| Main Entry: | rope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cord, line |
Synonyms: |
braiding, cable, cordage, hawser, lace, lanyard, lariat, lasso, strand, string, tape, thread, twine |
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, control |
Synonyms: |
ascendancy, authorization, beef, charge, clout*, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, leg up, license, mastery, might, might and main, permission, permit, pizzazz*, pow, powerhouse, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, ropes, rule, say, say-so, steam, strength, strong arm, stuff*, supremacy, sway, upper hand, warrant, weight, what it takes, whip hand, word, zap |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
Synonyms: |
bandage, bandeau, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, copula, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, snood, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss |
| 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: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | binder or fastener |
Synonyms: |
band, binding, chain, connection, cord, fastening, fetter, gunk, handcuff, hookup, irons, ligature, link, linkage, manacle, network, nexus, rope, shackle, stickum, tie, tie-in, wire |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command, mastery |
Synonyms: |
ascendancy, authority, bridle, charge, check, clout, containment, curb, determination, direction, discipline, domination, dominion, driver's seat, force, government, guidance, inside track, juice, jurisdiction, limitation, management, manipulation, might, oversight, predomination, qualification, regimentation, regulation, restraint, restriction, ropes, rule, strings, subjection, subordination, superintendence, supervision, supremacy, sway, upper hand, weight, wire pulling |
Antonyms: |
helplessness, powerlessness, relinquishment, renouncement, weakness |
| Main Entry: | dealings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business relations |
Synonyms: |
affairs, balls in air, business, commerce, concerns, doings, intercourse, irons in fire, matters, proceedings, ropes, sale, strings, things, trade, traffic, transactions, truck, wire pulling, wires |
| 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, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |
| Main Entry: | form |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accepted procedure; ceremony |
Synonyms: |
behavior, by the book, by the numbers, canon, ceremonial, channels, conduct, convenance, convention, custom, decorum, done thing, etiquette, fashion, formality, habit, law, layout, manner, manners, method, mode, practice, precept, proceeding, process, propriety, protocol, regulation, rite, ritual, ropes, rule, setup, style, usage, way |
| Main Entry: | freedom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | independence, license to do as one wants |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abandonment, ability, bent, carte blanche, compass, discretion, elbowroom, exemption, facility, flexibility, free rein, full play, full swing, immunity, indulgence, laissez faire, latitude, laxity, leeway, liberty, margin, opportunity, own accord, play, plenty of rope, power, prerogative, privilege, profligacy, rampancy, range, rein, right, rope, scope, sweep, swing, unrestraint |
Antonyms: |
captivity, confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, limitation, servitude, slavery |