| Main Entry: | arrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to a destination |
Synonyms: |
access, alight, appear, attain, barge in, blow in, bob up, breeze in, bust in, buzz*, check in, clock in, disembark, dismount, drop anchor, drop in, enter, fall by, fall in, get to, hit town, hit*, land*, make it, make the scene, pop in, pop up, pull in, punch the clock, reach, report, roll in, show, show up, sign in, sky in, take place, turn up, visit, wind up at |
Antonyms: |
depart, disappear, go, leave |
| Main Entry: | enter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come, put into a place |
Synonyms: |
access, arrive, barge in, blow in, break in, breeze in, burst in, bust in, butt in, come in, crack, crawl, creep, crowd in, drive in, drop in, fall into, gain entrée, get in, go in, horn in, immigrate, infiltrate, ingress, insert, insinuate, introduce, intrude, invade, jump in, make an entrance, make way, move in, pass into, penetrate, pierce, pile in, pop in, probe, rush in, set foot in, slip, sneak, work in, worm in, wriggle |
Antonyms: |
depart, exit, go, leave, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | interrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, interfere |
Synonyms: |
arrest, barge in, break, break in, break off, break train of thought, bust in, butt in, check, chime in, come between, crash, crowd in, cut, cut in on, cut off*, cut short, defer, delay, disconnect, discontinue, disjoin, disturb, disunite, divide, edge in, get in the way, halt, heckle, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, in, infringe, inject, insinuate, intrude, lay aside, obstruct, prevent, punctuate, put in, separate, sever, shortstop, stay, stop, suspend, work in |
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear, expose; spread |
Synonyms: |
bare, break in, break out, broach, burst, bust in, come apart, crack, disclose, display, disrupt, expand, fissure, free, gap, gape, hole, jimmy, kick in, lacerate, lance, penetrate, perforate, pierce, pop, puncture, release, reveal, rupture, separate, sever, slit, slot, split, tap, throw wide, unbar, unblock, unbolt, unclose, unclothe, uncork, uncover, undo, unfasten, unfold, unfurl, unlatch, unlock, unroll, unseal, unshut, unstop, untie, unwrap, vent, ventilate, yawn, yawp |
Antonyms: |
block, bury, cover, exclude, hide, hinder, shut |
| Main Entry: | penetrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pierce; get through physically |
Synonyms: |
access, barge in, bayonet, blow in, bore, break in, breeze in, bust in, charge, come, crack, diffuse, drill, drive, eat through, encroach, enter, filter in, force, get in, go through, gore, impale, infiltrate, ingress, insert, insinuate, introduce, invade, jab, knife, make a hole, make an entrance, pass through, percolate, perforate, permeate, pervade, pop in, prick, probe, puncture, ream, run into, saturate, seep, sink into, spear, stab, stick into, suffuse, thrust, trespass |
| Notes: | the difference between permeate and pervade is that the former is affecting a surface, the latter an area; a characteristic of penetrate is that it is effected upon a solid substance |
Antonyms: |
exit, take out, withdraw |