| constraint | | |
| n. (state) | 1. constraint, restraint | the state of being physically constrained.; "dogs should be kept under restraint" |
| ~ confinement | the state of being confined.; "he was held in confinement" |
| ~ cage | something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| ~ air bag | a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward. |
| ~ airbrake, dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft. |
| ~ arrester, arrester hook | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. |
| ~ band | a restraint put around something to hold it together. |
| ~ brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle. |
| ~ brake | anything that slows or hinders a process.; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending" |
| ~ brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk. |
| ~ brake shoe, skid, shoe | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation. |
| ~ catch, stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something.; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" |
| ~ chain | anything that acts as a restraint. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ gag, muzzle | restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting. |
| ~ leash, tether, lead | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. |
| ~ ignition lock, lock | a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key. |
| ~ muzzle | a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting. |
| ~ life belt, safety belt, safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt. |
| ~ sea anchor, drogue | restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind. |
| ~ hamper, shackle, trammel, bond | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). |
| ~ trammel | a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble. |
| n. (act) | 3. constraint | the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others. |
| ~ restriction, confinement | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary).; "the restriction of the infection to a focal area" |
| ~ swaddling clothes | restrictions placed on the immature. |
| prevention | | |
| n. (act) | 1. bar, prevention | the act of preventing.; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
| ~ interference, hinderance, hindrance | the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding. |
| ~ averting | the act of preventing something from occurring.; "averting danger was his responsibility" |
| ~ debarment | the act of prevention by legal means.; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office" |
| ~ disqualification | the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified. |
| ~ interception | the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving.; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible" |
| ~ non-proliferation, nonproliferation | the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons).; "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals" |
| ~ forestalling, obviation, preclusion | the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively. |
| ~ prophylaxis | the prevention of disease. |
| ~ save | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring.; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" |
| ~ crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority.; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" |
| check | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. bank check, check, cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money.; "he paid all his bills by check" |
| ~ bill of exchange, draft, order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another. |
| ~ bad check, bad cheque | a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds.; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny" |
| ~ kite | a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float. |
| ~ kite | a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value. |
| ~ counter check | a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals. |
| ~ giro, giro cheque | a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office. |
| ~ paycheck, payroll check | a check issued in payment of wages or salary. |
| ~ certified check, certified cheque | a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment. |
| ~ personal check, personal cheque | a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account. |
| ~ cashier's check, cashier's cheque, treasurer's check, treasurer's cheque | a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person).; "cashier's checks are as good as cash" |
| ~ blank cheque, blank check | a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank. |
| ~ medicare check, medicare payment | a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. assay, check | an appraisal of the state of affairs.; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" |
| ~ appraisal, assessment | the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth. |
| ~ double check, countercheck | something that checks the correctness of a previous check. |
| ~ apgar score | an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness. |
| ~ paternity test | a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be. |
| ~ stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress. |
| n. (communication) | 3. check, chit, tab | the bill in a restaurant.; "he asked the waiter for the check" |
| ~ invoice, bill, account | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" |
| n. (state) | 4. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | the state of inactivity following an interruption.; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" |
| ~ inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | the state of being inactive. |
| ~ countercheck | a check that restrains another check. |
| ~ logjam | any stoppage attributable to unusual activity.; "the legislation ran into a logjam" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. check, confirmation, substantiation, verification | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" |
| ~ cogent evidence, proof | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something.; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" |
| ~ bed check | a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be. |
| ~ crosscheck | an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources. |
| ~ odd-even check, parity check, redundancy check | a system of checking for errors in computer functioning. |
| ~ checksum | a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage. |
| n. (act) | 6. check, check-out procedure, checkout | the act of inspecting or verifying.; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure" |
| ~ spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning.; "spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees" |
| ~ inspection, review | a formal or official examination.; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator" |
| n. (communication) | 7. check, check mark, tick | a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" |
| ~ mark | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).; "his answer was just a punctuation mark" |
| n. (cognition) | 8. balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. |
| ~ difficulty | a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" |
| ~ albatross, millstone | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps.; "she was an albatross around his neck" |
| ~ bind | something that hinders as if with bonds. |
| ~ diriment impediment | (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage). |
| ~ drag | something that slows or delays progress.; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land" |
| ~ obstacle, obstruction | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" |
| ~ straitjacket | anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines.; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket" |
| n. (attribute) | 9. check, chip | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something. |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| n. (artifact) | 10. check | a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard).; "she wore a skirt with checks" |
| ~ dog's-tooth check, dogs-tooth check, dogstooth check, hound's-tooth check, houndstooth check | textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks. |
| ~ weave | pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric. |
| n. (act) | 11. bridle, check, curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" |
| ~ restraint | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something.; "the unlawful restraint of trade" |
| n. (act) | 12. check | obstructing an opponent in ice hockey. |
| ~ hockey game, ice hockey, hockey | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks. |
| ~ obstruction | getting in someone's way. |
| ~ crosscheck | an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick). |
| ~ poke check | knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick. |
| n. (act) | 13. check | (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king. |
| ~ chess move | the act of moving a chess piece. |
| ~ discovered check | a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop. |
| ~ 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. |
| v. (cognition) | 14. check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, mark | put a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" |
| ~ keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow | follow with the eyes or the mind.; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" |
| v. (social) | 15. check | make an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| ~ screen, test | test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" |
| ~ countercheck | check a second time. |
| ~ breathalyse, breathalyze | test someone's alcohol level in his blood by means of a breathalyzer. |
| v. (cognition) | 16. ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ proofread, proof | read for errors.; "I should proofread my manuscripts" |
| ~ check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, mark | put a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" |
| ~ control | verify by using a duplicate register for comparison.; "control an account" |
| ~ check | verify by consulting a source or authority.; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" |
| ~ double-check | check once more to be absolutely sure. |
| ~ cross-check | check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example. |
| ~ cinch | make sure of. |
| ~ card | ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor.; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!" |
| ~ spot-check | pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality. |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
| ~ ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" |
| ~ cover | maintain a check on; especially by patrolling.; "The second officer covered the top floor" |
| ~ verify, control | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
| v. (social) | 17. 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. (motion) | 18. check | stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" |
| ~ stop, halt | come to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
| ~ check | stop in a chase especially when scent is lost.; "The dog checked" |
| ~ check | abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey. |
| v. (cognition) | 19. check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off | put a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" |
| ~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ receipt | mark or stamp as paid. |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
| v. (change) | 20. check, delay, retard | slow the growth or development of.; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ dampen | check; keep in check (a fire). |
| ~ detain, delay, stay | stop or halt.; "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
| v. (stative) | 21. check, check out | be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.; "These stories don't check!" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| v. (stative) | 22. agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ consist | be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous.; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" |
| ~ check out, check | be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.; "These stories don't check!" |
| ~ look | accord in appearance with.; "You don't look your age!" |
| ~ answer | match or correspond.; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" |
| ~ coincide | be the same.; "our views on this matter coincided" |
| ~ align | be or come into adjustment with. |
| ~ correlate | to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation.; "Do these facts correlate?" |
| ~ parallel | be parallel to.; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" |
| ~ twin, duplicate, parallel | duplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| ~ square | be compatible with.; "one idea squares with another" |
| ~ bear out, underpin, corroborate, support | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" |
| ~ equal, be | be identical or equivalent to.; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| ~ conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ homologize | be homologous.; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs" |
| ~ befit, beseem, suit | accord or comport with.; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ pattern | form a pattern.; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" |
| ~ adhere | be compatible or in accordance with.; "You must adhere to the rules" |
| ~ rime, rhyme | be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable.; "hat and cat rhyme" |
| v. (social) | 23. check | block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey. |
| ~ blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinder | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
| v. (social) | 24. check, condition, discipline, train | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| ~ make grow, develop | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ mortify | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites. |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (possession) | 25. check | consign for shipment on a vehicle.; "check your luggage before boarding" |
| ~ check | hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.; "Check your coat at the door" |
| ~ consign, charge | give over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage" |
| v. (possession) | 26. check | hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping.; "Check your coat at the door" |
| ~ consign, charge | give over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage" |
| ~ check | consign for shipment on a vehicle.; "check your luggage before boarding" |
| v. (motion) | 27. check | abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey. |
| ~ falconry | the art of training falcons to hunt and return. |
| ~ stop, halt | come to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
| ~ check | stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" |
| v. (motion) | 28. check | stop in a chase especially when scent is lost.; "The dog checked" |
| ~ stop, halt | come to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
| ~ check | stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution.; "She checked for an instant and missed a step" |
| v. (creation) | 29. check, checker, chequer | mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on. |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| v. (competition) | 30. check | decline to initiate betting. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| v. (competition) | 31. 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. |
| v. (competition) | 32. check | place into check.; "He checked my kings" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| ~ aggress, attack | take the initiative and go on the offensive.; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| v. (communication) | 33. check | write out a check on a bank account. |
| ~ make out, write out, issue, cut | make out and issue.; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me" |
| v. (communication) | 34. ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ ascertain, determine, find out, find | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" |
| ~ test | determine the presence or properties of (a substance). |
| v. (cognition) | 35. check | verify by consulting a source or authority.; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
| v. (change) | 36. check | arrest the motion (of something) abruptly.; "He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve" |
| ~ stanch, staunch, stem, halt | stop the flow of a liquid.; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide" |
| ~ stop | cause to stop.; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" |
| v. (change) | 37. check, chink | make cracks or chinks in.; "The heat checked the paint" |
| ~ crack, check, break | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.; "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
| ~ crack | cause to become cracked.; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" |
| v. (change) | 38. break, check, crack | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.; "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ chink, check | make cracks or chinks in.; "The heat checked the paint" |
| ~ crack | cause to become cracked.; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" |
| ~ crack | break partially but keep its integrity.; "The glass cracked" |
| control | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. control | power to direct or determine.; "under control" |
| ~ power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence.; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" |
| ~ authority, potency, authorisation, authorization, say-so, dominance | the power or right to give orders or make decisions.; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state" |
| ~ corporatism | control of a state or organization by large interest groups.; "individualism is in danger of being swamped by a kind of corporatism" |
| ~ hold | power by which something or someone is affected or dominated.; "he has a hold over them" |
| ~ iron fist | rigorous or ruthless control.; "she rules the office with an iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions" |
| ~ rein | any means of control.; "he took up the reins of government" |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. control | a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another.; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus" |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| n. (act) | 3. control | (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc.; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters" |
| ~ motor control | control of muscles. |
| ~ physiology | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms. |
| ~ bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity | an organic process that takes place in the body.; "respiratory activity" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. control, control condition | a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment.; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" |
| ~ experiment, experimentation | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. |
| ~ criterion, standard | the ideal in terms of which something can be judged.; "they live by the standards of their community" |
| n. (act) | 5. control | the activity of managing or exerting control over something.; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ repression | the act of repressing; control by holding down.; "his goal was the repression of insolence" |
| ~ crowd control | activity of controlling a crowd. |
| ~ damage control | an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss. |
| ~ federalisation, federalization | the act of being put under federal control. |
| ~ flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically. |
| ~ flood control | (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods. |
| ~ imperialism | any instance of aggressive extension of authority. |
| ~ regulating, regulation | the act of controlling or directing according to rule.; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" |
| ~ internal control | an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.. |
| ~ regularisation, regularization, regulation | the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular. |
| ~ possession, ownership | the act of having and controlling property. |
| ~ possession | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck).; "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" |
| ~ power trip | (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people. |
| ~ riot control, riot control operation | the measures taken to control a riot. |
| ~ prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles). |
| ~ steerage, steering | the act of steering a ship. |
| ~ steering, guidance, direction | the act of setting and holding a course.; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king" |
| ~ self-control, self-denial, self-discipline | the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses. |
| ~ traffic control | control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city. |
| ~ price-fixing | control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce. |
| ~ restraint | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something.; "the unlawful restraint of trade" |
| n. (state) | 6. ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another.; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ ascendant, ascendent | position or state of being dominant or in control.; "that idea was in the ascendant" |
| ~ supremacy, domination, mastery | power to dominate or defeat.; "mastery of the seas" |
| ~ predominance, predomination, prepotency | the state of being predominant over others. |
| ~ dominion, rule | dominance or power through legal authority.; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" |
| ~ regulation | the state of being controlled or governed. |
| ~ absolutism, despotism, tyranny | dominance through threat of punishment and violence. |
| ~ monopoly | exclusive control or possession of something.; "They have no monopoly on intelligence" |
| n. (attribute) | 7. control, restraint | discipline in personal and social activities.; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" |
| ~ discipline | the trait of being well behaved.; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" |
| ~ self-restraint, temperateness | exhibiting restraint imposed on the self.; "an effective temperateness in debate" |
| ~ temperance, moderation | the trait of avoiding excesses. |
| ~ inhibition | the quality of being inhibited. |
| ~ continence | voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge. |
| n. (cognition) | 8. command, control, mastery | great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity.; "a good command of French" |
| ~ skillfulness | the state of being cognitively skillful. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. control, controller | a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine.; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" |
| ~ cruise control | control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed. |
| ~ dial | the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning. |
| ~ disk controller | (computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive. |
| ~ governor, regulator | a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel). |
| ~ handwheel | control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated. |
| ~ joystick | a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers. |
| ~ mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function. |
| ~ regulator | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ valve | control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid. |
| n. (person) | 10. control | a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance. |
| ~ disembodied spirit, spirit | any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. |
| n. (communication) | 11. control | the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc..; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" |
| ~ economic policy | a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues. |
| ~ price control | restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation). |
| ~ ceiling, roof, cap | an upper limit on what is allowed.; "he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on salaries"; "they established a cap for prices" |
| ~ floor, base | a lower limit.; "the government established a wage floor" |
| v. (social) | 12. command, control | exercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" |
| ~ preoccupy | engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" |
| ~ channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| ~ steer | direct (oneself) somewhere.; "Steer clear of him" |
| ~ hold one's own | maintain one's position and be in control of a situation. |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| ~ internationalise, internationalize | put under international control.; "internationalize trade of certain drugs" |
| ~ hold | take and maintain control over, often by violent means.; "The dissatisfied students held the President's office for almost a week" |
| ~ hold sway | be master; reign or rule. |
| ~ govern | direct or strongly influence the behavior of.; "His belief in God governs his conduct" |
| ~ regiment | subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization.; "regiment one's children" |
| ~ monopolise, monopolize | have and control fully and exclusively.; "He monopolizes the laser printer" |
| ~ draw rein, rein, rein in, harness | control and direct with or as if by reins.; "rein a horse" |
| ~ corner | gain control over.; "corner the gold market" |
| ~ preside | act as president.; "preside over companies and corporations" |
| ~ dominate, master | have dominance or the power to defeat over.; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" |
| ~ becharm, charm | control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft. |
| ~ rule, govern | exercise authority over; as of nations.; "Who is governing the country now?" |
| ~ call the shots, call the tune, wear the trousers | exercise authority or be in charge.; "Who is calling the shots in this house?" |
| v. (contact) | 13. control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| ~ synchronise, synchronize | operate simultaneously.; "The clocks synchronize" |
| ~ master, control | have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.; "Do you control these data?" |
| ~ dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number.; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ turn | alter the functioning or setting of.; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" |
| ~ submarine | control a submarine. |
| ~ treadle | operate (machinery) by a treadle. |
| ~ relay | control or operate by relay. |
| ~ gate | control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate. |
| ~ pedal | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument. |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ aviate, pilot, fly | operate an airplane.; "The pilot flew to Cuba" |
| v. (emotion) | 14. control, keep in line, manipulate | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage.; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" |
| ~ tease | to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them.; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior" |
| ~ handle | show and train.; "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott" |
| ~ ingratiate | gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts. |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| v. (social) | 15. control, verify | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
| ~ science, scientific discipline | a particular branch of scientific knowledge.; "the science of genetics" |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ test, try out, essay, try, examine, prove | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
| v. (cognition) | 16. control | verify by using a duplicate register for comparison.; "control an account" |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| v. (cognition) | 17. control, master | have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.; "Do you control these data?" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ know | know how to do or perform something.; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" |
| ~ cinch | get a grip on; get mastery of. |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| detain | | |
| v. (social) | 1. confine, detain | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
| ~ keep | hold and prevent from leaving.; "The student was kept after school" |
| ~ straiten | squeeze together. |
| ~ gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, lag, remand, put away | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| ~ intern | deprive of freedom.; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West" |
| ~ bind over | order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her.; "The defendant was bound over for trial" |
| ~ imprison | confine as if in a prison.; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" |
| ~ cage, cage in | confine in a cage.; "The animal was caged" |
| ~ trap, pin down | place in a confining or embarrassing position.; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" |
| ~ keep in | cause to stay indoors. |
| v. (change) | 2. delay, detain, stay | stop or halt.; "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
| ~ retard, delay, check | slow the growth or development of.; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" |
| v. (change) | 3. delay, detain, hold up | cause to be slowed down or delayed.; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" |
| ~ decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard | lose velocity; move more slowly.; "The car decelerated" |
| ~ stonewall | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate.; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist" |
| ~ catch | delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned.; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting" |
| ~ stall | deliberately delay an event or action.; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling" |
| ~ buy time | act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage. |
| dissuade | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. deter, dissuade | turn away from by persuasion.; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" |
| ~ talk out of | persuade someone not to do something. |
| ~ advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| repress | | |
| v. (social) | 1. keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate | put down by force or intimidation.; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" |
| ~ crush, oppress, suppress | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority.; "The government oppresses political activists" |
| v. (contact) | 2. muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle | conceal or hide.; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. repress, suppress | put out of one's consciousness. |
| ~ psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. |
| ~ forget, bury | dismiss from the mind; stop remembering.; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories" |
| ~ swallow | keep from expressing.; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet" |
| v. (change) | 4. repress | block the action of. |
| ~ 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" |
| abstain | | |
| v. (social) | 1. abstain | refrain from voting. |
| ~ refrain, forbear | resist doing something.; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" |
| v. (consumption) | 2. abstain, desist, refrain | choose not to consume.; "I abstain from alcohol" |
| ~ fast | abstain from eating.; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" |
| ~ fast | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons.; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent" |
| ~ keep off, avoid | refrain from certain foods or beverages.; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" |
| ~ teetotal | practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages. |
| preclude | | |
| v. (social) | 1. forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" |
| ~ make unnecessary, save | make unnecessary an expenditure or effort.; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" |
| ~ avert, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" |
| ~ blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, block, embarrass, hinder | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
| ~ frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, baffle, bilk, foil, cross, spoil | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" |
| ~ kibosh, block, halt, stop | stop from happening or developing.; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" |
| v. (stative) | 2. close out, preclude, rule out | make impossible, especially beforehand. |
| ~ obviate, rid of, eliminate | do away with. |
| prevent | | |
| v. (social) | 1. keep, prevent | stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" |
| ~ defend | be on the defensive; act against an attack. |
| ~ keep | hold and prevent from leaving.; "The student was kept after school" |
| ~ keep out, shut out, exclude, shut | prevent from entering; shut out.; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" |
| ~ hold | keep from departing.; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse" |
| ~ keep away | prevent from coming close.; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool" |
| ~ blank | keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning. |
| ~ hinder, impede | be a hindrance or obstacle to.; "She is impeding the progress of our project" |
| ~ rain out, wash out | prevent or interrupt due to rain.; "The storm had washed out the game" |
| repress | | |
| restrain | | |
| v. (social) | 1. hold back, keep, keep back, restrain | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| ~ hold | keep from exhaling or expelling.; "hold your breath" |
| ~ confine | prevent from leaving or from being removed. |
| ~ bottle up, suppress, inhibit | control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior. |
| ~ bottle up, suppress, inhibit | control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | 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" |
| v. (change) | 2. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ tighten, reduce | narrow or limit.; "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
| ~ tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment. |
| ~ draw a line, draw the line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).; "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" |
| ~ mark off, mark out | set boundaries to and delimit.; "mark out the territory" |
| ~ harness, rein, rule | keep in check.; "rule one's temper" |
| ~ baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound). |
| ~ hamper, cramp, halter, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten | restrict.; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" |
| ~ clamp down, crack down | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).; "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" |
| ~ inhibit | limit the range or extent of.; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" |
| ~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | 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" |
| v. (contact) | 3. confine, hold, restrain | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ disable, disenable, incapacitate | make unable to perform a certain action.; "disable this command on your computer" |
| ~ tie down, tie up, truss, bind | secure with or as if with ropes.; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" |
| ~ fetter, shackle | restrain with fetters. |
| ~ enchain | restrain or bind with chains. |
| ~ pinion, shackle | bind the arms of. |
| ~ impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
| ~ pound up, pound | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded" |
| ~ pen up, fold | confine in a fold, like sheep. |
| ~ ground | confine or restrict to the ground.; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" |
| v. (contact) | 4. constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ bridle | put a bridle on.; "bridle horses" |
| ~ curb | keep to the curb.; "curb your dogs" |
| ~ clog | impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden.; "horses were clogged until they were tamed" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. intimidate, restrain | to compel or deter by or as if by threats. |
| ~ warn | notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" |
| ~ daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dash | cause to lose courage.; "dashed by the refusal" |
| ~ discourage | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged. |
| restrict | | |
| v. (change) | 1. curb, curtail, cut back, restrict | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| ~ abridge | lessen, diminish, or curtail.; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression" |
| ~ immobilise, immobilize | cause to be unable to move.; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" |
| v. (social) | 2. restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ classify | declare unavailable, as for security reasons.; "Classify these documents" |
| ~ taboo | declare as sacred and forbidden. |
| ~ scant, skimp | limit in quality or quantity. |
| ~ localise, localize | restrict something to a particular area. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | 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" |
| v. (change) | 3. qualify, restrict | make more specific.; "qualify these remarks" |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
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