add up
add
| back up
cause to move backwards; support
| blow up
cause to explode; destroy by explosives
| break down
analyze; list the parts of separately
|
bring about
cause to happen
| bring off
accomplish
| bring on
cause
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bring out
publish; emphasize
| bring over
bring
| bring to
revive
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bring up
raise; care for from childhood
| brush out
brush the inside of
| burn down
destroy by burning
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burn up
consume by fire
| buy out
by the other person's share of a business
| buy up
buy the whole supply of
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call off
cancel; order away
| call up
telephone; summon for military service
| calm down
become calm
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carry on
continue
| carry out
fulfill; complete; accomplish; perform
| carry over
carry; continue at another time or place
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cheer up
cause to become cheerful
| chew up
chew thoroughly
| chop up
chop into small pieces
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clean off
clean the surface of
| clean out
clean the inside of
| clean up
clarify; tidy
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clear out
clear the surface of
| clear up
clear the inside of
| close down
close permanently
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close up
close temporarily
| count in
include
| count out
exclude
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count up
calculate; count; add to a total
| cross out
eliminate
| cut off
interrupt; sever; amputate
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cut out
eliminate; delete
| cut down
reduce in quantity
| draw up
write; compose (a document)
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dress up
put clothes on; adorn
| dust out
dust the inside of
| eat up
eat completely
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figure out
interpret; understand
| figure up
compute
| fill in
complete (a printed form)
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fill out
complete (a printed form)
| fill up
fill completely (a container)
| find out
discover
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fix up
repair; arrange in a suitable manner
| get across
cause to be understood
| give back
return
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give out
distribute; announce
| give up
surrender something
| hand down
deliver; pronounce formally; leave as an inheritance
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hand over
yield control of
| hang up
suspend
| have on
be dressed in
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have over
entertain someone informally at one's home
| hold off
delay; restrain
| hold up
delay; rob; threaten with a weapon
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keep up
continue; keep the same pace
| leave out
omit
| let down
disappoint
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let out
release from confinement; make larger (in sewing)
| light up
light; illuminate thoroughly
| live down
live in such a way as to cause something to be forgotten
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make over
remake
| move over
move to the side
| pass out
distribute
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pass up
not take advantage of (as an opportunity)
| pass on
transmit
| pay back
repay
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pay off
discharge a debt completely; give someone his final pay
| pick up
come to meet an escort; lift with hands or fingers; learn casually;initiate an association publicly
| play down
minimize
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play up
emphasize
| point out
indicate
| pull down
pull in a downward direction; raze
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push across
cause to be understood or accepted
| put off
postpone
| put on
dress in; deceive or fool
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put up
preserve (food); receive as an overnight guest
| quiet down
be quiet
| ring up
the telephone
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rinse off
rinse the surface of
| rinse out
rinse the inside of
| rule out
eliminate
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run down
trace; disparage; hit with a vehicle
| run off
cause to depart; reproduce mechanically
| save up
accumulate
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see through
complete; in spite of difficulties
| see off
accompany someone to the beginning of a trip
| send back
send to a place where formerly located
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send over
send to where someone is
| set up
arrange
| show off
exhibit ostentatiously
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shut off
cause to cease functioning
| slow up
cause to move more slowly
| spell out
enumerate; state in detail
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stand up
fail to keep an appointment with
| sweep out
sweep the inside of
| take back
return; retract a statement
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take down
remove from a high position; write from dictation
| take in
understood; fool; deceive; make smaller (in sewing)
| take over
take; assume command of
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tear down
destroy
| tear up
tear into small pieces
| tell off
scold; reprimand
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think over
consider
| think through
consider from beginning to end
| think up
create; invent
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throw away
discard
| throw over
reject
| tie up
tie securely or tight
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tire out
cause to be exhausted
| touch up
repair
| try on
put on a garment to verify the fit
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try out
test
| turn down
refuse; lower the volume
| turn out
produce; force into exile, extinguish (a light)
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wash off
wash the surface of
| wash out
wash the inside of
| wear out
use until no longer usable; tire greatly
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wind up
finish, tighten the spring of a watch or machine
| wipe off
wipe the surface of
| wipe out
wipe the inside of; decimate
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work out
solve
| write down
record
| write out
write down every detail; spell out
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write up
compose; prepare (a document)
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back out of
desert; fail to keep a promise
| bear down on
lean on; browbeat
| bear on
have to do with
|
bear up under
endure
| break in on
interrupt
| break into
interrupt
|
call for
come to get; require
| care for
like; guard; supervise; maintain
| carry on with
continue
|
catch up with
cover the distance between oneself and
| check up on
examine; verify
| come across
find accidentally
|
come along with
accompany; make progress
| come by
find accidentally
| come down with
become ill with
|
come out with
utter; produce
| come up with
utter; produce
| count on
rely on
|
cut in on
interrupt
| disagree with
cause illness or discomfort to
| do away with
abolish
|
do without
deprive oneself of
| drop in at/on
visit casually without planning
| drop out of
leave; quit
|
face up to
acknowledge
| fall behind in
lag; not progress at required pace
| fall back on
use for emergency purpose
|
fall out with
quarrel with
| fill in for
substitute for
| get ahead of
surpass; beat
|
get around
evade; avoid
| get away with
do without being caught or punished
| get by with
manage with a minimum of effort
|
get down to
become serious about; consider
| get in
enter (a vehicle)
| get off
descend from; leave
|
get on
enter (a vehicle); mount
| get on with
proceed with
| get through with
terminate, finish
|
go back on
desert; fail to keep (a promise)
| go for
like a great deal
| go in for
be interested in; participate in
|
go on with
continue
| go over
review
| go with
harmonize with; look pleasing together
|
go without
abstain from
| hang around
remain idly in the vicinity of
| hear from
receive a communication from
|
hear of
learn about (sometimes accidentally)
| hit on
discover accidentally
| hold on to
grasp tightly
|
hold out against
resist
| keep at
persevere at
| keep to
persist in; continue
|
keep up with
maintain the pace of
| lie down on
evade; fail to do
| live on
support or sustain oneself by means of
|
live up to
maintain the standard demanded of
| look after
take care of
| look back on
remember nostalgically
|
look down on
feel superior to
| look forward to
anticipate
| look up to
respect; admire
|
make up for
compensate for
| pass on
transmit
| pick on
tease; bully
|
play up to
flatter for personal advantage
| put up with
tolerate
| read up on
search out information on
|
run against
compete against in an election
| run away with
leave; escape from
| run for
campaign for
|
see about
consider; arrange
| see to
arrange; supervise
| settle on
decide on; choose
|
stand for
represent; permit
| stand up for
support; demand
| stand up to
resist
|
stick to
persist
| stick up for
support; defend
| take after
resemble
|
talk back to
answer impolitely
| talk over
discuss
| tell on
report misbehavior to authority
|
touch on
mention briefly
| turn into
become
| wait on
serve
|
wait up for
not go to bed while waiting for
| watch out for
be careful for
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back down
retreat from a position in an argument
| back out
desert; fail to keep a promise
| back up
move backwards
|
bear up
endure
| blow in
drop in to visit unexpectedly
| blow over
pass without doing harm
|
blow up
explode; lose one's temper
| call up
telephone
| calm down
become calm
|
carry on
continue as before; misbehave
| catch on
understand
| catch up
cover the distance between oneself and a moving goal
|
check up
investigate
| check out
leave; pay one's bill
| cheer up
become cheerful
|
clear out
leave
| clear up
become clear
| close down
close permanently
|
close up
close temporarily
| came about
happen
| come along
accompany; make progress
|
come back
return
| come by
visit someone in his home
| come out
appear; make a social debut
|
come over
come to someone's house, to where someone is
| come through
succeed
| come to
regain consciousness
|
cut in
interrupt
| die away
fade; diminish
| die down
fade; diminish
|
die off/out
disappear; become extinct
| dress up
don fancy or unusual clothes
| drive back
return by car
|
drop in
visit someone casually without planning
| drop out
abandon some organized activity; leave; quit
| drop over
visit someone casually
|
fall behind
not progress at required pace
|
fall off
decrease; lose weight
| fall through
fail; not be accomplished
|
fill in
substitute
| find out
learn
| fly back
return by air
|
fly over
fly to where someone is
| get ahead
make progress
| get along
have a friendly relationship
|
get around
circulate; move about
| get away
escape
| get by
manage; either just barely or with a minimum of effort
|
get in
enter
| get off
descend from leave
| get on
enter (a vehicle); mount (a horse, etc.)
|
get on/along
progress; be compatible
| get up
rise
| get through
finish
|
give out
become exhausted
| give up
surrender; fail to finish
| go back
return
|
go off
explode
| go on
happen; continue
| go out
stop burning; leave one's residence
|
go over
go; succeed
| grow up
mature
| hang around
remain idly; dawdle
|
hang up
replace a telephone receive on its hook
| hold on
grasp tightly; persevere; wait while telephoning
| hold out
continue to resist; persevere; persist
|
keep on
continue
| keep up
maintain the required pace or standard; continue
| let up
diminish in intensity
|
lie down
recline
| look on
be a spectator
| make out
progress; succeed
|
make up
become reconciled
| move over
move to the side
| pan out
turn out well; be successful
|
pass out
become unconscious
| pass on
die
| pick up
grow; increase
|
pull in
arrive
| pull out
deport
| pull through
survive (barely)
|
ride over
ride to where someone is
| run away
escape; leave; leave quickly without permission
| run down
slowly lose power so as to stop functioning
|
run off
depart running; drain
| sell out
sell the ownership or responsibility
| settle up
pay one's bills or debts
|
show off
boast by words or actions
| show up
arrive; appear unexpectedly
| shut up
stop talking
|
slow up
reduce speed
| stand by
wait; be prepared to assist
| stand up
stand; rise from sitting; last; endure
|
stay over
remain at someone's house overnight or longer
| step aside
move to one side
| take off
leave the ground
|
take over
assume command
| talk back
answer impolitely
| throw up
vomit
|
turn around
turn so that one is facing another direction
| turn in
go to bed
| turn out
succeed; come; appear, as at a public meeting
|
turn up
arrive; be found unexpectedly
| wait up
remain awake in anticipation
| wake up
awaken
|
walk back
return on foot to where one was
| walk over
walk to where someone is
| wash out
fade or disappear from washing
|
watch out
be careful
| wear off
fade; disappear through use or time
| wear out
become unusable through use; become used up
|
work out
be successful
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