting" |
| ~ coo | cry softly, as of pigeons. |
| ~ cry, scream, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo, call | utter a sudden loud cry.; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" |
| ~ miaou, miaow | make a cat-like sound. |
| ~ tsk, tut, tut-tut | utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval. |
| ~ echo, repeat | to say again or imitate.; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" |
| ~ call | utter a characteristic note or cry.; "bluejays called to one another" |
| ~ shoot | utter fast and forcefully.; "She shot back an answer" |
| ~ gurgle | utter with a gurgling sound.; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled" |
| ~ cry | utter a characteristic sound.; "The cat was crying" |
| ~ nasale | speak in a nasal voice.; "`Come here,' he nasaled" |
| ~ bite out | utter.; "She bit out a curse" |
| ~ sigh | utter with a sigh. |
| ~ troat | emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time. |
| ~ lift | make audible.; "He lifted a war whoop" |
| ~ pant | utter while panting, as if out of breath. |
| ~ volley | utter rapidly.; "volley a string of curses" |
| ~ break into | express or utter spontaneously.; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears" |
| ~ heave | utter a sound, as with obvious effort.; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" |
| ~ chorus | utter in unison.; "`yes,' the children chorused" |
| ~ splutter, sputter | utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage. |
| ~ deliver | utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.).; "The students delivered a cry of joy" |
| ~ hoot | to utter a loud clamorous shout.; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance" |
| ~ grunt | issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise.; "He grunted his reluctant approval" |
| ~ wolf-whistle | whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males. |
| ~ snort | indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose.; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" |
| ~ spit, spit out | utter with anger or contempt. |
| ~ groan, moan | indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure.; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" |
| ~ growl, rumble, grumble | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" |
| ~ wrawl, yammer, yowl, howl | cry loudly, as of animals.; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" |
| ~ bark | make barking sounds.; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
| ~ baa, blat, blate, bleat | cry plaintively.; "The lambs were bleating" |
| ~ bellow, roar | make a loud noise, as of animal.; "The bull bellowed" |
| ~ cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep | make high-pitched sounds.; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" |
| ~ churr, whirr | make a vibrant sound, as of some birds. |
| ~ chirr | make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas. |
| ~ meow, mew | cry like a cat.; "the cat meowed" |
| ~ quack | utter quacking noises.; "The ducks quacked" |
| ~ hoot | utter the characteristic sound of owls. |
| ~ cronk, honk | cry like a goose.; "The geese were honking" |
| ~ hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval. |
| ~ sibilate | utter a sibilant. |
| ~ bray, hee-haw | braying characteristic of donkeys. |
| ~ oink, squeal | utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs. |
| ~ cluck, clack, click | make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens. |
| ~ low, moo | make a low noise, characteristic of bovines. |
| ~ cackle | squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens. |
| ~ gobble | make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys. |
| ~ neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny | make a characteristic sound, of a horse. |
| ~ gargle | utter with gargling or burbling sounds. |
| ~ caw | utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens. |
| ~ mew | utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls. |
| ~ haw | utter `haw'.; "he hemmed and hawed" |
| ~ hem | utter `hem' or `ahem'. |
| ~ cronk, croak | utter a hoarse sound, like a raven. |
| ~ sing | to make melodious sounds.; "The nightingale was singing" |
| ~ smack | press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating. |
| ~ give | emit or utter.; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" |
| v. (communication) | 2. break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| ~ blackwash | bring (information) out of concealment. |
| ~ muckrake | explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures.; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking" |
| ~ blow | cause to be revealed and jeopardized.; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side" |
| ~ out | reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle.; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent" |
| ~ come out of the closet, out, come out | to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality.; "This actor outed last year" |
| ~ spring | produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly.; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| ~ get around, get out, break | be released or become known; of news.; "News of her death broke in the morning" |
| ~ betray, bewray | reveal unintentionally.; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" |
| ~ confide | reveal in private; tell confidentially. |
| ~ leak | tell anonymously.; "The news were leaked to the paper" |
| ~ babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, sing, talk | divulge confidential information or secrets.; "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| ~ reveal | disclose directly or through prophets.; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind" |
| v. (contact) | 3. bring out, let out | bring out of a specific state. |
| ~ let go, let go of, release, relinquish | release, as from one's grip.; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" |
| v. (change) | 4. let out, widen | make (clothes) larger.; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight" |
| ~ vary, alter, change | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" |
| publicise | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. advertise, advertize, publicise, publicize | call attention to.; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| ~ headline | publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline. |
| ~ ballyhoo | advertize noisily or blatantly. |
| v. (communication) | 2. air, bare, publicise, publicize | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| ~ hype | publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner. |
| ~ bulletin | make public by bulletin. |
| ~ issue, publish, bring out, release, put out | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.; "publish a magazine or newspaper" |
| ~ disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, disperse, distribute, propagate | cause to become widely known.; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| ~ broadcast, air, transmit, beam, send | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| resign | | |
| v. (social) | 1. give up, renounce, resign, vacate | leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily.; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" |
| ~ abdicate, renounce | give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations.; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" |
| ~ leave office, step down, quit, resign | give up or retire from a position.; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" |
| v. (social) | 2. leave office, quit, resign, step down | give up or retire from a position.; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" |
| ~ resign, vacate, renounce, give up | leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily.; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" |
| ~ retire | go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position.; "He retired at age 68" |
| ~ top out | give up one's career just as one becomes very successful.; "The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out" |
| ~ pull up stakes, depart, leave | remove oneself from an association with or participation in.; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" |
| ~ fall | lose office or power.; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" |
| v. (possession) | 3. free, give up, release, relinquish, resign | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ derequisition | release from government control. |
| ~ sacrifice, give | endure the loss of.; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. reconcile, resign, submit | accept as inevitable.; "He resigned himself to his fate" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| step down | | |
| v. (change) | 1. de-escalate, step down, weaken | reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of.; "de-escalate a crisis" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
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