| movement | | |
| n. (act) | 1. motility, motion, move, movement | 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" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ abduction | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body. |
| ~ adduction | (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body. |
| ~ agitation | the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously). |
| ~ body english | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction. |
| ~ circumduction | a circular movement of a limb or eye. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| ~ fetal movement, foetal movement | motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy). |
| ~ flit, dart | a sudden quick movement. |
| ~ gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling. |
| ~ headshake, headshaking | the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement.; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me" |
| ~ inclining, inclination | the act of inclining; bending forward.; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" |
| ~ everting, eversion, inversion | the act of turning inside out. |
| ~ upending, inversion | turning upside down; setting on end. |
| ~ jerking, jerk, jolt, saccade | an abrupt spasmodic movement. |
| ~ kicking, kick | a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics.; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him" |
| ~ kneel, kneeling | supporting yourself on your knees. |
| ~ pitching, lurch, pitch | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance).; "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" |
| ~ eye movement | the movement of the eyes. |
| ~ opening | the act of opening something.; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door" |
| ~ prostration | the act of assuming a prostrate position. |
| ~ reaching, stretch, reach | the act of physically reaching or thrusting out. |
| ~ reciprocation | alternating back-and-forth movement. |
| ~ reclining | the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position. |
| ~ retraction | the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back.; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin" |
| ~ retroflection, retroflexion | the act of bending backward. |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ closing, shutting | the act of closing something. |
| ~ sitting | the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position.; "he read the mystery at one sitting" |
| ~ posing, sitting | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait).; "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" |
| ~ snap | the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand.; "he gave his fingers a snap" |
| ~ squatting, squat | the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels. |
| ~ sweep | a movement in an arc.; "a sweep of his arm" |
| ~ toss | an abrupt movement.; "a toss of his head" |
| ~ vibration, quivering, quiver | the act of vibrating. |
| ~ wave | a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves" |
| ~ flutter, flicker, waver | the act of moving back and forth. |
| ~ standing | the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position. |
| ~ straddle, span | the act of sitting or standing astride. |
| ~ stroke | a single complete movement. |
| ~ squirm, wiggle, wriggle | the act of wiggling. |
| ~ eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy | the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding. |
| n. (act) | 2. motion, move, movement | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ coming, approach, approaching | the act of drawing spatially closer to something.; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" |
| ~ forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, procession, progression, advance | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement. |
| ~ lunge, lurch | the act of moving forward suddenly. |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ chase, pursual, pursuit, following | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture.; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| ~ ascending, rise, ascent, ascension | the act of changing location in an upward direction. |
| ~ descent | the act of changing your location in a downward direction. |
| ~ swinging, vacillation, swing | changing location by moving back and forth. |
| ~ return | the act of going back to a prior location.; "they set out on their return to the base camp" |
| ~ glide, coast, slide | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" |
| ~ slippage | failing to hold or slipping out of place.; "the knots allowed no slippage" |
| ~ flow, stream | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression. |
| ~ crawl | a very slow movement.; "the traffic advanced at a crawl" |
| ~ hurrying, speeding, speed | changing location rapidly. |
| ~ displacement, translation | the act of uniform movement. |
| ~ shifting, shift | the act of moving from one place to another.; "his constant shifting disrupted the class" |
| ~ rush, haste, rushing, hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| ~ maneuver, manoeuvre, play | a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill.; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" |
| ~ migration | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another. |
| n. (event) | 3. motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ crustal movement, tectonic movement | movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust. |
| ~ approaching, approach | the event of one object coming closer to another. |
| ~ passing, passage | the motion of one object relative to another.; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" |
| ~ deflexion, deflection | the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position. |
| ~ bending, bend | movement that causes the formation of a curve. |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ undulation, wave | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth. |
| ~ jitter | a small irregular movement. |
| ~ periodic motion, periodic movement | motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same. |
| ~ heave | (geology) a horizontal dislocation. |
| ~ backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion | a movement back from an impact. |
| ~ recoil, kick | the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired. |
| ~ seek | the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk. |
| ~ wring, squeeze | a twisting squeeze.; "gave the wet cloth a wring" |
| ~ cam stroke, stroke, throw | the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam. |
| ~ turning, turn | a movement in a new direction.; "the turning of the wind" |
| ~ wrench, twist | a jerky pulling movement. |
| ~ undulation | wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| ~ wobble | an unsteady rocking motion. |
| ~ whirl, commotion | confused movement.; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" |
| ~ brownian motion, brownian movement, pedesis | the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid. |
| n. (group) | 4. front, movement, social movement | a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front" |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ fighting french, free french | a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic. |
| ~ art movement, artistic movement | a group of artists who agree on general principles. |
| ~ boy scouts | an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys. |
| ~ civil rights movement | movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens. |
| ~ common front | a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together.; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table" |
| ~ cultural movement | a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals. |
| ~ ecumenism, oecumenism | a movement promoting union between religions (especially between Christian churches). |
| ~ falun gong | a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices. |
| ~ political movement | a group of people working together to achieve a political goal. |
| ~ reform movement | a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms. |
| ~ religious movement | a movement intended to bring about religious reforms. |
| ~ zionist movement, zionism | a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine. |
| n. (communication) | 5. movement | a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata.; "the second movement is slow and melodic" |
| ~ musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece | a musical work that has been created.; "the composition is written in four movements" |
| ~ intermezzo | a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony. |
| ~ sonata | a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms. |
| ~ scherzo | a fast movement (usually in triple time). |
| n. (act) | 6. campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" |
| ~ venture | any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome. |
| ~ ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign | an organized program of advertisements. |
| ~ anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war. |
| ~ charm campaign | a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support. |
| ~ consumerism | a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers. |
| ~ campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected. |
| ~ fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause. |
| ~ feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism | the movement aimed at equal rights for women. |
| ~ gay lib, gay liberation movement | the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression. |
| ~ lost cause | a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable. |
| ~ reform | a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices.; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" |
| ~ war | a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious.; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" |
| ~ youth crusade, youth movement | political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 7. apparent motion, apparent movement, motion, movement | an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object.; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement" |
| ~ optical illusion | an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression. |
| n. (process) | 8. bm, bowel movement, movement | a euphemism for defecation.; "he had a bowel movement" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ defecation, laxation, shitting | the elimination of fecal waste through the anus. |
| n. (cognition) | 9. drift, movement, trend | a general tendency to change (as of opinion).; "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" |
| ~ inclination, tendency, disposition | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| ~ evolutionary trend | a general direction of evolutionary change. |
| ~ gravitation | a figurative movement toward some attraction.; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs" |
| n. (artifact) | 10. movement | the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock).; "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement" |
| ~ action mechanism, action | the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism.; "the piano had a very stiff action" |
| ~ clock | a timepiece that shows the time of day. |
| ~ watch, ticker | a small portable timepiece. |
| n. (act) | 11. movement | the act of changing the location of something.; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ deracination, displacement | to move something from its natural environment. |
| ~ transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport | the act of moving something from one location to another. |
| ~ intromission, insertion, introduction | the act of putting one thing into another. |
| ~ letting down, lowering | the act of causing something to move to a lower level. |
| ~ transplanting, transplantation, transplant | the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location.; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation" |
| ~ troop movement | movement of military units to a new location. |
| promotion | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution.; "the packaging of new ideas" |
| ~ marketing | the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service.; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ buildup | highly favorable publicity and praise.; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup" |
| ~ public relations, pr | a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution. |
| ~ blurb, endorsement, indorsement | a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books).; "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" |
| ~ ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug | blatant or sensational promotion. |
| ~ sales pitch, sales talk, pitch | promotion by means of an argument and demonstration. |
| ~ ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing | a public promotion of some product or service. |
| ~ sales promotion | promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising. |
| n. (act) | 2. promotion | act of raising in rank or position. |
| ~ ennoblement | the act of raising someone to the nobility. |
| ~ change | the action of changing something.; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| ~ preferment | the act of preferring.; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" |
| ~ investiture, investment | the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank. |
| n. (communication) | 3. advancement, furtherance, promotion | encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something. |
| ~ encouragement | the expression of approval and support. |
| n. (act) | 4. forwarding, furtherance, promotion | the advancement of some enterprise.; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" |
| ~ progress, advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development.; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" |
| advance | | |
| n. (event) | 1. advance, progress, progression | a movement forward.; "he listened for the progress of the troops" |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ headway, head | forward movement.; "the ship made little headway against the gale" |
| n. (event) | 2. advance, betterment, improvement | a change for the better; progress in development. |
| ~ resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification | bringing again into activity and prominence.; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" |
| ~ elaboration, refinement | the result of improving something.; "he described a refinement of this technique" |
| ~ transformation, shift, transmutation | a qualitative change. |
| ~ accommodation, adjustment, fitting | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances. |
| ~ conservation, preservation | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change. |
| ~ recovery | return to an original state.; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid" |
| n. (communication) | 3. advance, approach, feeler, overture | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.; "she rejected his advances" |
| ~ proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| n. (act) | 4. advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ push | an effort to advance.; "the army made a push toward the sea" |
| ~ career, life history | the general progression of your working or professional life.; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" |
| ~ march | a steady advance.; "the march of science"; "the march of time" |
| ~ clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing | easy unobstructed progress.; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" |
| ~ leapfrog | advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors.; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends" |
| n. (possession) | 5. advance, cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned. |
| ~ amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | a quantity of money.; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
| n. (act) | 6. advance, rise | increase in price or value.; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" |
| ~ step-up, increase | the act of increasing something.; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| v. (motion) | 7. advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ forge | move ahead steadily.; "He forged ahead" |
| ~ penetrate | make one's way deeper into or through.; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" |
| ~ creep up, sneak up | advance stealthily or unnoticed.; "Age creeps up on you" |
| ~ encroach, impinge, infringe | advance beyond the usual limit. |
| ~ plough on, press on, push on | continue moving forward. |
| ~ string along, string | move or come along. |
| ~ overhaul, overtake, pass | travel past.; "The sports car passed all the trucks" |
| ~ close in, draw in | advance or converge on.; "The police were closing in on him" |
| ~ edge, inch | advance slowly, as if by inches.; "He edged towards the car" |
| ~ rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down | move by degrees in one direction only.; "a ratcheting lopping tool" |
| ~ elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse | pass by.; "three years elapsed" |
| v. (communication) | 8. advance, throw out | bring forward for consideration or acceptance.; "advance an argument" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| v. (change) | 9. advance, boost, supercharge | increase or raise.; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| v. (social) | 10. advance, boost, encourage, further, promote | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| ~ connive at, wink at | give one's silent approval to. |
| ~ foster, further | promote the growth of.; "Foster our children's well-being and education" |
| ~ spur | incite or stimulate.; "The Academy was formed to spur research" |
| ~ help | contribute to the furtherance of.; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
| ~ carry | take further or advance.; "carry a cause" |
| ~ feed | support or promote.; "His admiration fed her vanity" |
| ~ conduce, contribute, lead | be conducive to.; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| ~ back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| v. (motion) | 11. advance, bring forward | cause to move forward.; "Can you move the car seat forward?" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ nose | advance the forward part of with caution.; "She nosed the car into the left lane" |
| v. (competition) | 12. advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win | 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" |
| ~ steal | steal a base. |
| ~ 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. (change) | 13. advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up | develop in a positive way.; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" |
| ~ climb | improve one's social status.; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" |
| ~ leapfrog | progress by large jumps instead of small increments. |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (change) | 14. advance | develop further.; "We are advancing technology every day" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (social) | 15. advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| ~ tenure | give life-time employment to.; "She was tenured after she published her book" |
| ~ bring up | promote from a lower position or rank.; "This player was brought up to the major league" |
| ~ spot promote | promote on the spot.; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" |
| ~ ennoble, gentle, entitle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
| ~ favor, favour, prefer | promote over another.; "he favors his second daughter" |
| ~ brevet | promote somebody by brevet, in the military. |
| v. (possession) | 16. advance | pay in advance.; "Can you advance me some money?" |
| ~ loan, lend | give temporarily; let have for a limited time.; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" |
| v. (motion) | 17. advance, set ahead | move forward.; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" |
| ~ set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.; "set clocks or instruments" |
| v. (change) | 18. advance, gain | rise in rate or price.; "The stock market gained 24 points today" |
| ~ mount, wax, climb, rise | go up or advance.; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
| adj. | 19. advance, beforehand | being ahead of time or need.; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" |
| ~ early | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" |
| adj. | 20. advance, advanced, in advance | situated ahead or going before.; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" |
| ~ front | relating to or located in the front.; "the front lines"; "the front porch" |
| postpone | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table | hold back to a later time.; "let's postpone the exam" |
| ~ reschedule | assign a new time and place for an event.; "We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment" |
| ~ call off, cancel, scrub, scratch | postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled.; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill" |
| ~ delay | act later than planned, scheduled, or required.; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" |
| ~ call | stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather.; "call a football game" |
| ~ hold | stop dealing with.; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" |
| ~ suspend | render temporarily ineffective.; "the prison sentence was suspended" |
| ~ probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence. |
| ~ reprieve, respite | postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution. |
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