| Main Entry: | police/police officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, people hired to uphold the laws |
Synonyms: |
arm of the law, badge, bear*, beat cop, black and white, blue*, bluecoat, bobby, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, detective, fed, flatfoot, force, gendarme, heat*, law, law enforcement, narc, patrol |
Antonyms: |
criminal |
| Main Entry: | police |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawman |
Synonyms: |
badge, bear, blue, bluecoat, bobby, boy scout, bull, constable, constabulary, cop, copper, corps, county mounty, detective, fed, flatfoot, force, fuzz, gendarme, gumshoe, heat, law, law enforcement, man, narc, officers, oink, patrolman, pig, police |
| Main Entry: | arrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in an order |
Synonyms: |
align, array, class, classify, clear the decks, dispose, file, fix up, form, group, line up, methodize, organize, police, police up, position, put in good shape, put in order, put to rights, range, rank, regulate, sort, spruce, spruce up, systematize, tidy, whip into shape |
Antonyms: |
confuse, derange, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, disperse, disturb, mix up, scatter |
| Main Entry: | guard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, watch |
Synonyms: |
attend, baby-sit, bulwark, chaperon, chaperone, conduct, convoy, cover, cover up, defend, escort, fend, keep, keep an eye on, keep in view, keep under surveillance, look after, lookout, mind, observe, oversee, patrol, police*, preserve, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, see after, shelter, shepherd, shield, shotgun, stonewall, superintend, supervise, tend |
Antonyms: |
disregard, forget, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | investigator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who checks thoroughly |
Synonyms: |
Sherlock Holmes, agent, analyst, attorney, auditor, detective, examiner, gumshoe, hound, inquirer, inspector, plainclothes officer, police, private detective, private eye, prosecutor, researcher, reviewer, sleuth, snooper, spy, tester, undercover cop |
| Main Entry: | officer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in law enforcement |
Synonyms: |
arm*, badge, black and white, captain, centurion, cop, deputy, detective, flatfoot, mounty, noncom, police, police officer, sergeant, sheriff |
| Main Entry: | patrol |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guard, protect |
Synonyms: |
cruise, inspect, keep guard, keep vigil, keep watch, make the rounds, mount, police, pound, range, ride shotgun, safeguard, shotgun, walk the beat, watch |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | tidy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make neat and orderly |
Synonyms: |
clean, clear the decks, fix up, frame*, get act together, groom, neaten, order, police, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, spruce, spruce up, straighten, straighten up, tauten, whip into shape |
Antonyms: |
dirty, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, jumble, litter |
| Main Entry: | watch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guard, protect |
Synonyms: |
attend, be on alert, be on the lookout, be vigilant, be wary, be watchful, care for, keep, keep eyes open, keep eyes peeled, keep watch over, look after, look out, mind, oversee, patrol, pick up on, police, ride shotgun for, superintend, take care of, take heed, tend, wait |
Antonyms: |
harm, hurt, neglect |
| Main Entry: | law enforcement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | police officers |
Synonyms: |
peace enforcement, police, police force, policing |