| push | | |
| n. (act) | 1. 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" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| ~ depression | pushing down.; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter" |
| ~ nudge, jog | a slight push or shake. |
| ~ pressing, pressure, press | 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" |
| ~ shove | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something).; "he gave the door a shove" |
| ~ boost | the act of giving a push.; "he gave her a boost over the fence" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. push, thrust | the force used in pushing.; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" |
| ~ force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity.; "force equals mass times acceleration" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. energy, get-up-and-go, push | enterprising or ambitious drive.; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" |
| ~ drive | the trait of being highly motivated.; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" |
| ~ second wind | renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking.; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. button, push, push button | an electrical switch operated by pressing.; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" |
| ~ bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell. |
| ~ buzzer, doorbell, bell | a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed. |
| ~ horn button | a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile. |
| ~ mouse button | a push button on the mouse. |
| ~ panic button | a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency.; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button" |
| ~ push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons. |
| ~ reset button | a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism. |
| ~ electric switch, electrical switch, switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit. |
| n. (act) | 5. push | an effort to advance.; "the army made a push toward the sea" |
| ~ forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, procession, progression, advance | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| v. (motion) | 6. force, push | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ nudge, poke at, prod | to push against gently.; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ push, press | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby.; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" |
| ~ beat back, force back, push back, repel, repulse, drive | cause to move back by force or influence.; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" |
| ~ shove | push roughly.; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line" |
| ~ flick, jerk | throw or toss with a quick motion.; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ shove, jostle | come into rough contact with while moving.; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" |
| ~ push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| ~ nose | push or move with the nose. |
| ~ obtrude, push out, thrust out | push to thrust outward. |
| ~ push aside, push away | push out of the way. |
| ~ muscle into | force one's way.; "He muscled into the union" |
| ~ push up | push upward. |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| ~ drive | urge forward.; "drive the cows into the barn" |
| ~ jam | push down forcibly.; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor" |
| ~ stuff, thrust, shove, squeeze | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| ~ topple, tumble, tip | cause to topple or tumble by pushing. |
| v. (communication) | 7. bear on, push | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ nudge | push into action by pestering or annoying gently. |
| ~ bull, bull through | push or force.; "He bulled through his demands" |
| ~ labor, labour, tug, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" |
| v. (communication) | 8. advertise, advertize, 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" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ propagandise, propagandize | spread by propaganda. |
| ~ plug | make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote. |
| ~ bill | advertise especially by posters or placards.; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" |
| ~ crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press | 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" |
| ~ crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press | 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" |
| v. (social) | 9. drive, labor, labour, push, tug | strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" |
| ~ push, bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ strain, strive, reach | to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear" |
| ~ struggle, fight | make a strenuous or labored effort.; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" |
| v. (motion) | 10. push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ push | move strenuously and with effort.; "The crowd pushed forward" |
| v. (motion) | 11. crowd, push | approach a certain age or speed.; "She is pushing fifty" |
| ~ approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up | move towards.; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| v. (social) | 12. 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. (possession) | 13. push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs).; "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ sell, trade, deal | do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" |
| v. (motion) | 14. push | move strenuously and with effort.; "The crowd pushed forward" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| v. (contact) | 15. 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" |
| thrust | | |
| n. (act) | 1. knife thrust, stab, thrust | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| ~ passado, straight thrust, lunge | (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward. |
| ~ remise | (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte). |
| n. (act) | 2. drive, driving force, thrust | the act of applying force to propel something.; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| ~ firewall | (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust.; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" |
| ~ impetus, impulsion, impulse | the act of applying force suddenly.; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| n. (communication) | 3. thrust | verbal criticism.; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| n. (act) | 4. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).; "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" |
| ~ gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling. |
| v. (motion) | 5. thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| ~ jab, poke, prod, stab, dig | poke or thrust abruptly.; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
| ~ stab, jab | stab or pierce.; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" |
| ~ shoulder | push with the shoulders.; "He shouldered his way into the crowd" |
| ~ boost | push or shove upward, as if from below or behind.; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" |
| ~ ram, drive, force | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
| ~ ram, ram down, pound | strike or drive against with a heavy impact.; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" |
| ~ punch | drive forcibly as if by a punch.; "the nail punched through the wall" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ dig | thrust down or into.; "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor" |
| v. (motion) | 6. shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (motion) | 7. hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust | make a thrusting forward movement. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ dart | move with sudden speed.; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke" |
| ~ riposte | make a return thrust.; "his opponent riposted" |
| v. (communication) | 8. force, thrust | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.; "She forced her diet fads on him" |
| ~ sting, stick | saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous.; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| v. (contact) | 9. pierce, thrust | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ stick | pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed.; "He stuck the needle into his finger" |
| ~ stick | pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" |
| ~ peg | pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into. |
| ~ center punch | make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill. |
| ~ empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ horn, tusk | stab or pierce with a horn or tusk.; "the rhino horned the explorer" |
| ~ gore | wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument. |
| ~ lance | pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight. |
| v. (stative) | 10. thrust | force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock. |
| ~ geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. |
| ~ push up, thrust | push upward.; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" |
| v. (stative) | 11. push up, thrust | push upward.; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" |
| ~ jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project | extend out or project in space.; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" |
| ~ thrust | force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock. |
| v. (contact) | 12. 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" |
| inside | | |
| n. (location) | 1. inside, interior | the region that is inside of something. |
| ~ midland | the interior part of a country. |
| ~ midst, thick | the location of something surrounded by other things.; "in the midst of the crowd" |
| ~ penetralia | the innermost parts. |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| n. (location) | 2. inside, interior | the inner or enclosed surface of something. |
| ~ belly | the hollow inside of something.; "in the belly of the ship" |
| ~ surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object.; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" |
| adj. | 3. inside | relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space.; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" |
| ~ internal | happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface.; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" |
| ~ wrong | used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.; "socks worn wrong side out" |
| adj. | 4. inside | being or applying to the inside of a building.; "an inside wall" |
| ~ interior | situated within or suitable for inside a building.; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows" |
| adj. | 5. inner, inside, privileged | confined to an exclusive group.; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" |
| ~ exclusive | excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority.; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" |
| adj. | 6. inside | away from the outer edge.; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane" |
| ~ inner | located or occurring within or closer to a center.; "an inner room" |
| adv. | 7. indoors, inside | within a building.; "in winter we play inside" |
| adv. | 8. inside, within | on the inside.; "inside, the car is a mess" |
| adv. | 9. inside, inwardly | with respect to private feelings.; "inwardly, she was raging" |
| adv. | 10. at bottom, at heart, deep down, in spite of appearance, inside | in reality.; "she is very kind at heart" |
| internal | | |
| adj. | 1. internal | happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface.; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" |
| ~ inner | inside or closer to the inside of the body.; "the inner ear" |
| ~ interior | inside and toward a center.; "interior regions of the earth" |
| ~ internecine | (of conflict) within a group or organization.; "an internecine feud among proxy holders" |
| ~ intrinsic | situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts.; "intrinsic muscles" |
| ~ inside | relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space.; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" |
| adj. | 2. internal, intragroup | occurring within an institution or community.; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation" |
| ~ intramural | carried on within the bounds of an institution or community.; "most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program" |
| adj. | 3. home, interior, internal, national | inside the country.; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" |
| ~ domestic | of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation.; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" |
| adj. | 4. inner, interior, internal | located inward.; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"; "an internal sense of rightousness" |
| ~ inward | relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts.; "a concern with inward reflections" |
| adj. | 5. inner, internal, intimate | innermost or essential.; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" |
| ~ intrinsic, intrinsical | belonging to a thing by its very nature.; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing" |
| within | | |
| content | | |
| n. (group) | 1. content | everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something.; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| n. (communication) | 2. content, message, subject matter, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
| ~ body | the central message of a communication.; "the body of the message was short" |
| ~ corker | (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person.; "that story was a corker" |
| ~ reminder | a message that helps you remember something.; "he ignored his wife's reminders" |
| ~ petition, request, postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. |
| ~ memorial | a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority. |
| ~ latent content | (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream. |
| ~ subject, theme, topic | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion.; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" |
| ~ digression, divagation, excursus, aside, parenthesis | a message that departs from the main subject. |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| ~ hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk | a message that seems to convey no meaning. |
| ~ drivel, garbage | a worthless message. |
| ~ acknowledgement, acknowledgment | a statement acknowledging something or someone.; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" |
| ~ refusal | a message refusing to accept something that is offered. |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| ~ dedication, commitment | a message that makes a pledge. |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ disapproval | the expression of disapproval. |
| ~ respects | (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem.; "he paid his respects to the mayor" |
| ~ discourtesy, disrespect | an expression of lack of respect. |
| ~ insertion, interpolation | a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted.; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ statement | a nonverbal message.; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| ~ opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| ~ instruction, direction | a message describing how something is to be done.; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" |
| ~ proposal | something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ submission, entry | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition).; "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" |
| ~ narration, narrative, story, tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ sensationalism | subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes. |
| ~ shocker | a sensational message (in a film or play or novel). |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. content | the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.. |
| ~ proportion | the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. capacity, content | the amount that can be contained.; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" |
| ~ volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object.; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" |
| ~ vital capacity | the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. cognitive content, content, mental object | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ tradition | an inherited pattern of thought or action. |
| ~ object | the focus of cognitions or feelings.; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" |
| ~ food for thought, intellectual nourishment, food | anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking. |
| ~ noumenon, thing-in-itself | the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception. |
| ~ universe of discourse, universe | everything stated or assumed in a given discussion. |
| ~ matter, topic, issue, subject | some situation or event that is thought about.; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" |
| ~ issue | an important question that is in dispute and must be settled.; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues" |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow, centre | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" |
| ~ wisdom | accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment. |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ unbelief, disbelief | a rejection of belief. |
| ~ heresy, unorthodoxy | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion. |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ education | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction.; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
| ~ experience | the content of direct observation or participation in an event.; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" |
| ~ acculturation, culture | all the knowledge and values shared by a society. |
| ~ lore, traditional knowledge | knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" |
| ~ ignorance | the lack of knowledge or education. |
| ~ knowledge base, knowledge domain, domain | the content of a particular field of knowledge. |
| ~ metaknowledge | knowledge about knowledge. |
| n. (state) | 6. content, contentedness | the state of being contented with your situation in life.; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" |
| ~ acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted.; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. content, depicted object, subject | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation.; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" |
| ~ thing | a separate and self-contained entity. |
| ~ scene, view | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept.; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" |
| v. (consumption) | 8. content | satisfy in a limited way.; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" |
| ~ circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| v. (emotion) | 9. content | make content.; "I am contented" |
| ~ gratify, satisfy | make happy or satisfied. |
| adj. | 10. content, contented | satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are.; "a contented smile" |
| ~ complacent, self-complacent, self-satisfied | contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions.; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" |
| ~ satisfied | filled with satisfaction.; "a satisfied customer" |
| ~ self-satisfied, smug | marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction.; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" |
| ~ happy | enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure.; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" |
| ~ pleased | experiencing or manifesting pleasure. |
| come in | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | to come or go into.; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
| ~ take the field | go on the playing field, of a football team. |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ re-enter | enter again.; "You cannot re-enter the country with this visa" |
| ~ file in | enter by marching in a file. |
| ~ pop in | enter briefly.; "He popped in for two minutes" |
| ~ walk in | enter by walking.; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here" |
| ~ call at, out in | enter a harbor.; "the ship called in Athens" |
| ~ take water | enter the water.; "the wild ducks took water" |
| ~ turn in | make an entrance by turning from a road.; "Turn in after you see the gate" |
| ~ board, get on | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
| ~ intrude, irrupt | enter uninvited.; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" |
| ~ encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" |
| ~ dock | come into dock.; "the ship docked" |
| v. (motion) | 2. come, come in | be received.; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| v. (stative) | 3. come in | come into fashion; become fashionable. |
| ~ fashion | the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior. |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (communication) | 4. come in, inject, interject, interpose, put in, throw in | to insert between other elements.; "She interjected clever remarks" |
| ~ cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up | make a break in.; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. come in, come out, place | take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal.; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" |
| ~ rank | take or have a position relative to others.; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" |
| contain | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. comprise, contain, incorporate | include or contain; have as a component.; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" |
| ~ include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| v. (stative) | 2. bear, carry, contain, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| ~ contain, hold, take | be capable of holding or containing.; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
| ~ retain | hold back within.; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water" |
| ~ hold in, enclose, confine | close in.; "darkness enclosed him" |
| v. (social) | 3. check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| ~ damp | restrain or discourage.; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" |
| ~ mortify, crucify, subdue | hold within limits and control.; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" |
| ~ abnegate, deny | deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.; "She denied herself wine and spirits" |
| ~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keep | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| ~ restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ train | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.; "train the vine" |
| ~ catch | check oneself during an action.; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" |
| ~ bate | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of.; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" |
| ~ thermostat | control the temperature with a thermostat. |
| ~ countercheck, counteract | oppose or check by a counteraction. |
| v. (stative) | 4. contain | be divisible by.; "24 contains 6" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ 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. (stative) | 5. contain, hold, take | be capable of holding or containing.; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ contain, bear, carry, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ accommodate, admit, hold | have room for; hold without crowding.; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" |
| v. (competition) | 6. arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" |
| ~ cut down, cut out | intercept (a player). |
| ~ defend | be on the defensive; act against an attack. |
| enter | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. enter, participate | become a participant; be involved in.; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" |
| ~ jump | enter eagerly into.; "He jumped into the game" |
| v. (social) | 2. enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| ~ muster in, draft, enlist | engage somebody to enter the army. |
| ~ unionise, unionize | recruit for a union or organize into a union.; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" |
| ~ register | enroll to vote.; "register for an election" |
| ~ matriculate | enroll as a student. |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| v. (stative) | 3. enter, figure | be or play a part of or in.; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" |
| ~ 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. (communication) | 4. enter, put down, record | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ recording, transcription | the act of making a record (especially an audio record).; "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" |
| ~ chalk up, tally | keep score, as in games. |
| ~ clock in, clock on, punch in | register one's arrival at work. |
| ~ record, tape | register electronically.; "They recorded her singing" |
| ~ accession | make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library. |
| ~ post | display, as of records in sports games. |
| ~ ring up | to perform and record a sale on a cash register.; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" |
| ~ manifest | record in a ship's manifest.; "each passenger must be manifested" |
| ~ inscribe | write, engrave, or print as a lasting record. |
| ~ chronicle | record in chronological order; make a historical record. |
| ~ file away, file | place in a container for keeping records.; "File these bills, please" |
| ~ document | record in detail.; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" |
| ~ log | enter into a log, as on ships and planes. |
| ~ clock up, log up | record a distance travelled; on planes and cars. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ videotape, tape | record on videotape. |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ score, mark | make underscoring marks. |
| ~ notch | notch a surface to record something. |
| ~ maintain, keep | maintain by writing regular records.; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" |
| ~ film | record in film.; "The coronation was filmed" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| ~ book | record a charge in a police register.; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
| v. (creation) | 5. enter | come on stage. |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| ~ act, play, represent | play a role or part.; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| v. (social) | 6. accede, enter | take on duties or office.; "accede to the throne" |
| ~ ascend | become king or queen.; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" |
| ~ take office | assume an office, duty, or title.; "When will the new President take office?" |
| ~ come after, succeed, follow | be the successor (of).; "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" |
| v. (contact) | 7. enter, infix, insert, introduce | put or introduce into something.; "insert a picture into the text" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ plug in, plug into, connect | plug into an outlet.; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" |
| ~ penetrate | insert the penis into the vagina or anus of.; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" |
| ~ cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate | introduce a cannula or tube into.; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" |
| ~ input | enter (data or a program) into a computer. |
| ~ instil, instill | enter drop by drop.; "instill medication into my eye" |
| ~ embed, imbed, implant, engraft, plant | fix or set securely or deeply.; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" |
| ~ sandwich | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects.; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" |
| ~ graft, transplant | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient. |
| v. (change) | 8. embark, enter | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study).; "she embarked upon a new career" |
| ~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| ~ take up | pursue or resume.; "take up a matter for consideration" |
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