| Main Entry: | abstain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold back from doing |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence-sit, forbear, forgo, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain, refuse, renounce, shun, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, spurn, starve, stop, take the cure, take the pledge, withhold |
Antonyms: |
indulge, use |
| Main Entry: | diet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abstain from food |
Synonyms: |
count calories, eat sparingly, fall off, fast, go without, lose weight, reduce, skinny down, slim, slim down, starve, tighten belt, watch weight |
Antonyms: |
gorge, indulge |
| Main Entry: | fast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go without food |
Synonyms: |
abstain, deny oneself, diet, famish, forbear, go hungry, not eat, refrain, starve |
Antonyms: |
eat, glut, gorge, stuff |
| Main Entry: | want |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lack, need |
Synonyms: |
be deficient, be deprived of, be found wanting, be insufficient, be poor, be short of, be without, call for, demand, fall short in, have need of, miss, require, stand in need of, starve |
| Notes: | wont is a custom, especially habitual; want is a desire or need |
Antonyms: |
have |