| Main Entry: | peg |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
Synonyms: |
clinch, fasten, fix, join, make fast, pin, secure, tighten |
Antonyms: |
detach, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | appraise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, estimate |
Synonyms: |
adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value |
| Notes: | appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform' apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate' |
| Main Entry: | ascertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sure |
Synonyms: |
catch on, check, check out*, check up on, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, double-check, establish, eye*, eyeball, find out, fix, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, identify, learn, learn the ropes, look-see, make certain, make sure, peg, pick up on, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, size up, tell, verify |
| Main Entry: | assay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze |
Synonyms: |
appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate, evaluate, examine, eyeball, inspect, investigate, measure, peg, prove, rate, read, see, size, size up, survey, test, try, valuate, value, weigh |
| Main Entry: | assess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate, determine |
Synonyms: |
appraise, apprise, assay, check out*, check*, compute, determine, dig it, estimate, figure*, fix, gauge, guess, judge, nick, peg, rate, reckon, set, size up, size*, survey, take measure, valuate, value, weigh |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lock; part of lock |
Synonyms: |
bar, brad, catch, coupling, dowel, fastener, lag, latch, lock, nut, padlock, peg, pin, pipe, rivet, rod, screw, skewer, sliding bar, spike, stake, staple, stud |
Antonyms: |
key |
| Main Entry: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stave, stay, stirrup, strengthener, strut, sustainer, truss, underpinning, vice |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw aside |
Synonyms: |
boot, bung, chuck, drive, drop, fire*, fling, heave, hurl, impel, launch, lob, peg, pitch, project, shed, shy, sling, thrust, toss |
Antonyms: |
catch, gather |
| Main Entry: | categorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sort by type, classification |
Synonyms: |
assort, button down, class, classify, group, identify, peg, pigeonhole, put down as, rank, tab, typecast |
| Main Entry: | characterize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | typify, distinguish |
Synonyms: |
belong to, brand, button down, constitute, define, delineate, describe, designate, differentiate, discriminate, feature, identify, indicate, individualize, individuate, inform, make up, mark, outline, peculiarize, peg, personalize, pigeonhole, portray, represent, signalize, singularize, stamp, style, symbolize, tab, typecast |