| closing | | |
| n. (act) | 1. closing, shutting | the act of closing something. |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| n. (communication) | 2. close, closing, conclusion, end, ending | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ anticlimax, bathos | a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ epilog, epilogue | a short passage added at the end of a literary work.; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters" |
| ~ epilog, epilogue | a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play. |
| ~ peroration | (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration.; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" |
| ~ coda, finale | the closing section of a musical composition. |
| ~ recital, yarn, narration | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| ~ speech, address | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" |
| n. (act) | 3. closing, closure | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap.; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision" |
| ~ coming, approach, approaching | the act of drawing spatially closer to something.; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" |
| n. (act) | 4. closedown, closing, closure, shutdown | termination of operations.; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant. |
| ~ bank closing | act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure. |
| ~ layoff | the act of laying off an employee or a work force. |
| n. (act) | 5. closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup | a concluding action. |
| ~ consummation | the act of bringing to completion or fruition. |
| ~ consummation | the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse. |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ finishing, finish | the act of finishing.; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" |
| ~ finalisation, finalization | the act of finalizing. |
| ~ follow-through | carrying some project or intention to full completion.; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise" |
| ~ follow-through | the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion.; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through" |
| ~ graduation | the successful completion of a program of study. |
| adj. | 6. closing | final or ending.; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" |
| ~ concluding, final, last, terminal | occurring at or forming an end or termination.; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" |
| ~ terminative | coming to an end.; "a contract terminative with the end of the war" |
| ~ year-end | taking place at the close of a fiscal year.; "year-end audit" |
| panel | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. panel | sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something. |
| ~ caisson, coffer, lacuna | an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome. |
| ~ footboard | a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead. |
| ~ headboard | a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead. |
| ~ paneling, panelling, pane | a panel or section of panels in a wall or door. |
| ~ flat solid, sheet | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width. |
| ~ wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting | wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room. |
| ~ dado, wainscot | panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall. |
| ~ window | a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material. |
| n. (group) | 2. jury, panel | a committee appointed to judge a competition. |
| ~ commission, committee | a special group delegated to consider some matter.; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" |
| n. (group) | 3. panel, venire | (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen). |
| ~ body | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (group) | 4. panel | a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc. |
| ~ body | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" |
| ~ panelist, panellist | a member of a panel. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. panel | a soft pad placed under a saddle. |
| ~ pad | a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. gore, panel | a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails. |
| ~ full skirt | a long skirt gathered at the waist. |
| ~ gaiter | a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides. |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ umbrella | a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. dialog box, panel | (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'. |
| ~ window | (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ graphical user interface, gui | a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. board, control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices.; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" |
| ~ dashboard, fascia | instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ idiot light | a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure). |
| v. (creation) | 9. panel | decorate with panels.; "panel the walls with wood" |
| ~ adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, beautify, embellish | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. empanel, impanel, panel | select from a list.; "empanel prospective jurors" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| arrange | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ regularise, regularize | make regular or more regular.; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker" |
| ~ order | place in a certain order.; "order the photos chronologically" |
| ~ order | bring order to or into.; "Order these files" |
| ~ straighten | make straight or straighter.; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" |
| ~ rearrange | put into a new order or arrangement.; "Please rearrange these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room" |
| ~ serialise, serialize | arrange serially.; "Serialize the numbers" |
| ~ alphabetise, alphabetize | arrange in alphabetical order.; "Alphabetize the list" |
| ~ coordinate, organise, organize | bring order and organization to.; "Can you help me organize my files?" |
| ~ stratify | form layers or strata.; "The rock stratifies" |
| ~ string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string.; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" |
| ~ marshal | arrange in logical order.; "marshal facts or arguments" |
| ~ string | stretch out or arrange like a string. |
| ~ string out, spread out | set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series.; "the houses were strung out in a long row" |
| ~ preen, plume | clean with one's bill.; "The birds preened" |
| ~ stack | arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances.; "stack the deck of cards" |
| ~ chain | connect or arrange into a chain by linking. |
| ~ geminate, pair | arrange in pairs.; "Pair these numbers" |
| ~ concord | arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance.; "The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives" |
| ~ cascade | arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible. |
| ~ settle | arrange or fix in the desired order.; "She settled the teacart" |
| ~ pyramid | arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid. |
| ~ corral | arrange wagons so that they form a corral. |
| ~ catenate, catenulate | arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores. |
| ~ decorate, dress | provide with decoration.; "dress the windows" |
| ~ array, lay out, set out, range | lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line.; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" |
| ~ wad, compact, bundle, pack | compress into a wad.; "wad paper into the box" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ pile, heap, stack | arrange in stacks.; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" |
| ~ stagger, distribute | to arrange in a systematic order.; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" |
| ~ drape | arrange in a particular way.; "drape a cloth" |
| ~ drape | place casually.; "The cat draped herself on the sofa" |
| ~ set | fix in a border.; "The goldsmith set the diamond" |
| ~ gradate | arrange according to grades.; "These lines are gradated" |
| ~ line up | form a line.; "The buildings all line up neatly" |
| v. (communication) | 2. arrange, fix up | make arrangements for.; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" |
| ~ agree, concur, concord, hold | be in accord; be in agreement.; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" |
| ~ firm up | arrange firmly.; "firm up one's plans" |
| ~ concord | arrange by concord or agreement.; "Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner" |
| ~ settle | dispose of; make a financial settlement. |
| v. (creation) | 3. arrange, stage | plan, organize, and carry out (an event).; "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" |
| ~ initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ dogfight | arrange for an illegal dogfight. |
| ~ tee up | make detailed arrangements or preparations. |
| ~ phase | arrange in phases or stages.; "phase a withdrawal" |
| v. (creation) | 4. arrange, format | set (printed matter) into a specific format.; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ indent | set in from the margin.; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter" |
| ~ rubricate | furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics.; "the manuscript is not rubricated" |
| v. (body) | 5. arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set | arrange attractively.; "dress my hair for the wedding" |
| ~ bob | cut hair in the style of a bob.; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" |
| ~ wave | set waves in.; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair" |
| ~ neaten, groom | care for one's external appearance.; "He is always well-groomed" |
| ~ groom, curry, dress | give a neat appearance to.; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" |
| v. (creation) | 6. arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ prearrange | arrange beforehand. |
| ~ compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ put | adapt.; "put these words to music" |
| ~ transpose | put (a piece of music) into another key. |
| ~ tabularise, tabularize, tabulate, table | arrange or enter in tabular form. |
| v. (cognition) | 7. arrange, order, put, set up | arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" |
| ~ contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize | arrange or represent events so that they co-occur.; "synchronize biblical events" |
| ~ phrase | divide, combine, or mark into phrases.; "phrase a musical passage" |
| ~ organize, organise | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea. |
| hit | | |
| n. (act) | 1. hit | (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).; "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" |
| ~ exploit, feat, effort | a notable achievement.; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" |
| ~ base hit, safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| n. (act) | 2. hit, hitting, striking | the act of contacting one thing with another.; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| ~ contusion | the action of bruising.; "the bruise resulted from a contusion" |
| ~ crash, smash | the act of colliding with something.; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" |
| ~ bunt | (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat. |
| ~ fly ball, fly | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air. |
| ~ ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground. |
| ~ header | (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head. |
| ~ scorcher, screamer | a very hard hit ball. |
| ~ plunker, plunk | (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly. |
| n. (act) | 3. bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike | a conspicuous success.; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ megahit, smash hit, blockbuster | an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel). |
| ~ sleeper | an unexpected hit.; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" |
| n. (event) | 4. collision, hit | (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together.; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction" |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ impinging, striking, contact | the physical coming together of two or more things.; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. hit | a dose of a narcotic drug. |
| ~ dose, dosage | a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. |
| n. (act) | 6. hit | a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit" |
| ~ murder, slaying, execution | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being. |
| n. (act) | 7. hit | a connection made via the internet to another website.; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide" |
| ~ joining, connexion, connection | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication).; "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" |
| v. (contact) | 8. hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| ~ play | shoot or hit in a particular manner.; "She played a good backhand last night" |
| ~ foul | hit a foul ball. |
| ~ cannon | make a cannon. |
| ~ clap | strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise.; "clap two boards together" |
| ~ ground out | make an out by hitting the ball on the ground. |
| ~ toe | drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club. |
| ~ shank | hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction. |
| ~ pitch | hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin. |
| ~ fly | hit a fly. |
| ~ snap | put in play with a snap.; "snap a football" |
| ~ whang | propel or hit with force.; "whang the ball" |
| ~ undercut | strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot. |
| ~ putt | strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter.; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole" |
| ~ heel | strike with the heel of the club.; "heel a golf ball" |
| ~ toe | hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club. |
| ~ bunker | hit a golf ball into a bunker. |
| ~ bounce | hit something so that it bounces.; "bounce a ball" |
| ~ backhand | hit a tennis ball backhand. |
| ~ pop | hit a pop-fly.; "He popped out to shortstop" |
| ~ follow through | carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball. |
| ~ shell | hit the pitches of hard and regularly.; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" |
| ~ ground | hit onto the ground. |
| ~ ground | hit a groundball.; "he grounded to the second baseman" |
| ~ top | strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin. |
| ~ pull | hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing.; "pull the ball" |
| ~ kill | hit with great force.; "He killed the ball" |
| ~ kill | hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games.; "She killed the ball" |
| ~ connect | hit or play a ball successfully.; "The batter connected for a home run" |
| ~ drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.; "drive a ball" |
| ~ drive | strike with a driver, as in teeing off.; "drive a golf ball" |
| ~ hole, hole out | hit the ball into the hole. |
| ~ bunt, drag a bunt | hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance. |
| ~ snick | hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat. |
| ~ racket | hit (a ball) with a racket. |
| ~ dribble, carry | propel,.; "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" |
| ~ slice | hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction. |
| ~ hook | hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left. |
| ~ single | hit a single.; "the batter singled to left field" |
| ~ double | hit a two-base hit. |
| ~ triple | hit a three-base hit. |
| ~ propel, impel | cause to move forward with force.; "Steam propels this ship" |
| ~ smash | hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke. |
| ~ shoot | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
| ~ volley | hit before it touches the ground.; "volley the tennis ball" |
| ~ croquet | drive away by hitting with one's ball,.; "croquet the opponent's ball" |
| ~ loft | kick or strike high in the air.; "loft a ball" |
| v. (contact) | 9. collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| ~ stub | strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ ping | hit with a pinging noise.; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" |
| ~ spang, bang | leap, jerk, bang.; "Bullets spanged into the trees" |
| ~ rear-end | collide with the rear end of.; "The car rear-ended me" |
| ~ broadside | collide with the broad side of.; "her car broad-sided mine" |
| ~ connect | land on or hit solidly.; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" |
| ~ spat | strike with a sound like that of falling rain.; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" |
| ~ thud | strike with a dull sound.; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" |
| ~ bottom | strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom. |
| ~ bottom out | hit the ground.; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road" |
| ~ bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ bump into, jar against, knock against, butt against, run into | collide violently with an obstacle.; "I ran into the telephone pole" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ clash, collide | crash together with violent impact.; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" |
| ~ glance | hit at an angle. |
| v. (contact) | 10. hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ clap | strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting. |
| ~ bang, slam | strike violently.; "slam the ball" |
| ~ lace into, lam into, lay into, pitch into, tear into | hit violently, as in an attack. |
| ~ kick | strike with the foot.; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" |
| ~ swipe | strike with a swiping motion. |
| ~ smite | inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon. |
| ~ hook | hit with a hook.; "His opponent hooked him badly" |
| ~ swat | hit swiftly with a violent blow.; "Swat flies" |
| ~ bash, sock, whap, bonk, bop, whop | hit hard. |
| ~ bean | hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball. |
| ~ pop | hit or strike.; "He popped me on the head" |
| ~ catch, get | reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot.; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" |
| ~ conk | hit, especially on the head.; "The stranger conked him and he fainted" |
| ~ cosh | hit with a cosh, usually on the head. |
| ~ brain | hit on the head. |
| ~ smash, blast, boom, nail | hit hard.; "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
| ~ crack | hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise.; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler" |
| ~ stun, sandbag | hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag. |
| ~ bat | strike with, or as if with a baseball bat.; "bat the ball" |
| ~ bat | use a bat.; "Who's batting?" |
| ~ bat | have a turn at bat.; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" |
| ~ cut | hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction.; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" |
| ~ pound, thump, poke | hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" |
| ~ smack, thwack | deliver a hard blow to.; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved" |
| ~ belt | deliver a blow to.; "He belted his opponent" |
| ~ punch, plug | deliver a quick blow to.; "he punched me in the stomach" |
| ~ slug, swig, slog | strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat.; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" |
| ~ wallop, whack, wham, whop | hit hard.; "The teacher whacked the boy" |
| ~ biff, pommel, pummel | strike, usually with the fist.; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" |
| ~ buff, buffet | strike, beat repeatedly.; "The wind buffeted him" |
| ~ box | hit with the fist.; "I'll box your ears!" |
| ~ bludgeon, club | strike with a club or a bludgeon. |
| ~ cudgel, fustigate | strike with a cudgel. |
| v. (motion) | 11. arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ catch up | reach the point where one should be after a delay.; "I caught up on my homework" |
| ~ surmount, scale | reach the highest point of.; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" |
| ~ get at, access | reach or gain access to.; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" |
| ~ bottom out | reach the low point.; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" |
| ~ peak, top out | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity.; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"; "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" |
| ~ summit, breast | reach the summit (of a mountain).; "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" |
| ~ top | reach or ascend the top of.; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ find | succeed in reaching; arrive at.; "The arrow found its mark" |
| ~ culminate | reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body. |
| ~ come through, get through | succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems.; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" |
| ~ run aground, ground | hit or reach the ground. |
| v. (contact) | 12. hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| v. (competition) | 13. hit, pip, shoot | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ gun down | strike down or shoot down. |
| ~ grass | shoot down, of birds. |
| ~ kneecap | shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning.; "They kneecapped the industrialist" |
| ~ pip, shoot | kill by firing a missile. |
| v. (possession) | 14. hit, stumble | encounter by chance.; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" |
| ~ come into, come by | obtain, especially accidentally. |
| v. (competition) | 15. hit, rack up, score, tally | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ par | make a score (on a hole) equal to par. |
| ~ shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ convert | score (a spare). |
| ~ convert | complete successfully.; "score a penalty shot or free throw" |
| ~ convert | score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone.; "Smith converted and his team won" |
| ~ homer | hit a home run. |
| ~ gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance | obtain advantages, such as points, etc..; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" |
| ~ kick | make a goal.; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" |
| ~ eagle | shoot in two strokes under par. |
| ~ hole up | score a hole in one. |
| ~ ace | score an ace against.; "He aced his opponents" |
| ~ walk | obtain a base on balls. |
| ~ equalise, equalize, get even | compensate; make the score equal. |
| ~ get, have, make | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| v. (perception) | 16. come to, hit, strike | cause to experience suddenly.; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (competition) | 17. hit, strike | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ slice | hit a ball so that it causes a backspin. |
| ~ chop | hit sharply. |
| ~ stroke | strike a ball with a smooth blow. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ strike back, retaliate | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil.; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" |
| ~ hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" |
| v. (social) | 18. bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | kill intentionally and with premeditation.; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body. |
| ~ execute | murder in a planned fashion.; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" |
| v. (motion) | 19. hit, strike | drive something violently into a location.; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ smash | hit violently.; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" |
| v. (motion) | 20. attain, hit, reach | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level.; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ max out | reach a maximum.; "I maxed out on all my credit cards" |
| ~ break even | attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport. |
| v. (contact) | 21. hit, strike | produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically.; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| v. (consumption) | 22. hit | consume to excess.; "hit the bottle" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| v. (competition) | 23. hit | hit the intended target or goal. |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| v. (communication) | 24. hit | pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.; "He tries to hit on women in bars" |
| ~ approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" |
| close | | |
| n. (time) | 1. close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point | the temporal end; the concluding time.; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (act) | 2. close, closing curtain, finale, finis | the concluding part of any performance. |
| ~ finishing, finish | the act of finishing.; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause" |
| v. (contact) | 3. close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| ~ snap | close with a snapping motion.; "The lock snapped shut" |
| ~ slat | close the slats of (windows). |
| ~ slam, bang | close violently.; "He slammed the door shut" |
| ~ shutter | close with shutters.; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool" |
| ~ draw | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something.; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" |
| ~ roll up | close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle.; "she rolled up the window when it started to rain" |
| ~ bung | close with a cork or stopper. |
| ~ close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| v. (contact) | 4. close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| v. (social) | 5. close, close down, close up, fold, shut down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating.; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" |
| ~ adjourn, retire, withdraw | break from a meeting or gathering.; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" |
| v. (social) | 6. close | finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.).; "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| v. (stative) | 7. close, conclude | come to a close.; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" |
| ~ end, cease, terminate, finish, stop | have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" |
| v. (communication) | 8. close | complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement.; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| v. (stative) | 9. close | be priced or listed when trading stops.; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night" |
| ~ trade | be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.; "The stock traded around $20 a share" |
| v. (social) | 10. close | engage at close quarters.; "close with the enemy" |
| ~ engage, pursue, prosecute | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in.; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" |
| v. (perception) | 11. close | cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop. |
| ~ end, terminate | be the end of; be the last or concluding part of.; "This sad scene ended the movie" |
| v. (motion) | 12. close | change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact. |
| ~ ball game, ballgame | a field game played with a ball (especially baseball). |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (motion) | 13. close, come together | come together, as if in an embrace.; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (motion) | 14. close | draw near.; "The probe closed with the space station" |
| ~ 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. (contact) | 15. close | bring together all the elements or parts of.; "Management closed ranks" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (contact) | 16. close | bar access to.; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" |
| ~ barricade, block, block up, bar, block off, blockade, stop | render unsuitable for passage.; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" |
| v. (contact) | 17. close, fill up | fill or stop up.; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" |
| ~ fill | plug with a substance.; "fill a cavity" |
| ~ seal | close with or as if with a seal.; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" |
| ~ plug, stop up, secure | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug.; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" |
| ~ coapt, conglutinate | cause to adhere.; "The wounds were coapted" |
| v. (contact) | 18. close, close up | unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of.; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (change) | 19. close | finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead.; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning" |
| ~ complete, finish | come or bring to a finish or an end.; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" |
| adj. | 20. close | at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other.; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" |
| ~ adjacent, side by side, next | nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space.; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side" |
| ~ ambient | completely enveloping.; "the ambient air"; "ambient sound"; "the ambient temperature" |
| ~ adpressed, appressed | pressed close to or lying flat against something.; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force" |
| ~ close together, approximate | located close together.; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united" |
| ~ imminent, impendent, impending, at hand, close at hand | close in time; about to occur.; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" |
| ~ at hand, close at hand | close in space; within reach.; "the town is close at hand" |
| ~ close-hauled | having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible. |
| ~ close-set, close set | set close together.; "close-set eyes"; "close-set teeth"; "her eyes are close set" |
| ~ contiguous, immediate | very close or connected in space or time.; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" |
| ~ circumferent, surrounding, encompassing | closely encircling.; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the surrounding countryside" |
| ~ enveloping | surrounding and closing in on or hemming in.; "the army's enveloping maneuver" |
| ~ hand-to-hand | being at close quarters.; "hand-to-hand fighting" |
| ~ juxtaposed | placed side by side often for comparison.; "juxtaposed pictures" |
| ~ nestled, snuggled | drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection.; "saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"; "like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms" |
| ~ proximate | very close in space or time.; "proximate words"; "proximate houses" |
| ~ scalelike | reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale.; "scalelike leaves" |
| ~ walk-to, walking | close enough to be walked to.; "walking distance"; "the factory with the big parking lot...is more convenient than the walk-to factory" |
| adj. | 21. close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| ~ approximate, near | very close in resemblance.; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" |
| ~ boon | very close and convivial.; "boon companions" |
| ~ buddy-buddy, chummy, thick | (used informally) associated on close terms.; "a close friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" |
| ~ close-knit, closely knit | held together as by social or cultural ties.; "a close-knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group was closely knit" |
| ~ confidential | denoting confidence or intimacy.; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice" |
| ~ cozy | suggesting connivance.; "a cozy arrangement with the police" |
| ~ dear, near, good | with or in a close or intimate relationship.; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| ~ intimate, familiar | having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship.; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" |
| ~ intimate | marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity.; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" |
| adj. | 22. close, near, nigh | not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" |
| ~ adjacent | near or close to but not necessarily touching.; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities" |
| ~ nearby | close at hand.; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus" |
| ~ warm | of a seeker; near to the object sought.; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail" |
| ~ hot | of a seeker; very near to the object sought.; "you are hot" |
| adj. | 23. close | rigorously attentive; strict and thorough.; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
| adj. | 24. close, faithful | marked by fidelity to an original.; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" |
| ~ accurate | conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy.; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" |
| adj. | 25. close, tight | (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched.; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
| adj. | 26. close, confining | crowded.; "close quarters" |
| ~ confined | not free to move about. |
| adj. | 27. airless, close, stuffy, unaired | lacking fresh air.; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" |
| ~ unventilated | not ventilated.; "stuffy unventilated rooms" |
| adj. | 28. close, tight | of textiles.; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" |
| ~ fine | of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles.; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" |
| adj. | 29. close | strictly confined or guarded.; "kept under close custody" |
| ~ restrained | under restraint. |
| adj. | 30. close | confined to specific persons.; "a close secret" |
| ~ private | confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life" |
| adj. | 31. close, close-fitting, snug | fitting closely but comfortably.; "a close fit" |
| ~ tight | closely constrained or constricted or constricting.; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest" |
| adj. | 32. close | used of hair or haircuts.; "a close military haircut" |
| ~ short | (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length.; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" |
| adj. | 33. cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny | giving or spending with reluctance.; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" |
| ~ stingy, ungenerous | unwilling to spend.; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| adj. | 34. close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information.; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" |
| ~ incommunicative, uncommunicative | not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions. |
| adv. | 35. close, near, nigh | near in time or place or relationship.; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" |
| adv. | 36. close, closely, tight | in an attentive manner.; "he remained close on his guard" |
| shut | | |
| v. (social) | 1. exclude, keep out, shut, shut out | 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" |
| ~ excommunicate, unchurch, curse | exclude from a church or a religious community.; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" |
| ~ lock out | prevent employees from working during a strike. |
| ~ prevent, keep | 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" |
| ~ ostracise, ostracize | avoid speaking to or dealing with.; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" |
| adj. | 2. closed, shut, unopen | not open.; "the door slammed shut" |
| ~ closed | not open or affording passage or access.; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains" |
| adj. | 3. closed, shut | used especially of mouth or eyes.; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
| ~ blinking, winking | closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly.; "he stood blinking in the bright sunlight" |
| ~ compressed, tight | pressed tightly together.; "with lips compressed" |
| ~ squinched, squinting | having eyes half closed in order to see better.; "squinched eyes" |
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| arrange | | |
| shoot | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. shoot | a new branch. |
| ~ sprout | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud. |
| ~ sucker | a shoot arising from a plant's roots. |
| ~ tiller | a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass. |
| n. (act) | 2. shoot | the act of shooting at targets.; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" |
| ~ shooting, shot | the act of firing a projectile.; "his shooting was slow but accurate" |
| ~ skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting | the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird. |
| v. (social) | 3. pip, shoot | kill by firing a missile. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ flight | shoot a bird in flight. |
| ~ pick off | shoot one by one. |
| v. (competition) | 4. blast, shoot | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ fire, discharge | cause to go off.; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" |
| ~ blaze, blaze away | shoot rapidly and repeatedly.; "He blazed away at the men" |
| ~ overshoot | shoot beyond or over (a target). |
| ~ sharpshoot, snipe | aim and shoot with great precision. |
| ~ fire, open fire | start firing a weapon. |
| ~ gun | shoot with a gun. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ pump | deliver forth.; "pump bullets into the dummy" |
| v. (communication) | 5. film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ film, motion-picture show, motion picture, movie, moving-picture show, moving picture, pic, picture show, flick, picture | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ reshoot | shoot again.; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" |
| v. (motion) | 6. shoot | send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.; "shoot a glance" |
| ~ cast, contrive, throw, project | put or send forth.; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" |
| v. (motion) | 7. dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| v. (motion) | 8. buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ rip | move precipitously or violently.; "The tornado ripped along the coast" |
| v. (contact) | 9. shoot | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| ~ dunk | make a dunk shot, in basketball.; "He dunked the ball" |
| ~ break | make the opening shot that scatters the balls. |
| ~ chip | play a chip shot. |
| ~ carom | make a carom. |
| ~ birdie | shoot in one stroke under par. |
| ~ double birdie, eagle | shoot two strokes under par.; "She eagled the hole" |
| ~ double bogey | to shoot two strokes over par. |
| ~ bogey | to shoot in one stroke over par. |
| ~ knuckle | shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground. |
| v. (communication) | 10. photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ retake | photograph again.; "Please retake that scene" |
| ~ x-ray | take an x-ray of something or somebody.; "The doctor x-rayed my chest" |
| v. (weather) | 11. shoot | emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" |
| ~ give out, emit, give off | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc..; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" |
| v. (perception) | 12. shoot | cause a sharp and sudden pain in.; "The pain shot up her leg" |
| ~ hurt, smart, ache | be the source of pain. |
| v. (contact) | 13. inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
| ~ inject, shoot | give an injection to.; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| v. (contact) | 14. shoot | variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors.; "shoot cloth" |
| ~ interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
| v. (contact) | 15. shoot | throw dice, as in a crap game. |
| ~ throw | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.; "Throw a six" |
| v. (consumption) | 16. dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot | spend frivolously and unwisely.; "Fritter away one's inheritance" |
| ~ deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, consume, eat | use up (resources or materials).; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" |
| ~ ware, squander, consume, waste | spend extravagantly.; "waste not, want not" |
| v. (competition) | 17. shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (communication) | 18. shoot | utter fast and forcefully.; "She shot back an answer" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (cognition) | 19. shoot | measure the altitude of by using a sextant.; "shoot a star" |
| ~ measure, measure out, mensurate | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of.; "Measure the length of the wall" |
| v. (change) | 20. bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud | produce buds, branches, or germinate.; "the potatoes sprouted" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ germinate | cause to grow or sprout.; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" |
| v. (body) | 21. inject, shoot | give an injection to.; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" |
| ~ practice of medicine, medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| ~ dispense, administer | give or apply (medications). |
| ~ infuse | introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes.; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals" |
| ~ vaccinate, immunise, immunize, inoculate | perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation.; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" |
| ~ inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
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