| replacement |  |  | 
| n. (act) | 1. replacement, replacing | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another.; "replacing the star will not be easy" | 
 |  ~ substitution, commutation, exchange | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:.; "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" | 
 |  ~ novation | (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party. | 
 |  ~ pitching change | replacing a pitcher in baseball. | 
 |  ~ supersedure, supersession | act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior. | 
 |  ~ displacement, supplanting | act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics. | 
| n. (person) | 2. alternate, replacement, surrogate | someone who takes the place of another person. | 
 |  ~ backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).; "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" | 
| n. (event) | 3. permutation, replacement, substitution, switch, transposition | an event in which one thing is substituted for another.; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" | 
 |  ~ variation, fluctuation | an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change. | 
| n. (cognition) | 4. replacement, substitute | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another. | 
 |  ~ equivalent | a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc.; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps" | 
 |  ~ ersatz | an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation. | 
 |  ~ successor | a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone. | 
 |  ~ succedaneum | (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another). | 
| n. (process) | 5. refilling, renewal, replacement, replenishment | filling again by supplying what has been used up. | 
 |  ~ filling | flow into something (as a container). | 
| n. (person) | 6. replacement, successor | a person who follows next in order.; "he was President Lincoln's successor" | 
 |  ~ compeer, equal, peer, match | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group. | 
| takeover |  |  | 
| n. (act) | 1. coup, coup d'etat, putsch, takeover | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force. | 
 |  ~ group action | action taken by a group of people. | 
 |  ~ countercoup | a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat. | 
 |  ~ october revolution, russian revolution | the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922. | 
| n. (act) | 2. takeover | a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation. | 
 |  ~ buyout | acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock. | 
 |  ~ hostile takeover | a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company. | 
 |  ~ friendly takeover | a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company. | 
| puli | (n.) | pul | 
| pul |  |  | 
| n. (quantity) | 1. pul | 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan. | 
 |  ~ afghan monetary unit | monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan. | 
 |  ~ afghani | the basic unit of money in Afghanistan. | 
| proxy |  |  | 
| n. (person) | 1. placeholder, procurator, proxy | a person authorized to act for another. | 
 |  ~ agent | a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations. | 
| n. (communication) | 2. proxy | a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting. | 
 |  ~ power of attorney | a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent. | 
| substitute |  |  | 
| n. (person) | 1. reserve, second-stringer, substitute | an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced. | 
 |  ~ bench | the reserve players on a team.; "our team has a strong bench" | 
 |  ~ athlete, jock | a person trained to compete in sports. | 
 |  ~ bench warmer | (sports) a substitute who seldom plays. | 
 |  ~ pinch hitter | (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter. | 
| n. (person) | 2. backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).; "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" | 
 |  ~ compeer, equal, peer, match | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group. | 
 |  ~ locum, locum tenens | someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession. | 
 |  ~ stunt man, stunt woman, double | a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts.; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" | 
 |  ~ alternate, surrogate, replacement | someone who takes the place of another person. | 
| v. (possession) | 3. exchange, interchange, replace, substitute | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" | 
 |  ~ 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" | 
 |  ~ shift | move and exchange for another.; "shift the date for our class reunion" | 
 |  ~ reduce | simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another. | 
 |  ~ truncate | replace a corner by a plane. | 
 |  ~ retool | provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools. | 
 |  ~ subrogate | substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured. | 
| v. (possession) | 4. fill in, stand in, sub, substitute | be a substitute.; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" | 
 |  ~ exchange, interchange, change | give to, and receive from, one another.; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year" | 
| v. (social) | 5. deputise, deputize, step in, substitute | act as a substitute.; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold" | 
 |  ~ cover | help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities.; "She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week" | 
 |  ~ supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace | take the place or move into the position of.; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" | 
| adj.  | 6. substitute, utility | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team.; "a utility infielder" | 
 |  ~ secondary | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" | 
| adj.  | 7. alternate, alternative, substitute | serving or used in place of another.; "an alternative plan" | 
 |  ~ secondary | being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" | 
| adj.  | 8. ersatz, substitute | artificial and inferior.; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" | 
 |  ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" | 
| understudy |  |  | 
| n. (person) | 1. standby, understudy | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required. | 
 |  ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. | 
| v. (cognition) | 2. alternate, understudy | be an understudy or alternate for a role. | 
 |  ~ memorise, memorize, con, learn | commit to memory; learn by heart.; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" | 
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