| Main Entry: | mug |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold up |
Synonyms: |
assault, hold up, purse-snatch, rob, steal, stick up |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain by playing a role |
Synonyms: |
be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge, strut*, take part, tread the boards |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault physically |
Synonyms: |
advance, aggress, ambush, assail, assault, bash, bat, bean, beat, beset, besiege, biff, blast, blister, boff, bombard, boot, bop, brain*, bust, charge, chop down, clip, clock, club, combat, cook*, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, jump, kick, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, larrup, lay siege to, light into, molest, mug, overwhelm, pounce upon, punch, raid, rush, set upon, slog, soak, stab, storm, strike, take the offensive, turn on, wallop, whop |
Antonyms: |
aid, defend, protect, resist, retreat, shelter, shield, submit, support, surrender, sustain |
| Main Entry: | caress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch lovingly |
Synonyms: |
bear hug, brush, buss, clinch, clutch, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, embrace, feel, fondle, graze, handle, hug, kiss, make love, massage, mug, neck, nestle, nuzzle, pat, pet, play around, rub, squeeze, stroke, toy |
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack |
Synonyms: |
assail, assault, blindside, bolt, buck, bushwhack, chase, dash, invade, jump on, lunge, mug, rush, smash, stampede, storm, tear |
Antonyms: |
retreat |
| Main Entry: | grimace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a pained expression |
Synonyms: |
contort, deform, distort, frown, make a face, make a wry face, misshape, mouth, mug, scowl, screw up one's face, smirk, sneer |
Antonyms: |
grin, smile |
| Main Entry: | hold up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rob |
Synonyms: |
burglarize, mug, steal from, stick up, waylay |
Antonyms: |
give |
| Main Entry: | maul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mangle, abuse |
Synonyms: |
bang, bash, batter, beat, beat up, bludgeon, break face, buffet, claw, clean, drub, flagellate, flail, handle roughly, hit, hurt, ill-treat, knock about, knock around, lacerate, lash, lean on, let have it, maltreat, molest, mug, muscle, paste, paw, pelt, pound, pummel, put in the hospital, rough up, skin, take care of, thrash, trample, wax, whip, work over |
Antonyms: |
guard, maintain, protect, take care |
| Main Entry: | overplay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be dramatic |
Synonyms: |
accent, accentuate, blow out of proportion, dramatize, exaggerate, get carried away, ham it up, hyperbolize, labor at, lay it on thick, magnify, maximize, mug, overact, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overstate, overstress, overuse, overwork, point up, show off*, stretch |
Antonyms: |
play down |
| Main Entry: | photograph |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a picture with a camera |
Synonyms: |
X-ray, capture on film, capture*, cinematize, close-up, copy, film, get, get a likeness, get a shot, illustrate, lens, make a picture, microfilm, mug, photo, photoengrave, photostat, picture, print, record, reproduce, roll, shoot, snap*, snapshot, take*, turn* |