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Main Entry:	give
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	contribute, supply, transfer
Synonyms:	accord, administer, allow, award, bequeath, bestow, cede, come across, commit, confer, consign, convey, deed, deliver, dish out, dispense, dispose of, dole out, donate, endow, entrust, furnish, gift, grant, hand down, hand out, hand over, lease, pass out, permit, present, provide, relinquish, remit, sell, shell out, subsidize, tip, transmit, turn over, vouchsafe, will, ante up, fork over, heap upon, lavish upon, lay upon, let have, make over*, parcel out, part with, pass down, pony up, throw in
Antonyms:	hold, keep, take

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	give
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	communicate
Synonyms:	air, announce, broadcast, carry, deliver, emit, express, furnish, impart, issue, notify, present, pronounce, publish, put, read, render, state, supply, transfer, transmit, utter, vent, ventilate, be a source of
Antonyms:	conceal, keep, refrain, withhold

Main Entry:	give
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	demonstrate, proffer
Synonyms:	administer, bestow, confer, dispense, display, evidence, extend, furnish, hold out, indicate, issue, manifest, minister, offer, pose, present, produce, provide, put on, render, return, show, tender, yield, set forth
Antonyms:	keep

Main Entry:	give
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	yield, collapse
Synonyms:	allow, bend, break, cave, cede, concede, contract, crumble, crumple, devote, fail, fall, flex, fold, go, grant, hand over, lend, open, recede, relax, relent, relinquish, retire, retreat, sag, shrink, sink, slacken, surrender, weaken, bow to, fold up, give way
Antonyms:	fight, hold up, withstand

Main Entry:	give
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	perform action
Synonyms:	address, apply, bend, buckle down, cause, devote, direct, do, engender, lead, make, occasion, produce, throw, turn

Main Entry:	accord
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give approval, grant
Synonyms:	accede, acquiesce, admit, allow, award, bestow, concede, confer, endow, give, present, render, tender, vouchsafe
Notes:	something (a quality) is in accord with something else; something acts in accordance with something else (an activity)
Antonyms:	argue, challenge, deny, disallow, disapprove, oppose, question, refuse, withhold

Main Entry:	address
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	devote effort to something
Synonyms:	dig, direct, give, go for, take up, try, turn, undertake, apply oneself to, attend to, concentrate on, devote oneself to, engage in, focus on, go at, hammer away, have a go at, have at, knuckle down to, peg away, pitch into, plug away at, take care of, throw oneself into, turn to
Antonyms:	avoid, cut, disregard, ignore, overlook, pass, shun, slight

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	administer
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	dispense something needed
Synonyms:	apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender, measure out, mete out
Antonyms:	deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold

Main Entry:	allocate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	assign; divide among
Synonyms:	allot, apportion, appropriate, budget, cut, designate, dish out*, earmark, give, mete, share, slice, admeasure, divvy, set aside
Antonyms:	keep, keep together

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	allow
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	set aside
Synonyms:	allocate, allot, apportion, assign, deduct, give, grant, lot, mete, provide, remit, spare, admeasure
Antonyms:	hold, keep

Main Entry:	apply
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	work hard
Synonyms:	address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	apportion
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	divide into shares
Synonyms:	accord, administer, allocate, allot, assign, bestow, cut, cut up, deal, dispense, distribute, divvy up, dole out, give, lot, measure, mete, parcel, part, partition, prorate, ration, slice, split, split up, admeasure, divvy, piece up
Antonyms:	hold, keep, monopolize, withhold

Main Entry:	assign
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	set apart for a reason
Synonyms:	allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, consign, designate, detail, determine, dish out, distribute, divide, earmark, fix, give, grant, hand out, hand over, indicate, mete, prescribe, relegate, shell out, specify, stipulate, fork out
Antonyms:	keep

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	bless
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	grant, bestow
Synonyms:	celebrate, endow, favor, give, glorify, grace, laud, magnify, praise, provide
Antonyms:	deny, disallow, disapprove, refuse, veto

Main Entry:	bounce
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	spring
Synonyms:	animation, bound, elasticity, energy, give, go, life, liveliness, pep, rebound, recoil, resilience, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zip, dynamism, springiness

Main Entry:	buckle down
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	work very hard
Synonyms:	address, apply oneself, attend to, bend, concentrate on, dedicate oneself to, devote oneself to, exert oneself, get serious, give, give oneself over to, keep close to, keep one's mind on, knuckle down, launch into, occupy oneself with, pitch in, plunge into, put one's hand to the plow, put one's nose to the grindstone, set to, swing into action, take the bull by the horns, throw, turn
Antonyms:	be lazy, ignore, relax

Main Entry:	carry
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	transport physical object
Synonyms:	backpack, bear, bring, cart, channel, conduct, convey, convoy, displace, ferry, fetch, freight, funnel, give, haul, hoist, import, lift, lug, move, pack, pipe, relay, remove, schlepp, shift, shoulder, sustain, take, transfer, transmit, transplant, truck, waft, heft, portage, relocate, tote, traject

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	carry
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	broadcast electronically
Synonyms:	air, bear, communicate, conduct, convey, display, disseminate, give, offer, publish, relay, release, send, transfer, transport, pass on

Main Entry:	collapse
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	fall apart, break down
Synonyms:	bend, break, crack up, crumple, deflate, disintegrate, droop, drop, exhaust, fail, faint, flag, fold, founder, give, give in, go, go to pieces, keel over, languish, shatter, subside, succumb, tire, topple, weaken, weary, wilt, yield, belly up, cave in, conk out, fall down, flake out, give out, give way
Antonyms:	build, increase, rise

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	commit
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	deliver, entrust
Synonyms:	allocate, allot, apportion, authorize, charge, commend, commission, confide, consign, convey, delegate, deliver, deposit, deputize, destine, dispatch, employ, empower, engage, give, hand over, hold, ice, imprison, institutionalize, invest, move, offer, ordain, promise, put away, relegate, remove, send, shift, submit, transfer, vest, confer trust, depend upon, depute, give to do, grant authority, intrust, leave to, make responsible for, put in the hands of, rely upon, turn over to
Antonyms:	keep, keep from

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