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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | knock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pushing, striking |
| Synonyms: | beating, blow, box, clip, conk, cuff, hammering, hit, injury, lick, rap, slap, smack, swat, swipe, thump, whack |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
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Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | knock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong criticism |
| Synonyms: | blame, censure, condemnation, defeat, failure, flak, pan, rap, rebuff, rejection, reversal, setback, stricture, swipe |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | knock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push over; strike |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bash, batter, beat, beat up, bob, bruise, buffet, clap, clout, cuff, damage, deck, drub*, fell, flatten, floor, hit, hurt, KO, level, maltreat, manhandle, maul, mistreat, pound, punch, rap, roughhouse, slap, smack, tap, thrash, thump, thwack*, total, wallop, whack*, wound |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | knock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize harshly |
| Synonyms: | abuse, alive*, belittle, blame, carp, cavil, censure, condemn, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, disparage, find fault, lambaste, reprehend, reprobate, run down*, skin*, slam |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | knock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | abuse, beat, beat.--n. blow, belittle, blame, blow, bounce, bump, clank, clash, collide, criticize, defeat, denounce, hit, jolt, lick, pan, ping, pound, push, rap, reprehend, setback, slam, slur, smack, strike, stroke, thump, topple, whack |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | batter |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear. |
| Synonyms: | mangle, maul, rough up |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | blame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A comment expressing fault. |
| Synonyms: | censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | blame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To find fault with. |
| Synonyms: | censure, criticize, fault, rap |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | deduct |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To take away (a quantity) from another quantity. |
| Synonyms: | abate, discount, rebate, subtract, take |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | destroy |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible. |
| Synonyms: | demolish, dismantle, dynamite, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | disable |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury. |
| Synonyms: | cripple, immobilize, incapacitate, paralyze |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | discuss |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about. |
| Synonyms: | bandy, moot, talk over, thrash out, thresh out, toss around |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | drop |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow. |
| Synonyms: | bring down, cut down, down, fell, flatten, floor, ground, level, prostrate, strike down, throw |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | exhaust |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To make extremely tired. |
| Synonyms: | fag, tire out, wear out |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply. |
| Synonyms: | bash, catch, clout, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | murder |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully. |
| Synonyms: | destroy, finish, kill, liquidate, slay |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | overturn |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position. |
| Synonyms: | capsize, overthrow, topple, turn over, upset |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | rob |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly. |
| Synonyms: | hold up, stick up |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | slap |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To be rough or brutal with. |
| Synonyms: | manhandle, rough, slap around |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | tap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The sound made by a light blow. |
| Synonyms: | rap |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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