| Main Entry: | strapped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | destitute |
Synonyms: |
beggared, broke*, dirt poor, flat*, fortuneless, impoverished, out of money, penniless, penurious, poor, stone-broke |
Antonyms: |
rich, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | belt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit hard |
Synonyms: |
bash, bat, biff, blast, blow, bop, clobber, slam, slug, smack, smash, sock, strap, switch, wallop, whip, whop |
Antonyms: |
pat, tap |
| 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: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
bandage, bind, bolster, buttress, fasten, fortify, gird, hold up, prepare, prop, ready, reinforce, shove, steady, steel, strap, strengthen, support, tie, tighten, uphold |
Antonyms: |
let go, loosen, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | broke |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without money |
Synonyms: |
bankrupt, beggared, bust, cleaned out, destitute, dirt poor, flat broke, impoverished, in Chapter 11, in debt, indebted, indigent, insolvent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, ruined, stone broke, strapped, tapped out |
Antonyms: |
affluent, rich, solvent, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | destitute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | down and out; wanting |
Synonyms: |
bankrupt, beggared, bereft, busted, dead broke, deficient, depleted, deprived of, devoid of, dirt poor, divested, drained, empty, exhausted, flat broke, flat*, impecunious, impoverished, in need of, indigent, insolvent, lacking, moneyless, necessitous, needy, on the breadline, on the rocks, penniless, penurious, pinched, played out, poor, poverty-stricken, stony, strapped, stripped, totaled, wiped out, without |
Antonyms: |
lucky, prosperous, rich, secure, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | distress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | worry, upset |
Synonyms: |
afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, be on one's case, bother, break, bug, burn up, depress, desolate, discombobulate, disquiet, disturb, do a number on, dog*, eat*, get to, get*, give a hard time, grieve, harass, harry, hound, hurt, injure, irk, irritate, make it tough for, miff, nag, needle, nit-pick, oppress, pain, peeve, perplex, pester, pick on, plague, push, push buttons, rack, sadden, strain, strap, stress, tick off, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, weigh, wound |
Antonyms: |
assist, calm, comfort, help, soothe |
| Main Entry: | harness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rein in; control |
Synonyms: |
accouter, apply, bind, bridle, channel, check, cinch, collar, constrain, couple, curb, domesticate, employ, equip, exploit, fasten, fetter, fit, furnish, gear, govern, hitch, hold, leash, limit, make productive, mobilize, muzzle, outfit, put in harness, render useful, rig, saddle, secure, strap, tackle, tame, tie, utilize, yoke |
Antonyms: |
release, unharness |
| Main Entry: | hitch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join, fasten |
Synonyms: |
attach, chain, connect, couple, harness, hook, lash, make fast, moor, strap, tether, tie, unite, yoke |
Antonyms: |
disjoin, unchain, unfasten, unhitch, unlock |
| Main Entry: | impecunious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poverty-stricken |
Synonyms: |
beggared, broke*, cleaned out, destitute, dirt poor, homeless, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, strapped, unprosperous |
Antonyms: |
moneyed, rich, wealthy |