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| Main Entry: | nail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, fix with pointed object |
| Synonyms: | attach, beat, bind, drive, hammer, hit, hold, join, pin, pound, secure, sock*, spike, strike, tack, whack* |
| Antonyms: | unfasten, unnail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | capture, arrest |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag, catch, collar*, detain, get*, hook*, nab, pinch*, secure, seize, take*, prehend |
| Antonyms: | liberate, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | catching, forceful holding |
| Synonyms: | abduction, acquisition, apprehension, appropriation, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, drop*, fall, grab*, grasping, hit the jackpot*, hook*, imprisonment, knock off*, nab*, nail*, occupation, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, run in*, securing, seizure, sweep*, trip, winning, acquirement, appropriating, commandeering, confiscation, ensnaring, gaining, laying hold of, obtaining, seizing, snatching, taking, taking captive, taking into custody, trapping |
| Antonyms: | freeing, release, letting go, liberalization |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, conquer, cop, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab*, nail*, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, round up*, run in*, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take into custody, trap, tumble, gain control, prehend, put the cuffs on, take captive, take prisoner |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, lose, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clutch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, snatch |
| Synonyms: | catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, collar, embrace, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, harbor, hold, hook, keep, nab, nail*, seize, snag, snatch, take, cling to, glom, put the snare on |
| Antonyms: | unfasten, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | collar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | apprehend |
| Synonyms: | abduct, appropriate, arrest, bag, capture, catch, cop*, corner, get, grab, hook, nab, nail*, secure, seize, take, tree, lay hands on, prehend |
| Antonyms: | lose, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
| Synonyms: | adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hold, hook, implant, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, moor, nail, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stick, strengthen, string, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld, freeze to, hitch on, hook up, infix, make firm, mortise, rivet, stay put, tack on |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unfasten, unlock, unchain, unlink |
| Main Entry: | grab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | latch on to |
| Synonyms: | capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar*, corral*, get one's fingers on, get one's hands on, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grapple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, wrestle |
| Synonyms: | attack, battle, catch, clash, clasp, close, clutch, combat, confront, contend, cope, encounter, engage, face, fasten, fight, grasp, grip, hold, hook, hug, nab, nail, scuffle, seize, snatch, struggle, tackle, take, take on*, tussle, deal with, do battle |
| Antonyms: | release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seize |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, clutch, cop*, detain, grab, nail*, pick up*, run in*, snatch*, take*, take into custody |
| Antonyms: | release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slug |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit |
| Synonyms: | bang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, box*, bump, clobber, clock*, clout, club, crack, flail, flog, hammer*, jab, knock, lambaste, nail*, pelt, pop, pound, punch, slam, slap, smack, sock, swat, thrash, thwack, wallop, whack*, whale, KO, let have it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch on something |
| Synonyms: | hole, nail, rip, tear, run into |
| Main Entry: | snatch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab away |
| Synonyms: | abduct, catch, clutch, collar*, gain, grapple, grasp, grip, jerk, jump, kidnap, nab, nail*, pluck, pull, rescue, seize, snag, steal, take, win, wrench, wrest, yank, clap hands on, get fingers on, make off with, spirit away |
| Antonyms: | give, receive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sock |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | hit hard |
| Synonyms: | beat, belt, buffet, chop, clout, cuff, ding, nail, paste, punch, slap, smack, smash, soak, whack, bop |
| Antonyms: | tap |
| Main Entry: | spike |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pierce |
| Synonyms: | fasten, impale, lance, nail, pin, prick, skewer, spear, spit, stick, transfix, make fast |
| Main Entry: | tack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
| Synonyms: | add, affix, annex, append, baste, fasten, fix, hem, mount, nail, paste, pin, sew, staple, stitch, tag, tie |
| Antonyms: | detach, separate, unfasten, untack |
| Main Entry: | trap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch, snare; trick |
| Synonyms: | ambush, beguile, circumvent, collar*, corner*, corral*, deceive, decoy, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, fool, grab, hook, inveigle, land*, nab, nail*, net, overtake, seduce, snag, surprise, take, tangle, trammel, ambuscade, box in, mousetrap, rope in, suck in, trip up* |
| Antonyms: | release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and arrest |
| Synonyms: | bag*, bust*, capture, collar, cop*, grab, nab, nail*, run in, seize, take in, take into custody, place under arrest, take prisoner |
| Antonyms: | lose, not catch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | taking into custody |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap*, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp*, detention, drop*, fall*, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment, incarceration, nab*, nail*, nick*, nip*, pick up*, pickle*, pinch*, pull*, pull in*, restraining, run in*, snare, sweep*, gaff, glom, jailing, mitt, preventive custody, protective custody, sequestering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into authorized custody |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, bag*, book, brace*, bust, capture, catch, collar, detain, drop*, get*, grab*, hook*, imprison, incarcerate, jail, kick*, nab*, nail*, net*, nick*, pick up*, pinch*, pull*, pull in*, round up*, roust*, run in*, secure*, seize*, sidetrack*, snag*, tab*, tag*, take in, gaff, glom, put the arm on, put the cuffs on, take prisoner, toss in jail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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