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CRADLING

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Main Entry: cradle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold in arms; nurture

Synonyms:

lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over
Main Entry: cushion
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pad, protect from blow

Synonyms:

bolster, buttress, cradle, dampen, deaden, insulate, muffle, pillow, seclude, soften, stifle, support, suppress
Main Entry: dandle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: caress, cuddle

Synonyms:

amuse, cosset, cradle, dance, fondle, love, nuzzle, pet, play, ride on knee, rock, sport, toss, toy with, toy*
Main Entry: embrace
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold tightly in one's arms

Synonyms:

bear hug, clasp, clinch, cling, clutch, cradle, cuddle, encircle, enfold, entwine, envelop, fold, fondle, grab, grasp, grip, hug, lock, nuzzle, press, seize, snuggle, squeeze, take in arms, wrap

Antonyms:

let go, release
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have in one's hands, possession; grasp

Synonyms:

adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cork up, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, freeze to, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, keep close, keep out, lock up, maintain, not let go, nourish, occupy, own, palm, possess, press, put a lock on, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stay put, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring

Antonyms:

drop, let go, release
Main Entry: hug
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold close, cling to

Synonyms:

be near to, bear hug, cherish, clasp, clinch, cradle, cuddle, embrace, enbosom, enfold, envelop, fold in arms, follow closely, grasp, hold onto, keep close, lie close, lock, love, nestle, nurse, press, receive, retain, seize, squeeze, stay near, take in one's arms, welcome

Antonyms:

push away, release
Main Entry: nurse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: care for, tend

Synonyms:

advance, aid, attend, baby-sit, cherish, cradle, cultivate, encourage, father, feed, forward, foster, further, harbor, humor, immunize, indulge, inoculate, irradiate, keep alive, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, medicate, minister to, mother, nourish, nurture, pamper, preserve, promote, see to, serve, sit, succor, support, take care of, take charge of, treat, vaccinate, wait on, watch out for, watch over

Antonyms:

ignore, neglect
Main Entry: nurse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give milk, usually from breast

Synonyms:

bottle-feed, breast-feed, cradle, dry-nurse, feed, give suck, lactate, nourish, nurture, suck, suckle, wet-nurse
Main Entry: support
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold up

Synonyms:

base, be a foundation for, bear, bed, bolster, bottom, brace, buttress, carry, cradle, crutch, embed, found, ground, hold, keep from falling, keep up, mainstay, poise, prop, reinforce, shore, shore up, shoulder, stand, stay, strut, sustain, undergird, upbear, uphold

Antonyms:

let down, let go, release
Related Words
Main Entry: support
Part of Speech: noun, verb
Related
Adjectives:
brooking, buttressing, cantilevered, exposed, fulcible, fundamental, offering secours, supported, supporting
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