| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten, secure |
Synonyms: |
adhere, attach, bandage, border, chain, cinch, clamp, connect, constrict, cover, dress, edge, encase, enchain, enfetter, fetter, finish, fix, fold, furl, glue, hamper, handcuff, hem, hitch, hitch on, hobble, hook on, hook up, lace, lap, lash, leash, manacle, moor, muzzle, paste, peg down, pin, pin down, pinion, put together, restrain, restrict, rope, shackle, stick, strap, swathe, tack on, tether, tie, tie up, trammel, trim, truss, unite, wrap, yoke |
Antonyms: |
free, loose, loosen, release, set free, unbind, unfasten, untie |
| Main Entry: | designate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | specify as selection |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, authorize, button down, characterize, charge, choose, commission, connote, constitute, define, delegate, denote, depute, deputize, describe, dictate, earmark*, elect, evidence, favor, finger*, indicate, individualize, make, mark, mete, name, nominate, opt, peg, pick, pin down, pinpoint, prefer, put down for, reseve, set apart, set aside, show, single, slot, stipulate, tab, tag*, tap* |
| Main Entry: | determine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conclude, decide |
Synonyms: |
actuate, arbitrate, call the shots, cinch, clinch, complete, dispose, drive, end, figure, finish, fix upon, halt, impel, incline, induce, move, nail down, opt, ordain, persuade, pin down, predispose, regulate, resolve, rule, settle, take a decision, tap, terminate, ultimate, wind up, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
begin, start |
| Main Entry: | finger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, designate |
Synonyms: |
appoint, determine, identify, indicate, locate, make, name, nominate, pin down, point out, specify, tap |
Antonyms: |
ignore, pass over |
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obligate to do something |
Synonyms: |
apply, bear down, bear hard on, bind, blackmail, bring pressure to bear upon, burden, cause, charge, choke, coerce, command, compel, concuss, conscript, constrain, contract, demand, draft, drag, dragoon, drive, enforce, enjoin, exact, extort, fix, impel, impose, impress, inflict, insist, limit, make, move, necessitate, oblige, obtrude, occasion, order, overcome, pin down, press, pressure, pressurize, put screws to, put squeeze on, require, restrict, sandbag, shotgun, strong-arm, urge, wrest, wring |
Antonyms: |
let go |
| Main Entry: | indicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | signify, display |
Synonyms: |
add up to, announce, argue, attest, augur, be symptomatic, bespeak, betoken, button down, card, connote, demonstrate, denote, designate, evidence, evince, express, finger, hint, illustrate, imply, import, intimate, make, manifest, mark, mean, name, peg, pin down, pinpoint*, point out, point to, prove, read, record, register, reveal, show, sign, signal, slot, specify, suggest, symbolize, tab, tag, testify, witness |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide, mislead |
| Main Entry: | locate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find |
Synonyms: |
come across, come upon, detect, determine, discover, establish, ferret out, get at, happen upon, hit upon, hook*, lay one's hands on, light upon, meet with, pick up on, pin down, pinpoint, place, position, read, search out, smell out, smoke out, spot, station, strike, stumble on, track down, trip over, uncover, unearth, zero in on |
Antonyms: |
lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, designate |
Synonyms: |
announce, appoint, cite, classify, commission, connote, declare, delegate, denote, elect, identify, index, instance, list, make, mark, mention, nominate, peg, pin down, point to, put down for, put finger on, recognize, refer to, remark, select, signify, single out, slot, specify, suggest, tab, tag, tap |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show as probable; call attention |
Synonyms: |
bespeak, button down, denote, designate, direct, finger*, hint, imply, indicate, lead, make*, name, offer, peg, pin down, put down for, put finger on, signify, suggest, tab, tag* |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
| Main Entry: | press |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push on with force |
Synonyms: |
bear down, bear heavily, bulldoze, clasp, compress, condense, constrain, crowd, crush, cumber, depress, embrace, enfold, express, finish, flatten, force down, hold, hug, impel, iron, jam, level, mangle, mash, mass, move, pack, pile, pin down, ram, reduce, scrunch, shove, smooth, squash, squeeze, squish, steam, stuff, thrust, unwrinkle, weigh |
Antonyms: |
pull |