| Main Entry: | cap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | outdo a performance |
Synonyms: |
beat, best, better, button down, button up, can*, clinch, cob, complete, cover, crest, crown, do to a T, eclipse, exceed, excel, finish, outshine, outstrip, pass, put the lid on, surmount, surpass, top, top it off, transcend, trump, wrap up |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret, reserved |
Synonyms: |
buttoning one's lip, buttoning up, clamming up, close-lipped, closemouthed, hidden, hush-hush, mum's the word, on the Q. T., private, reticent, retired, secluded, secretive, silent, taciturn, tight chops, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, zipping one's lips |
Antonyms: |
open, unreserved |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complete, finish, stop |
Synonyms: |
button down, button up, call it a day, call off, cap, cease, clear, clinch, conclude, consummate, culminate, cut loose, determine, discontinue, do, drop the curtain, end, fold, fold up, halt, pack it in, put a lid on, put to bed, sew up, shut down, shutter, terminate, ultimate, wind down, wind up, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
begin, continue, not finish, open, start |
| Main Entry: | lock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, clasp |
Synonyms: |
bar, bolt, button, button up, clench, close, clutch, embrace, encircle, enclose, engage, entwine, grapple, grasp, hug, join, latch, link, mesh, press, seal, secure, shut, turn the key, unite |
Antonyms: |
unclasp, unfasten, unlock |
| Main Entry: | transact |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do business, carry out |
Synonyms: |
TCB, accomplish, button down, button up, buy, carry on, clinch, close, conclude, conduct, discharge, do*, effectuate, enact, execute, finish, handle, jell, manage, move, negotiate, operate, perform, prosecute, pull off, run with the ball, see to, sell, settle, sew up, take care of, work out a deal, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
deny, refuse |
| Main Entry: | batten down the hatches |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare for trouble |
Synonyms: |
button up, secure the hatches, tie up, zip up |
| Main Entry: | button one's lip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep silent |
Synonyms: |
be silent, button up, clam up, keep one's trap shut, not let out a peep, say nothing, shut up |