| treatment | | |
| n. (act) | 1. intervention, treatment | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury). |
| ~ care, tending, attention, aid | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" |
| ~ medical aid, medical care | professional treatment for illness or injury. |
| ~ massage | kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation. |
| ~ modality | a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment. |
| ~ detoxification | a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances. |
| ~ chiropractic | a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure. |
| ~ fomentation | application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation. |
| ~ naturopathy | a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process. |
| ~ naprapathy | a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues. |
| ~ orthodontic treatment | dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids.; "orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities" |
| ~ orthoptics | treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles). |
| ~ osteopathy | therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. |
| ~ osteoclasis | treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone. |
| ~ acupuncture, stylostixis | treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin. |
| ~ acupressure, g-jo, shiatsu | treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body. |
| ~ autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenics | training patients in self-induced relaxation. |
| ~ hydropathy, hydrotherapy | the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease. |
| ~ rest-cure | rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.. |
| ~ curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy | a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain. |
| n. (act) | 2. handling, treatment | the management of someone or something.; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system" |
| ~ management, direction | the act of managing something.; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" |
| ~ bioremediation | the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances. |
| ~ dealing | method or manner of conduct in relation to others.; "honest dealing" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. treatment | a manner of dealing with something artistically.; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture" |
| ~ artistic style, idiom | the style of a particular artist or school or movement.; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" |
| n. (communication) | 4. discourse, discussion, treatment | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic.; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| ~ detail | extended treatment of particulars.; "the essay contained too much detail" |
| ~ dilation | a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic. |
| ~ consideration | a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting).; "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" |
| ~ talk | discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of').; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" |
| ~ elaboration, enlargement, expansion | a discussion that provides additional information. |
| hold on | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. grasp, hold on | hold firmly. |
| ~ latch on | take hold of or attach to.; "The biochip latches onto the genes" |
| ~ cling, hang | hold on tightly or tenaciously.; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" |
| ~ clasp | hold firmly and tightly. |
| ~ hold, take hold | have or hold in one's hands or grip.; "Hold this bowl for a moment, please"; "A crazy idea took hold of him" |
| v. (change) | 2. hold on, stop | stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments.; "Hold on a moment!" |
| ~ break, interrupt | terminate.; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty" |
| v. (change) | 3. hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist | be persistent, refuse to stop.; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
| ~ obstinate | persist stubbornly.; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments" |
| ~ ask for it, ask for trouble | persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble.; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior" |
| ~ plug, plug away | persist in working hard.; "Students must plug away at this problem" |
| ~ stick with, stick to, follow | keep to.; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
| ~ preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" |
| v. (communication) | 4. hang on, hold on, hold the line | hold the phone line open.; "Please hang on while I get your folder" |
| ~ telephony, telephone | transmitting speech at a distance. |
| ~ await, expect, wait, look | look forward to the probable occurrence of.; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" |
| ~ phone, telephone, call up, call, ring | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone.; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" |
| v. (possession) | 5. hold on, keep | retain possession of.; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" |
| ~ hold over, carry over | hold over goods to be sold for the next season. |
| ~ have, have got, hold | have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
| ~ deny, refuse | refuse to let have.; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" |
| ~ deduct, withhold, recoup | retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments.; "My employer is withholding taxes" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store, put in | keep or lay aside for future use.; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" |
| ~ store | find a place for and put away for storage.; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some" |
| ~ keep back, retain, hold back, hold | secure and keep for possible future use or application.; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree" |
| ~ hold open, keep open, save, keep | retain rights to.; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" |
| ~ harbour, harbor | keep in one's possession; of animals. |
| wait | | |
| n. (time) | 1. delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait | time during which some action is awaited.; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" |
| ~ pause, intermission, suspension, interruption, break | a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. |
| ~ extension | a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt.; "they applied for an extension of the loan" |
| ~ moratorium | a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged. |
| ~ retardation | the extent to which something is delayed or held back. |
| n. (act) | 2. wait, waiting | the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something).; "the wait was an ordeal for him" |
| ~ inactivity | being inactive; being less active. |
| v. (stative) | 3. wait | stay in one place and anticipate or expect something.; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" |
| ~ ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, scupper, waylay, lurk | wait in hiding to attack. |
| ~ cool one's heels, kick one's heels | wait or pass the time aimlessly or futilely; be kept waiting.; "She kicked her heels for hours at the gate of the Embassy" |
| ~ stick about, stick around, stand by | be available or ready for a certain function or service. |
| v. (stative) | 4. hold back, hold off, wait | wait before acting.; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ hold out | wait uncompromisingly for something desirable.; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses" |
| ~ delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required.; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. await, expect, look, wait | look forward to the probable occurrence of.; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" |
| ~ expect | look forward to the birth of a child.; "She is expecting in March" |
| ~ anticipate, expect | regard something as probable or likely.; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| ~ look forward | expect or hope for.; "I look to hear from you soon" |
| ~ look to | turn one's interests or expectations towards.; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings" |
| ~ hold the line, hang on, hold on | hold the phone line open.; "Please hang on while I get your folder" |
| ~ look for, look to, anticipate | be excited or anxious about. |
| v. (social) | 6. wait, waitress | serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's" |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
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