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Phrasal verb	Senses
PUT DOWN	set down, put down, place down -- (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here") lay, put down, repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed") land, put down, bring down -- (cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely") take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down -- (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture") drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge -- (leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel") destroy, put down -- (put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down") write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.) record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
FIGURE OUT	solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work -- (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem")
CALL UP	call up, bring forward -- (bring forward for consideration; "The case was called up in court") call, telephone, call up, phone, ring -- (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning") remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think -- (recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories") call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally -- (call to arms; of military personnel)
PUT ON	wear, put on, get into, don, assume -- (put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans") put on -- (add to something existing; "She put on a sun room") put on -- (put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!") put on, turn in -- (carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game") put on -- (add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip") mount, put on -- (prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play") put on, apply -- (apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!") gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across -- (fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!") gain, put on -- (increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising")
EAT OUT	eat out, dine out -- (eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home)
SEEK OUT	seek out -- (look for a specific person or thing)
PICK UP	pick up, lift up, gather up -- (take and lift upward) pick up -- (take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read") pick up -- (give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway") collect, pick up, gather up, call for -- (gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week") learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted") pick up -- (get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home") collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop -- (take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals") pick up -- (buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack") pick up, receive -- (register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal") pick up -- (lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile") pick up -- (meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars") elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits") turn around, pick up -- (improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up") catch, pick up -- (perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse") peck, pick up -- (eat by pecking at, like a bird) perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor -- (gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap")
ACT OUT	act out -- (represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety") enact, reenact, act out -- (act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day")
PUT UP	post, put up -- (place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump") put up, provide, offer -- (mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance") raise, erect, rear, set up, put up -- (construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn") digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage") put up -- (make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction") can, tin, put up -- (preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty") house, put up, domiciliate -- (provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town") put up, contribute -- (provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount") nominate, put up, put forward -- (propose as a candidate for some honor)
TRY OUT	test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe") experiment, try out -- (try something new, as in order to gain experience; "Students experiment sexually"; "The composer experimented with a new style") audition, try out -- (perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway") sample, try, try out, taste -- (take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes")
BRING IN	bring in, introduce -- (bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor") gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month") fetch, bring in, bring -- (be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction") bring in -- (submit (a verdict) to a court) bring in -- (transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine")
STIR UP	agitate, foment, stir up -- (try to stir up public opinion) inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up -- (arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred") agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up -- (change the arrangement or position of) incite, instigate, set off, stir up -- (provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people")
BRING UP	raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth -- (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain") rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent -- (bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children") bring up -- (promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league") raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up -- (raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load") bring up -- (cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock") raise, bring up -- (put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic") mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention") boot, reboot, bring up -- (cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes; "boot your computer")
PULL OUT	pull out, get out -- (move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire") draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out -- (bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim") extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out -- (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram") chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out -- (remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved")
GET OUT	exit, go out, get out, leave -- (move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country") bring out, get out -- (take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!") pull out, get out -- (move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire") get out -- (express with difficulty; "I managed to get out a few words") draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out -- (bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim") break, get out, get around -- (be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning") get off, get away, get by, get out, escape -- (escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities")
FIX UP	fix up -- (find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl") arrange, fix up -- (make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?")
LET DOWN	lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down -- (move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf") disappoint, let down -- (fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage")
MAKE UP	constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be -- (form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army") make up -- (devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections") pay, pay off, make up, compensate -- (do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?") make up, catch up with -- (make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?") fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent -- (make up something artificial or untrue) make, make up -- (put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room") compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even up -- (adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance") reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle -- (come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up") make up -- (apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning")
FIT IN	harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree -- (go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded")
TAKE ON	assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take -- (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables") assume, adopt, take on, take over -- (take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?") undertake, tackle, take on -- (accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task") accept, admit, take, take on -- (admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member") meet, encounter, play, take on -- (contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary")
TAKE OUT	take out, move out, remove -- (cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom") unpack, take out -- (remove from its packing; "unpack the presents") take away, take out -- (take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables") take out -- (obtain by legal or official process; "take out a license"; "take out a patent") ask out, invite out, take out -- (make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?") take out -- (remove something from a container or an enclosed space) take out, buy food -- (purchase prepared food to be eaten at home) withdraw, draw, take out, draw off -- (remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank") draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out -- (bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim") draw, take out -- (take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel") extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out -- (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram") take out, take away -- (buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook") excerpt, extract, take out -- (take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy) exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out -- (prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece")
BREAK UP	disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter -- (to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds") separate, part, split up, split, break, break up -- (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up") break up -- (come apart; "the group broke up") crash, break up, break apart -- (break violently or noisily; smash;) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off -- (make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages") dissolve, resolve, break up -- (cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water") crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse -- (suffer a nervous breakdown) disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart -- (take apart into its constituent pieces) break, break up -- (destroy the completeness of a set of related items; "The book dealer would not break the set") sever, break up -- (set or keep apart; "sever a relationship") pick, break up -- (attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice") calve, break up -- (release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve") adjourn, recess, break up -- (close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned") dissolve, break up -- (bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company") dissolve, break up -- (come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up") break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise -- (break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented") break up, disperse, scatter -- (cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles") decompose, break up, break down -- (separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts) break up, crack up -- (laugh unrestrainedly)
BRING OUT	uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal -- (make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her") bring out, let out -- (bring out of a specific state) publish, bring out, put out, issue, release -- (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper") bring out, set off -- (direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets") produce, bring on, bring out -- (bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play") bring out -- (encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy") bring out, get out -- (take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!") introduce, bring out -- (bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.) unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out -- (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case")
CALL OUT	exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost") call out -- (call out loudly, as of names or numbers) call out -- (challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton")
WRITE DOWN	write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.) expense, write off, write down -- (reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer")
WRAP UP	wrap, wrap up -- (arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present") get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up -- (finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment") roll up, wrap up -- (form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner") cover, wrap up -- (clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!")
BREAK DOWN	break down, crush -- (make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination") analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart -- (make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound") break down, lose it, snap -- (lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped") fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down -- (stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident") crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse -- (fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down") break down -- (cause to fall or collapse) decompose, break up, break down -- (separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts) break down, collapse -- (collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack)
LOOK UP	consult, refer, look up -- (seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes")
GIVE UP	forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego -- (lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property") abandon, give up -- (give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead") drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge -- (give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up") discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother") spare, give up, part with, dispense with -- (give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey") release, relinquish, resign, free, give up -- (part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne") vacate, resign, renounce, give up -- (leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds") surrender, cede, deliver, give up -- (relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in") surrender, give up -- (give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered") abandon, give up -- (stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations") give up, allow -- (allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run") kick, give up -- (stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol")
TAKE OFF	depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida") take off -- (take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!") take off, lift off -- (depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late") take off, take time off -- (take time off from work; stop working temporarily) take off -- (mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria") take off -- (remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here") get off the ground, take off -- (get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground") take off -- (prove fatal; "The disease took off") subtract, deduct, take off -- (make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck")
ROUND UP	round up -- (seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers")
SPELL OUT	spell out -- (make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands") spell out -- (spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?") spell, spell out -- (orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer")
SCALE UP	scale up -- (increase proportionally; "scale up the model")
DIG OUT	dig, dig up, dig out -- (remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal") dig out -- (dig out from underneath earth or snow) dig, dig out -- (create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel")
PULL OFF	pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off -- (pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush") pull off -- (cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged") pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage -- (be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs") draw off, draw away, pull off -- (remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese")
LOP OFF	cut off, chop off, lop off -- (remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch")
ADD UP	come, add up, amount -- (develop into; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans") total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up -- (determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town") total, number, add up, come, amount -- (add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000") make sense, add up -- (be reasonable or logical or comprehensible)
EDIT OUT	edit, cut, edit out -- (cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape")
ROLL UP	roll up, furl -- (form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth") roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard -- (get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune") roll up -- (arrive in a vehicle: "He rolled up in a black Mercedes") bundle, bundle up, roll up -- (make into a bundle; "he bundled up his few possessions") roll up -- (close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle; "she rolled up the window when it started to rain") roll up, wrap up -- (form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner") roll, roll up -- (show certain properties when being rolled; "The carpet rolls unevenly"; "dried-out tobacco rolls badly")
BUY OUT	take over, buy out, buy up -- (take over ownership of; of corporations and companies)
STACK UP	pile up, heap up, stack up -- (arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room")
OPEN UP	open, open up -- (cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door") open, open up -- (become available; "an opportunity opened up") open, open up -- (make available; "This opens up new possibilities") pioneer, open up -- (open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students") open, open up -- (start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business") open, open up -- (become open; "The door opened") open up -- (talk freely and without inhibition)
BLOW UP	explode, detonate, blow up, set off -- (cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb") blow up, enlarge, magnify -- (make large; "blow up an image") flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic -- (get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic") embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise -- (add details to) detonate, explode, blow up -- (burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded") inflate, blow up, expand, amplify -- (exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated") inflate, blow up -- (fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons") puff, puff up, blow up, puff out -- (to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"; "puffed out chests")
MESS UP	botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up -- (make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement") ruffle, ruffle up, rumple, mess up -- (disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water") mess, mess up -- (make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room")
SLOW DOWN	decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard -- (lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated") slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken -- (become slow or slower; "Production slowed") slow, slow down, slow up -- (cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down") decelerate, slow down -- (reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car") relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down -- (become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work")
TAKE OVER	assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate -- (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died") assume, adopt, take on, take over -- (take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?") take over, relieve -- (free someone temporarily from his or her obligations) bear, take over, accept, assume -- (take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility") take over, buy out, buy up -- (take over ownership of; of corporations and companies) repeat, take over -- (do over; "They would like to take it over again") adopt, borrow, take over, take up -- (take up and practice as one's own) absorb, take over -- (take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something")
BUILD UP	build up -- (enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings") build up, work up, build, progress -- (form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border") arm, build up, fortify, gird -- (prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border") build up, work up, build, ramp up -- (bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports") build up, develop -- (change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up")
WIND UP	finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish -- (finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again") wind up -- (give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching) arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up -- (stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience") wind, wind up -- (coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch")
PUSH OUT	push out, obtrude, thrust out -- (push to thrust outward)
THROW OFF	shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop -- (get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes") shake, shake off, throw off, escape from -- (get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me")
PUT OUT	trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother -- (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...") put out -- (put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers") smother, put out -- (deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires") exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth -- (thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting") douse, put out -- (put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights") put out -- (be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out") put out, retire -- (cause to be out on a fielding play) put out -- (retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field") publish, bring out, put out, issue, release -- (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper") anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out -- (administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth")
PASS OUT	faint, conk, swoon, pass out -- (pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain) distribute, give out, hand out, pass out -- (give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams") zonk out, pass out, black out -- (lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example)
SCREW UP	heat up, hot up, screw up -- (make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up") botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up -- (make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement") screw up -- (screw or turn higher) screw up -- (twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face")
MOVE UP	ascend, move up, rise -- (move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise -- (move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows")
CALM DOWN	calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it -- (become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.") calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear") lull, calm down -- (become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment")
SHUT DOWN	close up, close, fold, shut down, close down -- (cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop")
TURN OFF	switch off, cut, turn off, turn out -- (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights") turn off -- (make a turn; "turn off at the parking area") turn off, put off -- (cause to feel intense dislike or distaste)
KEEP UP	keep up -- (maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race") prolong, sustain, keep up -- (lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work") conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up -- (keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts") keep up, keep abreast, follow -- (keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies") keep up -- (prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam")
LINE UP	line up -- (form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly") line up, get hold, come up, find -- (get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter") line up, queue up, queue -- (form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store") align, aline, line up, adjust -- (place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table") dress, line up -- (arrange in ranks; "dress troops") line up -- (take one's position before a kick-off)
SET UP	establish, set up, found, launch -- (set up or found; "She set up a literacy program") assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together -- (create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee") raise, erect, rear, set up, put up -- (construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn") set up, lay out, set -- (get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery") arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order") set up -- (begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election") ensnare, entrap, frame, set up -- (take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police") effect, effectuate, set up -- (produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave") install, instal, put in, set up -- (set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink") install, instal, set up, establish -- (place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz") rig, set up -- (arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election") pitch, set up -- (erect and fasten; "pitch a tent") arrange, set up, put, order -- (arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times") rig, set, set up -- (equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship") fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set -- (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill")
TURN DOWN	refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline -- (refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality") reject, turn down, turn away, refuse -- (refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs") reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down -- (reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances") turn down -- (take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom") turn down, lower, lour -- (make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio")
SPREAD OUT	diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out -- (move outward; "The soldiers fanned out") string out, spread out -- (set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row") spread, scatter, spread out -- (strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table") expand, spread out -- (extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands") turn out, splay, spread out, rotate -- (turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees") disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out -- (move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";) unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms")
SEND OUT	send, send out -- (to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept")
SHUT OFF	shut off, close off -- (stem the flow of; "shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation") shut off, close off -- (isolate or separate; "She was shut off from the friends") shut off, block off, close off -- (block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve")
TEAM UP	team, team up -- (form a team; "We teamed up for this new project")
GET UP	arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up -- (rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded") get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise -- (get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night") raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up -- (raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load") get up -- (cause to rise; "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M.") work up, get up -- (develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite") overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out -- (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party") organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate -- (arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office") cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone -- (study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam")
RUB OUT	erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off -- (remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!")
HIRE OUT	hire out, rent out, farm out -- (grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook")
PULL UP	draw up, pull up, haul up -- (come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us") draw up, pull up, straighten up -- (straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior") draw up, pull up -- (cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel") extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out -- (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram")
DRAG DOWN	drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down -- (exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof")
SPEW OUT	spew, spew out, eruct -- (eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate")
CLOSE UP	close up, close, fold, shut down, close down -- (cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop") obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up -- (block passage through; "obstruct the path") close up, close -- (unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella") close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum -- (refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached")
HOOK UP	hook up -- (connect or link; "hook up the houses to the gas supply line"; "Hook up the components of the new sound system")
COME OUT	come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up -- (appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again") appear, come out -- (be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet") issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress -- (come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves") turn out, come out -- (result or end; "How will the game turn out?") come out, fall out -- (come off; "His hair and teeth fell out") place, come in, come out -- (take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon") come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out -- (make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers") start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out -- (bulge outward; "His eyes popped") come out of the closet, out, come out -- (to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year") out, come out -- (be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out") erupt, come out, break through, push through -- (break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted")
LET IN	admit, let in, include -- (allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar") admit, allow in, let in, intromit -- (allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air")
SIT OUT	sit out -- (not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event); "He sat out the game") sit out -- (endure to the end)
TURN ON	switch on, turn on -- (cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo") depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon -- (be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework") turn on -- (produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks") turn on -- (become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman") agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up -- (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks") arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up -- (stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience") trip, trip out, turn on, get off -- (get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend")
KNOCK OUT	knock out -- (eliminate; "knock out a target") knock cold, knock out, kayo -- (knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds") knock out -- (destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out") knock out -- (overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm") knock out -- (empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe")
THROW OUT	expel, throw out, kick out -- (force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country") discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away -- (throw or cast away; "Put away your worries") oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel -- (remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds") advance, throw out -- (bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument") dismiss, throw out -- (cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!")
DRESS UP	overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out -- (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party") dress up, window-dress -- (make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth") caparison, bard, barde, dress up -- (put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion") costume, dress up -- (dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins") dress, dress up -- (dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie")
FATTEN UP	fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up -- (make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child")
SHOVEL IN	rake in, shovel in -- (earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in") garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down -- (eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake")
PROP UP	prop up, prop, shore up, shore -- (support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building")
WRITE OFF	write off -- (concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss") write off -- (write something fluently, and without hesitation) write off -- (cancel (a debt)) expense, write off, write down -- (reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer")
CLEAN UP	tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away -- (put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!") clean up -- (make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up") clean up -- (dispose of; "settle the bills") clean up -- (make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party")
SEND OFF	dispatch, despatch, send off -- (send away towards a designated goal) project, send off -- (throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile") send, get off, send off -- (transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia")
BRING DOWN	lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down -- (move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf") overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down -- (cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class") inflict, bring down, visit, impose -- (impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students") land, put down, bring down -- (cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely") bring down -- (cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house") reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")
BOIL DOWN	reduce, come down, boil down -- (be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise") boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate -- (be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup") reduce, boil down, concentrate -- (cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time")
PLUG IN	plug in, plug into, connect -- (plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight")
TOP OFF	top, top off -- (finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne") top off -- (fill to the point of almost overflowing; "She topped off the cup")
WAKE UP	awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse -- (cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.") wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken -- (stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock")
LIGHT UP	light up -- (start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up") light, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate -- (make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a bit") clear up, clear, light up, brighten -- (become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm") light up -- (ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano") light up, fire up, light -- (begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up")
TEAR DOWN	level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down -- (tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled")
RENT OUT	hire out, rent out, farm out -- (grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook")
CHECK OUT	check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into -- (examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine") check out -- (announce one's departure from a hotel) check, check out -- (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!") run down, check out -- (trace; "We are running down a few tips") check out -- (record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt") cheque, check out -- (withdraw money by writing a check) check out, sound out, feel out -- (try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor")
SORT OUT	classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate -- (arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?") clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault") discipline, correct, sort out -- (punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently")
TUCK IN	tuck in, tuck away, put away -- (eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza")
PASS ON	pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give -- (place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers") impart, leave, give, pass on -- (transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students") advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on") pass on -- (give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law") relegate, pass on, submit -- (refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues") circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute -- (cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty") communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across -- (transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news")
BEAT OUT	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish -- (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game") beat out, tap out, thump out -- (beat out a rhythm)
PUSH DOWN	down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down -- (cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet")
NARROW DOWN	pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specify -- (define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game") specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down -- (become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history")
SMOOTH OUT	smooth, smooth out -- (free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations")
LEAVE OUT	exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out -- (prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece") neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap -- (leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten")
RUN UP	run up -- (pile up (debts or scores)) hoist, run up -- (raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail") sew, run up, sew together, stitch -- (fasten by sewing; do needlework) chalk up, run up -- (accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening") run up -- (make by sewing together quickly; "run up a skirt")
CUT OUT	cut out -- (delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article") cut out -- (form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper") cut off, cut out -- (cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van") scratch out, cut out -- (strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list") cut down, cut out -- (intercept (a player)) cut out -- (cease operating; "The pump suddenly cut out")
DROP OFF	drop off -- (fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test") fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off -- (change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures") drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge -- (leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel") fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede -- (retreat) slip, drop off, drop away, fall away -- (get worse; "My grades are slipping")
FIND OUT	determine, find, find out, ascertain -- (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize") learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted") determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn -- (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time") find out, catch out -- (trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks")
BEAT UP	beat, beat up, work over -- (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students") beat up, drum up, rally -- (gather; "drum up support")
MAKE OUT	spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart -- (detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph") write out, issue, make out, cut -- (make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me") make out -- (comprehend; "I cannot make out what this politician is saying") do, fare, make out, come, get along -- (proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way") cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day") sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk -- (have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?") neck, make out -- (kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car") complete, fill out, fill in, make out -- (write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form") make out -- (imply or suggest; "Your remarks make me out to be stupid") make out -- (try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime")
SELL OUT	sell out, sell up, liquidize -- (get rid of all one's merchandise) sell out -- (give information that compromises others)
SLICE UP	slice, slice up -- (cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please")
GET DOWN	get down -- (lower (one's body) as by kneeling; "Get down on your knees!") lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down -- (move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf") unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down -- (alight from (a horse)) swallow, get down -- (pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!") depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise -- (lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her") write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now")
USE UP	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out -- (use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week") take, occupy, use up -- (require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time")
THROW IN	throw in -- (add as an extra or as a gratuity) drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge -- (give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up") interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject -- (to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks")
TAKE UP	take up -- (pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration") take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on -- (adopt; "take up new ideas") take up -- (turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty") take up -- (take up time or space; "take up the slack") start, take up -- (begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job") adopt, borrow, take over, take up -- (take up and practice as one's own) assume, take, strike, take up -- (occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose") sorb, take up -- (take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption) scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up -- (take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container") take in, take up -- (accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid") absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up -- (take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words") take in, sop up, suck in, take up -- (take up as if with a sponge) resume, take up -- (return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it")
FILL UP	fill, fill up, make full -- (make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride") fill, fill up -- (become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly") close, fill up -- (fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?") fill up, fill -- (eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey")
CUT UP	carve, cut up -- (cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham") mutilate, mangle, cut up -- (destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work") compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up -- (separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!") hack, cut up -- (significantly cut up a manuscript)
TURN OVER	pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give -- (place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers") overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over -- (cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer") roll, turn over -- (move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side") dig, delve, cut into, turn over -- (turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration") turn over -- (do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year") turn, turn over -- (cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book") overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over -- (turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over") flip, flip over, turn over -- (turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes") consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate -- (think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind")
HOLD OUT	exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth -- (thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting") resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm -- (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something) wear, hold out, endure -- (last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years") hold out -- (wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses") survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out -- (continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?")
GET ACROSS	get across, put over -- (communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well") click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place -- (become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow") traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across -- (travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day")
DIG UP	excavate, dig up, turn up -- (find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden") dig, dig up, dig out -- (remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal")
HEAT UP	heat, hot up, heat up -- (gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly") heat, heat up -- (make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove") heat up, hot up, screw up -- (make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up")
WORK OUT	work out, work up -- (come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client") work out -- (happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well; "Things worked out in an interesting way"; "Not everything worked out in the end and we were disappointed") elaborate, work out -- (work out in detail; "elaborate a plan") exercise, work out -- (do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day") work out -- (be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000") calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure -- (make a mathematical calculation or computation) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work -- (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem") exercise, work, work out -- (give a workout to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind")
WIPE UP	wipe up, mop up, mop -- (to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel")
STRAIGHTEN OUT	iron out, straighten out, put right -- (settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements") disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out -- (extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?") reform, straighten out, see the light -- (change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light") straighten, straighten out -- (make straight) clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault") tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away -- (put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!")
SUCK UP	absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up -- (take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words") cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up, suck up -- (ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman") fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck up -- (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss")
SHOW OFF	flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank -- (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car")
CONJURE UP	raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth -- (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain")
DRAW IN	draw in, retract -- (pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws") attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in -- (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers") curl up, curl, draw in -- (shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in") close in, draw in -- (advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him") pull in, get in, move in, draw in -- (of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station") suck in, draw in -- (draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach")
PICK OUT	choose, take, select, pick out -- (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her") spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart -- (detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph")
HELP OUT	help out -- (be of help, as in a particular situation of need; "Can you help out tonight with the dinner guests?")
LINK UP	connect, link, link up, join, unite -- (be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport") connect, link, tie, link up -- (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms") associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect -- (make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all")
STICK OUT	stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project -- (extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff") leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out -- (be highly noticeable) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage")
TRIP UP	trip up, catch -- (detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator") trip, trip up -- (cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up") stumble, slip up, trip up -- (make an error; "She slipped up and revealed the name")
MOVE ON	advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")
TAKE DOWN	lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down -- (move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf") take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down -- (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture") level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down -- (tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled") note, take down -- (make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning")
WIPE OUT	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out -- (use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week") eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off -- (kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population") wipe out, sweep away -- (eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out") erase, wipe out -- (remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915") kill, obliterate, wipe out -- (mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech") cancel out, wipe out -- (wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record")
SNUFF OUT	snuff out, extinguish -- (put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children") snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench -- (put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles")
PAY OFF	pay off -- (yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off") liquidate, pay off -- (eliminate by paying off (debts)) redeem, pay off -- (pay off (loans or promissory notes)) pay, pay off, make up, compensate -- (do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?") buy off, pay off -- (pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor) pay back, pay off, get, fix -- (take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him")
CUT OFF	interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off -- (make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages") cut, cut off -- (cease, stop; "cut the noise"; "We had to cut short the conversation") cut off, chop off, lop off -- (remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch") cut off, cut out -- (cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van") chip, knap, cut off, break off -- (break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth") amputate, cut off -- (remove surgically; "amputate limbs")
FOLD UP	fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar") fold, fold up -- (become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy")
SPIT OUT	splutter, sputter, spit out -- (spit up in an explosive manner) spit, spit out -- (utter with anger or contempt) expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out -- (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
KNOCK DOWN	down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down -- (cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet") deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor -- (knock down with force; "He decked his opponent") blast, knock down -- (shatter as if by explosion)
MIX UP	jumble, confuse, mix up -- (assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence") stump, mix up -- (cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her")
BAIL OUT	bail out -- (free on bail) bail out, bale out -- (remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side)
PLAY OUT	run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire -- (deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength") play out -- (perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?") play out -- (play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last") play out -- (become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast")
PULL IN	attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in -- (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers") gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month") pull in, get in, move in, draw in -- (of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station") collect, pull in -- (get or bring together; "accumulate evidence")
START OUT	get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now") depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida")
SCOOP UP	scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up -- (take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container")
LIFT UP	pick up, lift up, gather up -- (take and lift upward) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits")
LET OUT	utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand") unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out -- (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case") bring out, let out -- (bring out of a specific state) let out, widen -- (make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight")
DRAG OUT	drag on, drag out -- (last unnecessarily long) drag, drag on, drag out -- (proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours")
BRUSH OFF	dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore -- (bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances")
TURN IN	turn in -- (make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate") hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render -- (to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money") put on, turn in -- (carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game") go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire -- (prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn")
SCALE DOWN	scale down -- (reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down") reduce, scale down -- (make smaller; "reduce an image")
THROW UP	vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up -- (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night")
KEEP OFF	keep off, avoid -- (refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day") keep off, stay off -- (refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises")
HOLD UP	hold, support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?") hold up -- (hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration) delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform") hold up, stick up -- (rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out -- (continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?") defy, withstand, hold, hold up -- (resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held") stand up, hold up, hold water -- (resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water")
MOVE OVER	move over, give way, give, ease up, yield -- (move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd")
KNOCK OFF	neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in -- (get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized") shave, knock off -- (cut the price of) hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom -- (take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!") dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling off -- (write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess") drop, knock off -- (stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!")
STRETCH OUT	unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend -- (extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna") stretch, stretch out -- (lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass") exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth -- (thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting") stretch, stretch out -- (extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours") crane, stretch out -- (stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by")
TRY ON	try on, try -- (put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice; "Try on this sweater to see how it looks")
PASS UP	refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline -- (refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality") pass up -- (fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street")
CHECK OFF	check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick -- (put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units")
BLOW OVER	evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass -- (disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off")
KEEP OUT	exclude, keep out, shut out, shut -- (prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country") keep out -- (remain outside)
SPLIT UP	divorce, split up -- (get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months") divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up -- (separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I") separate, part, split up, split, break, break up -- (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up") break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart -- (become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart")
KEEP ON	retain, continue, keep, keep on -- (allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings")
COME DOWN	descend, fall, go down, come down -- (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again") reduce, come down, boil down -- (be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise") precipitate, come down, fall -- (fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum") sicken, come down -- (get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital") come down -- (criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play")
PAY OUT	disburse, pay out -- (expend, as from a fund)
FL OUT	scoff, flout -- (treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules") jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe -- (laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker")
FREAK OUT	freak out, freak, gross out -- (lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out")
ROLL OUT	roll out, roll -- (flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper") roll out, straighten -- (straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map")
STICK ON	plaster, plaster over, stick on -- (apply a heavy coat to) affix, stick on -- (attach to; "affix the seal here")
KEEP DOWN	number, keep down -- (place a limit on the number of) repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce -- (put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land") keep down -- (manage not to throw up)
LIVE OUT	live out -- (live out one's life; live to the end) live out, sleep out -- (work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home")
START UP	start, start up -- (get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer") start, start up, embark on, commence -- (get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack")
SLACK OFF	abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away -- (become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours")
RIP OFF	cheat, rip off, chisel -- (deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money")
BACK UP	support, back up -- (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up") back up, back off, back down -- (move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down") back, back up -- (establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?") back up -- (make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!") clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul -- (become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up")
THINK OUT	think out -- (consider carefully and rationally; "Every detail has been thought out")
CRY OUT	exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost")
ZIP UP	zip up, zipper, zip -- (close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold")
SUM UP	sum up, summarize, summarise, resume -- (give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize") summarize, summarise, sum, sum up -- (be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper") total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up -- (determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town")
COME UP	come up -- (bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations") arise, come up -- (result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion") come, come up -- (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room") surface, come up, rise up, rise -- (come to the surface) arise, come up, bob up -- (originate or come into being; "a question arose") rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise -- (move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows") come up -- (be mentioned; "These names came up in the discussion") go on, come up, come on -- (start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up") line up, get hold, come up, find -- (get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter") rise, come up, uprise, ascend -- (come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends") scrape, scrape up, scratch, come up -- (gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living") muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up -- (gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage")
GET ON	get along with, get on with, get on, get along -- (have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well") board, get on -- (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)) hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride -- (get up on the back of; "mount a horse") get on -- (grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!") get on, be on -- (appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight") progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up -- (develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up") senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate -- (grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce")
HAND OUT	distribute, give out, hand out, pass out -- (give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams")
FOLLOW UP	follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through -- (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal") follow up -- (increase the effectiveness or success of by further action; "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation")
KICK OFF	inaugurate, kick off -- (commence officially)
SEND IN	send in -- (mail in; cause to be delivered; "Send in your comments") send in -- (give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit)
TIE DOWN	tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed") tie down -- (restrain from independence by an obligation; "He was tied down by his work")
PUSH UP	push up -- (push upward) thrust, push up -- (push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air")
SWITCH OFF	switch off, cut, turn off, turn out -- (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights")
WIN OVER	convert, win over, convince -- (make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product")
CHOP UP	chop, chop up -- (cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat")
SWITCH ON	switch on, turn on -- (cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo")
SEAL OFF	seal, seal off -- (make tight; secure against leakage; "seal the windows") blockade, seal off -- (impose a blockade on)
GET IN	enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into -- (to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes") arrive, make it, get in, go far -- (succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!") get in, get into -- (secure a place in a college, university, etc.) pull in, get in, move in, draw in -- (of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station")
POINT OUT	comment, notice, remark, point out -- (make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague") signalize, signalise, point out, call attention -- (point out carefully and clearly) remonstrate, point out -- (present and urge reasons in opposition)
STRIKE DOWN	cancel, strike down -- (declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law") strike down -- (cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village") fell, drop, strike down, cut down -- (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers")
SPEED UP	accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken -- (move faster; "The car accelerated") accelerate, speed, speed up -- (cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car")
FILL IN	fill in -- (supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments") shade, fill in -- (represent the effect of shade or shadow on) substitute, sub, stand in, fill in -- (be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet") complete, fill out, fill in, make out -- (write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form")
PUT IN	insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce -- (introduce; "Insert your ticket here") store, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away -- (keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat") chime in, cut in, put in, butt in, chisel in, barge in, break in -- (break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation") install, instal, put in, set up -- (set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink") put in, submit -- (make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF") interject, come in, interpose, put in, throw in, inject -- (to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks")
LOAD UP	load, lade, laden, load up -- (fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay")
LOCK UP	lock up -- (secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation") lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up -- (place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe")
BREATHE IN	inhale, inspire, breathe in -- (draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well")
SHOOT DOWN	tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck -- (move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office") down, shoot down, land -- (shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft") kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out -- (thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal")
WALK OUT	strike, walk out -- (stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met") walk out -- (leave abruptly, often in protest or anger; "The customer that was not served walked out") walk out -- (leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children")
PUT THROUGH	follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through -- (pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal") put through -- (connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio")
LAY OUT	range, array, lay out, set out -- (lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments") set up, lay out, set -- (get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery") lay out -- (spend or invest; "lay out thousands on gold"; "he laid out a fortune in the hope of making a huge profit") present, represent, lay out -- (bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason") lay out -- (provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house")
TURN OUT	prove, turn out, turn up -- (be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive") turn out -- (prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right") turn out -- (produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws") turn out, come out -- (result or end; "How will the game turn out?") turn out -- (come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?") bear, turn out -- (bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers") eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out -- (put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game") turn out -- (come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York") turn out -- (outfit or equip, as with accessories; "The actors were turned out lavishly") turn out, splay, spread out, rotate -- (turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees") switch off, cut, turn off, turn out -- (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights") get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise -- (get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night")
PASS OFF	pass off -- (be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent") pass off -- (disregard; "She passed off the insult") pass off -- (cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent") evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass -- (disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off") happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place -- (come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important") emit, breathe, pass off -- (expel (gases or odors))
BLOW OUT	blow out, burn out, blow -- (melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew") snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench -- (put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles") blow out -- (erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out")
KILL OFF	exterminate, kill off -- (kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe")
BITE OFF	snap at, bite off -- (bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants")
FIGHT OFF	repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back -- (force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack")
FILL OUT	complete, fill out, fill in, make out -- (write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form") round out, fill out -- (make bigger or better or more complete) eke out, fill out -- (supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal") pad, fill out -- (line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra") fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up -- (make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child") round, flesh out, fill out -- (become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out")
CHOP OFF	cut off, chop off, lop off -- (remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch")
PLAY UP	foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up -- (move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics") cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up, suck up -- (ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman")
BREAK OUT	erupt, break out -- (start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc") break out -- (begin suddenly and sometimes violently; "He broke out shouting") break, break out, break away -- (move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security") break out -- (take from stowage in preparation for use) erupt, recrudesce, break out -- (become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce")
SHUT UP	close up, clam up, dummy up, shut up, belt up, button up, be quiet, keep mum -- (refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached") lock in, lock away, lock, put away, shut up, shut away, lock up -- (place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe") hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up -- (cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!")
REACH OUT	reach, reach out -- (move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people") extend, poke out, reach out -- (reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk") reach out -- (attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me")
HOLD DOWN	hold down -- (keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs") hold down -- (restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep")
FALL DOWN	fall, fall down -- (lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead")
KNOCK OVER	overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over -- (cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer")
HOLD ON	grasp, hold on -- (hold firmly) hold on, stop -- (stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!") persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on -- (be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions") hang on, hold the line, hold on -- (hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder") keep, hold on -- (retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married")
SEND DOWN	send down, rusticate -- (suspend temporarily from college or university, in England)
FIRE UP	inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up -- (arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred") light up, fire up, light -- (begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up")
TRACK DOWN	hunt, run, hunt down, track down -- (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods")
COVER UP	cover, cover up -- (hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House")
RAMP UP	build up, work up, build, ramp up -- (bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports")
PUNCH OUT	clock out, punch out, clock off -- (register one's departure from work)
JACK UP	jack, jack up -- (lift with a special device; "jack up the car so you can change the tire")
FINISH OFF	get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up -- (finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment")
SHRUG OFF	shrug off -- (minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points")
HIDE OUT	hide, hide out -- (be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana")
CUT DOWN	reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits") slash, cut down -- (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete) down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down -- (cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet") cut down, cut out -- (intercept (a player)) mow, cut down -- (cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass") fell, drop, strike down, cut down -- (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers")
FILTER OUT	filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out -- (remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities")
HUNT DOWN	hunt, run, hunt down, track down -- (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods")
PASS THROUGH	transit, pass through, move through, pass across, pass over -- (make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert") pass through -- (cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution") infiltrate, pass through -- (pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict)
ROLL DOWN	avalanche, roll down -- (gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow)
LAUGH OFF	laugh off, laugh away -- (deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems")
ROOT OUT	uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out -- (pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden") uproot, eradicate, extirpate, root out, exterminate -- (destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption")
DROP IN	drop by, drop in, come by -- (visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee")
SHAKE UP	jar, shake up, bump around -- (shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game") reorganize, reorganise, shake up -- (organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under") succuss, shake up -- (shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)) stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country") agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up -- (change the arrangement or position of) fluff up, plump up, shake up -- (make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows")
SIZE UP	size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise -- (to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror")
STEP UP	escalate, intensify, step up -- (increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing") rev up, step up -- (speed up; "let's rev up production") come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out -- (make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers")
STRING OUT	string out, spread out -- (set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row")
KICK OUT	expel, throw out, kick out -- (force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country") oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel -- (remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds")
PICK OFF	pick off -- (shoot one by one) pluck, tweak, pull off, pick off -- (pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush")
CLUTTER UP	clutter, clutter up -- (fill a space in a disorderly way)
MOCK UP	model, mock up -- (construct a model of; "model an airplane")
GIVE OUT	emit, give out, give off -- (give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits") distribute, give out, hand out, pass out -- (give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams") fail, run out, give out -- (prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought") fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down -- (stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident")
PASS OVER	jump, pass over, skip, skip over -- (bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible") transit, pass through, move through, pass across, pass over -- (make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert") traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across -- (travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day") pass over, overfly -- (fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus") wipe, pass over -- (rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth")
CALL OFF	cancel, call off, scratch, scrub -- (postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill") call, call off -- (give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance)
SEX UP	eroticize, sex up -- (give erotic character to or make more interesting; "eroticize the ads")
PIN UP	pin down, pin up -- (attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture")
THINK OVER	chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate -- (reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate")
SELL OFF	sell off -- (get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices; "The store sold off the surplus merchandise")
HANG UP	hang up -- (put a telephone receiver back in its cradle) hang, hang up -- (cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall") hang up -- (interrupt a telephone conversation)
CLOSE DOWN	close up, close, fold, shut down, close down -- (cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop")
WASH OUT	rain out, wash out -- (prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game") wash out -- (wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink") wash out -- (wear or destroy by the force of water; "The hail storms had washed out the bridges") wash, wash out, wash off, wash away -- (remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains") wash out -- (deplete of strength or vitality; "The illness washed her out") wash out -- (drain off the color in the course of laundering; "The harsh soap washed out the delicate blouse") wash out -- (lose color in the process of being washed; "The expensive shirt washed out in the German washing machine")
SIGN UP	sign, contract, sign on, sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season") sign up -- (join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes")
WARM UP	warm up -- (run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes") warm up -- (become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together") warm, warm up -- (get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove") warm up -- (cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game") limber up, warm up, loosen up -- (make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity)
BAWL OUT	call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast -- (censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup")
STRING UP	hang, string up -- (kill by hanging; "The murderer was hanged on Friday") string, string up -- (add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical")
PULL OVER	pull over -- (steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed")
MARCH OUT	debouch, march out -- (march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley")
MELT DOWN	melt, run, melt down -- (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun")
GATHER UP	pick up, lift up, gather up -- (take and lift upward) collect, pick up, gather up, call for -- (gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week")
COOL DOWN	cool, chill, cool down -- (make cool or cooler; "Chill the food") cool, cool off, cool down -- (lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably") cool, chill, cool down -- (loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm")
POUR OUT	pour out -- (express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened") decant, pour, pour out -- (pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines") spill over, spill out, pour out -- (be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets") effuse, pour out -- (pour out; "effused brine")
CHOP DOWN	chop down -- (cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree")
SET OFF	trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off -- (put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits") depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida") bring out, set off -- (direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets") explode, detonate, blow up, set off -- (cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb") cancel, offset, set off -- (make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength") set off -- (set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start") incite, instigate, set off, stir up -- (provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people")
POP OUT	pop out, burst out -- (appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley") start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out -- (bulge outward; "His eyes popped") pop out -- (exit briefly; "He popped out for a quick coffee break") pop out -- (come out suddenly or forcefully; "you stick a bill in the vending machine and the change pops out")
TURN UP	come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up -- (appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again") fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar") locate, turn up -- (discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing") prove, turn out, turn up -- (be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive") excavate, dig up, turn up -- (find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden")
BLOW OFF	blow off -- (come off due to an explosion or other strong force)
PILE UP	accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass -- (collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up") pile up, heap up, stack up -- (arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room") roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard -- (get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune")
GET OFF	get off -- (leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.) get off -- (be relieved of one's duties temporarily) send, get off, send off -- (transfer; "The spy sent the classified information off to Russia") get off -- (cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife") get off, get away, get by, get out, escape -- (escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities") get off -- (enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes") unhorse, dismount, light, get off, get down -- (alight from (a horse)) hop out, get off -- (get out of quickly; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car") mail, get off -- (send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow") trip, trip out, turn on, get off -- (get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend") get off -- (deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time")
BRING ON	induce, bring on -- (cause to arise; "induce a crisis") produce, bring on, bring out -- (bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play") bring on -- (cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake")
HASH OUT	hash out, discuss, talk over -- (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget")
PULL THROUGH	survive, pull through, pull round, come through, make it -- (continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds") save, carry through, pull through, bring through -- (bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack")
JAZZ UP	jazz up, juice up, pep up, ginger up -- (make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper")
SHOOT UP	shoot up -- (rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight")
CRACK UP	crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse -- (suffer a nervous breakdown) crack up -- (rhapsodize about) break up, crack up -- (laugh unrestrainedly)
SNEAK IN	sneak in, creep in -- (enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in") slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert -- (insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work")
DROP OUT	drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge -- (give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up") drop out -- (withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values; "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California") drop out -- (leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program")
WALK THROUGH	walk through -- (perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal)
HAND OVER	hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render -- (to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money")
GRIND DOWN	tyrannize, tyrannise, grind down -- (rule a country as a tyrant)
RIDE OUT	last out, stay, ride out, outride -- (hang on during a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm")
WORK UP	build up, work up, build, progress -- (form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border") work up, get up -- (develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite") build up, work up, build, ramp up -- (bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports") work out, work up -- (come up with; "His colleagues worked out his interesting idea"; "We worked up an ad for our client")
SEPARATE OUT	filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out -- (remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities")
LIFT OUT	scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up -- (take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container")
TEAR UP	shred, tear up, rip up -- (tear into shreds)
TIP OFF	tip off, tip -- (give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot")
STOCK UP	stock, buy in, stock up -- (amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low")
SEND ON	forward, send on -- (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail")
GET OVER	traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across -- (travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day") get over -- (to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task") get well, get over, bounce back -- (improve in health; "He got well fast") overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master -- (get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness")
PUT OFF	postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off -- (hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam") turn off, put off -- (cause to feel intense dislike or distaste) dishearten, put off -- (take away the enthusiasm of) confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off -- (cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her") hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep -- (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully")
TOSS OUT	discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away -- (throw or cast away; "Put away your worries")
ASK IN	invite, ask in -- (ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee")
CARRY OFF	pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage -- (be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs") take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off -- (remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry") eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off -- (kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population")