| Main Entry: | hone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sharpen |
Synonyms: |
acuminate, edge, file, grind, make sharp, put a point on, put an edge on, whet |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something |
| Main Entry: | coach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | instruct, usually in recreation |
Synonyms: |
break in, cram, drill, educate, hone, lay it out for, lick into shape, prepare, pull one's coat, put through the grind, put through the mill, ready, school, teach, train, tutor |
Antonyms: |
accept, learn, listen |
| Main Entry: | drill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | train, discipline |
Synonyms: |
accustom, break, break in, exercise, get into shape, habituate, hone, instruct, lick into shape, practice, rehearse, teach, tune up, walk through, work out |
| Main Entry: | edge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sharpen |
Synonyms: |
file, grind, hone, polish, sharpen, strop, whet |
Antonyms: |
blunt, dull, thicken |
| Main Entry: | exercise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do repeatedly, especially to improve |
Synonyms: |
break, break in, condition, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, dry run, exert, fix, foster, groom, habituate, hone, improve, inure, labor, lick into shape, limber up, loosen up, maneuver, ply, practice, prepare, pump iron, put out, put through grind, put through mill, rehearse, run through, set, strain, teach, train, tune up, walk through, warm up, work, work out |
| Main Entry: | perfect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish; achieve |
Synonyms: |
accomplish, ameliorate, carry out, complete, consummate, crown, cultivate, develop, effect, elaborate, finish, fulfill, hone, idealize, improve, perform, put finishing touch on, realize, refine, round, slick, smooth |
Antonyms: |
destroy, ruin |
| Main Entry: | practice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeat action to improve |
Synonyms: |
become seasoned, build up, discipline, do again, dress, dress rehearse, drill, dry run, exercise, go over, habituate, hone, iterate, polish, prepare, recite, rehearse, run through, shake-down, sharpen, study, train, try out, tune up, walk through, warm up, work, work out |
| Main Entry: | refine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perfect, polish |
Synonyms: |
better, civilize, clarify, cultivate, elevate, explain, hone, improve, make clear, round, sleek, slick, smooth, temper |
Antonyms: |
damage, ruin |
| Main Entry: | rehearse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare for performance |
Synonyms: |
act, depict, describe, do over, drill, dry run, experiment, go over, go through, hold a reading, hone, iterate, learn one's part, narrate, practice, ready, recapitulate, recite, recount, reenact, reiterate, relate, repeat, review, run lines, run through, study, take from the top, tell, test, train, try out, tune up, walk through, warm up, work out |
Antonyms: |
go cold turkey |
| Main Entry: | sharpen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make knifelike |
Synonyms: |
acuminate, dress, edge, file, grind, hone, make acute, make sharp, put a point on, put an edge on, sharp, stroke, strop, taper, whet |
Antonyms: |
blunt, dull |