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Main Entry: need
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: want something

Synonyms:

be deficient, be deprived, be down and out, be hard up, be in need of, be in want, be inadequate, be needy, be poor, be short, be without, call for, claim, covet, crave, demand, desire, die for, do without, drive for, exact, feel a dearth of, feel the necessity for, feel the pinch, go hungry, hanker, have occasion for, have occasion to, have use for, hunger, hurt for, lack, long, lust, miss, necessitate, pine, require, suffer privation, thirst, wish, yearn, yen for
Notes: knead means to make into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands or manually manipulate someone's body usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; a need (noun) is something required or wanted - need (verb) means to require or have a need of

Antonyms:

do not want, have
Main Entry: take a crack at
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: try

Synonyms:

attempt, do one's best, drive for, give a go, give a whirl, go after, go all out, go for, have a crack, have a go, have a rip, have a shot, have a stab, have a whack, make a pass at, make a stab, make an attempt, make an effort, risk, shoot for, tackle, undertake, vie for
Main Entry: try
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attempt

Synonyms:

aim, aspire, attack, bear down, chip away at, compete, contend, contest, do one's best, drive for, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, go after, go all out, go for, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have a stab, have a whack, knock oneself out, labor, lift a finger, make a bid, make a pass at, make an attempt, make an effort, propose, put oneself out, risk, seek, shoot for, speculate, strive, struggle, tackle, undertake, venture, vie for, work, wrangle

Antonyms:

abstain
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Main Entry: need
Part of Speech: noun, verb
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Adjectives:
instant, absorbing, called for, crying, destitute, equinecessary, essential, exigent, imperative, in demand, in request, in want of, indispensable, inopious, necessary, needful, prerequisite, pressing, required, requisite, urgent
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