| Main Entry: | dirty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to be soiled |
Synonyms: |
begrime, besoil, blacken, blotch, blur, botch, coat, contaminate, corrupt, debase, decay, defile, discolor, draggle, encrust, foul, grime, make dusty, make impure, mess up, mold, muddy, pollute, rot, smear, smirch, smoke, smudge, smutch, spatter, spoil, spot, stain, sully, sweat, taint, tar, tarnish |
Antonyms: |
clean, cleanse, purify, sterilize |
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trail, pursue physically |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, bring up the rear, catenate, chase, come with, concatenate, convoy, dog the footsteps of, dog*, draggle, escort, freeze, give chase, go after, go with, hound, hunt, onto, persecute, put a tail on, run after, run down, schlepp along, search, seek, shadow, shag, spook, stalk, stick to, string along, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take out after, track |
| Notes: | follow means to travel behind, go after, or come after; succeed means to come next in time or succession, follow after another or to attain success, reach a goal |
Antonyms: |
go before, lead, precede |
| Main Entry: | trail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lag behind, follow |
Synonyms: |
bedog, bring up the rear, chase, dally, dangle, dawdle, delay, dog*, drag, draggle, draw, droop, drop back, extend, fall back, fall behind, falter, flag, follow a scent, halt, hang, hang back, hang down, haul, hunt, lag, linger, loiter, nose out, plod, poke, poke along, procrastinate, pull, pursue, shadow, shag, spook, spoor, stalk, straggle, stream, string along, tag along, tail, take out after, tarry, tow, trace, track, traipse, trudge |
Antonyms: |
lead |