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| Main Entry: | shoulder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be responsible for |
| Synonyms: | accept, assume, bear, carry, take on, take upon oneself |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse |
| Main Entry: | shoulder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push, jostle |
| Synonyms: | bulldoze*, elbow, hustle, nudge, press, shove, thrust, push aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elbow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push aside |
| Synonyms: | bend, bulldoze, bump, crowd, hook, hustle, jostle, knock, nudge, press, shoulder, shove, rough and tumble |
| Main Entry: | fetch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go get, bring in |
| Synonyms: | back, bear, bring, buck, call for, carry, conduct, convey, deliver, earn, elicit, escort, get, go for, gun, heel, lead, lug*, make, obtain, pack, produce, realize, retrieve, ride, schlepp*, sell, shoulder*, transport, truck*, yield, be sold for, bring back, bring to, draw forth, give rise to, piggyback, sell for, tote |
| Antonyms: | free, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | greet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | welcome |
| Synonyms: | accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, bow, call to, compliment, curtsy, embrace, exchange greetings, extend one's hand, flag, hail, herald, high-five, highball, meet, move to, nod, pay respects, receive, recognize, roll out the red carpet, salaam*, salute, say hello, say hi, shake hands, shoulder, speak to, stop, tip one's hat, usher in*, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | say farewell, say goodbye |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move, pull to another spot |
| Synonyms: | back, boost, bring, buck, carry, cart, convey, drag, draw, elevate, gun, heave, heel, hoist, hump, jag, lift, lug, pack, raise, rake, remove, ride, schlepp*, shift, shoulder, tow, trail, transport, trawl, truck, tug, piggy back, tote |
| Notes: | a hall is a corridor or passageway in a building; haul (noun) is something that is pulled or transported, and haul (verb) carry or drag slowly or heavily |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jostle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bump, shake |
| Synonyms: | bulldoze*, butt*, crash, crowd, elbow, hustle, jab, jog, jolt, nudge, press, push, scramble, shoulder, shove, squeeze, thrust, bang into, bump heads, joggle, push around, push aside, rough and tumble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push without gentleness |
| Synonyms: | boost, buck, bulldoze*, cram, crowd, dig, drive, elbow, hustle, impel, jab, jam, jostle, nudge, poke, press, prod, propel, shoulder, thrust |
| Antonyms: | pull |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | transfer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pass possession to |
| Synonyms: | assign, bear, bring, carry, cart, cede, change, consign, convert, convey, deed, delegate, deliver, dislocate, dispatch, dispense, displace, disturb, express, feed, ferry, find, forward, give, hand, hand over, haul, lug, mail, metamorphose, move, pass the buck*, post, provide, relegate, remove, sell, send, shift, ship, shoulder, supply, translate, transmit, transplant, transport, transpose, turn over, make over, pass on, relocate, sign over, taxi, tote, transfigure, transmogrify, transmute |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undertake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt, engage in |
| Synonyms: | agree, answer for, bargain, begin, commence, commit, contract, covenant, devote, embark, endeavor, enter upon, go about, go for, go into, guarantee, hazard, initiate, launch, move, offer, pitch in, pledge, promise, shoulder, stake, stipulate, tackle, take on, try, venture, volunteer, address oneself, commit oneself, fall into, go in for, have a hand in, have a try, make a run at, set about, set in motion, set out, take the plunge, take upon oneself, try out |
| Antonyms: | abstain, forego, forget |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport or accompany |
| Synonyms: | attend, back, bear, buck*, carry, chaperon, companion, conduct, consort, convey, deliver, escort, fetch, gather, guide, gun*, heel*, import, lead, lug, pack, pick up, ride, schlepp*, shoulder, take, transfer, transport, truck, usher, piggyback, take along, tote |
| Antonyms: | drop, leave, quit, refuse, shun, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport physical object |
| Synonyms: | backpack*, bear, bring, cart, channel, conduct, convey, convoy, displace, ferry, fetch, freight, funnel, give, haul, hoist, import, lift, lug*, move, pack, pipe, relay, remove, schlepp*, shift, shoulder*, sustain, take, transfer, transmit, transplant, truck, waft, heft, portage, relocate, tote, traject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | convey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport |
| Synonyms: | back, bear, bring, carry, channel, conduct, dispatch, ferry, fetch, forward, funnel, grant, guide, hump, lead, lug, move, pack, pipe, ride, schlepp*, send, shoulder, siphon, support, transfer, transmit, truck, tote, traject |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to, yell for |
| Synonyms: | accost, address, flag, greet, hello, holler*, salute, shoulder, shout, signal, welcome, yawp*, flag down, sing out, speak to, wave down, whistle down, whistle for, yoo-hoo |
| Antonyms: | whisper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | poke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push at; thrust |
| Synonyms: | arouse, awaken, bulge, butt*, crowd, dig, elbow*, hit, jab, jostle, jut, nudge*, overhang, prod, project, protrude, provoke, punch, ram, rouse, shoulder*, shove, stab, stand out, stick, stick out, stimulate, stir, goose* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | push |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thrust, press with force |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, bear down, budge, bulldoze*, bump, butt, crowd, crush against, depress, dig, drive, elbow, exert, force, gore, high pressure, hustle, impel, jam, jostle, launch, lie on, make one's way, move, muscle, nudge, poke, pour it on, pressure, propel, put the arm on, railroad*, ram*, rest on, shift, shoulder, shove, squash, squeeze, squish, steamroll, stir, strain, strong-arm* |
| Antonyms: | pull |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold up |
| Synonyms: | base, bear, bed, bolster, bottom, brace, buttress, carry, cradle, embed, found, ground, hold, keep up, mainstay, poise, prop, reinforce, shore, shoulder, stand, stay, strut, sustain, uphold, be a foundation for, crutch, keep from falling, shore up, undergird, upbear |
| Antonyms: | let down, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | transport |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move, transfer |
| Synonyms: | back, bear, bring, carry, conduct, convey, ferry, fetch, haul, heel*, jag, lug, pack, remove, ride, run, schlepp*, ship, shoulder, take, truck, piggyback, tote |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support mentally |
| Synonyms: | cherish, entertain, exhibit, harbor, have, hold, hold up, maintain, possess, shoulder, sustain, uphold, weigh upon |
| Main Entry: | pack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport, carry |
| Synonyms: | bear, buck, convey, ferry, freight, gun, haul, heel, hump, jag, journey, lug, ride, shoulder, trek, truck, piggyback, shlep, tote |
| Antonyms: | keep, maintain |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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