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Objects & Location > Alignment
Objects & Location > Alignment > How People Align Things
position, reposition, level, align, right, straighten, center, layer, add (items to an online cart), line up, match up, realign
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Objects & Location > Alignment > How Things Line Up With One AnotherStub
hug, parallel, mirror, match, stratify, line up, match up, run parallel/straight
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Objects & Location > Bouncing & Bouncing Back
knock back, ricochet, carom, bounce, recoil, shoot, bob, hop, leap, jump, skip, bound, spring, reflect, backfire, return, spring back, bounce back, come back, circle back, jounce, rebound, boomerang, skip off, fly back
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Objects & Location > Congealing & Hardening
Objects & Location > Congealing & Hardening > Congealing
jam, choke, freeze, stiffen, seal, glue, cure, fuse, set, stick, paste, gel, bond, jell, jellify, wax, cake, coalesce, clog, toughen, firm up, harden, thicken, coagulate, solidify, glom onto, fill in, clot, close up, encrust
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Objects & Location > Congealing & Hardening > Hardening
freeze, stiffen, seal, cure, fuse, set, gel, dry, bond, wax, cake, coalesce, toughen, firm up, harden, thicken, petrify, coagulate, solidify, ossify, calcify, crystallize, clot, encrust, inspissate
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose
Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Lurching
bounce, jar, jolt, jerk, roll, pitch, rock, lurch, deviate, skew, reel, list, zigzag, bounce back, swerve, veer, sheer, wrench loose, wrest loose (from its moorings), jounce, rebound
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Releasing & Coming Loose
break off, bounce, separate, dislodge, loosen, unhook, crack open, pop, break free, untie, lurch, disengage, detach, let go, release, uncouple, unyoke, set free, rebound, set adrift, work its way loose, come loose, work its way out
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Rotation & Curving
twist, crimp, screw, roll, arc, bend, curl, arch, encircle, twirl, wind, swivel, rotate, torque, cycle, snake, gyrate, whirl, curve, spiral, weave, vine, angle, swirl, circle, spin, crook, revolve, loop, orbit, reel, wheel, bow, pirouette, eddy, swerve, serpentine, pivot, curve around, turn (in one's hand)
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Objects & Location > Curving, Twisting & Coming Loose > Twisting
wring, squeeze, cramp, strangle, twist, crimp, pinch, screw, tighten, roll, bend, wind, coil, torque, vine, buckle, tangle, wrinkle, crease, warp, snag, twine, knot, contort, enmesh, bunch, kink, skein (yarn), ruck up
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Objects & Location > Expanding Into
Objects & Location > Expanding Into > Encroaching
litter, fill, migrate, invade, overtake, breach, riddle, leak, flood, overlap, contaminate, insinuate, intrude, overwhelm, disturb, swamp, consume, yawn, crowd, infest, encroach, overflow, colonize, impinge on, teem, bleed into/through, trespass on/upon, flow into, run into, spread into, stretch into, extend into, sprawl into, populate, people
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Objects & Location > Expanding Into > Fanning Out
scatter, sprawl, roll out, invade, overrun, widen, disperse, increase, take over, extend, broaden, encroach, impinge, branch out, fan out, open out, stretch into
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Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse
Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse > Gradual Collapse
sag, slump, fold, shake off, flop, slope, buckle, crumple, weaken, collapse, implode, sink, fall apart, tumble, fail, cave in, plop, fall down, ease down
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Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse > Overturning & Inverting
turn over, knock over, upend, flip, roll over, invert, tip over, go belly up, capsize, overturn, turn upside down, reverse, turn inside out, topple over, turn turtle
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Objects & Location > Falling & Collapse > Sudden Falling
bang, thunk, crash, fly, drop, splutter, topple, tear down, thwak, tip over, plummet, fall apart, tumble, fall, take down, plunge, nosedive, hurtle, fall down, flutter (to the ground), keel over, fall over
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Objects & Location > Hanging, Spilling Over & Sticking Out
Objects & Location > Hanging, Spilling Over & Sticking Out > Hanging & Spilling Over
sling, hang, droop, loll, drop, swing, lower, float, dangle, string, leak, drip, flood, spill, drain, cascade, suspend, wilt, hook, overflow, brim, overhang
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Objects & Location > Hanging, Spilling Over & Sticking Out > Sticking Out
disgorge, perch, surface, emerge, project, define, reach into, expose, intrude, penetrate, bulge, stick out, reveal, overhang, protrude, jut out, poke out, emboss (with a raised design), extend (beyond a limit)
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Objects & Location > How Objects Accumulate
Objects & Location > How Objects Accumulate > Accumulation & Hoarding
jam, cram, stuff, fit, pad, fill, pile up, indulge, hoard, fixate, weigh down, hog, heap, accrue, obsess, amass, glom onto, brim, mound, stockpile, mass, collect (items), keep (belongings), store (belongings), save (keepsakes)
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Objects & Location > How Objects Accumulate > Describing a Pile
stand, mount, nest, bear, pile up, bear down, grow, tilt, burden, overload, heap, bulge, buttress, stack up, top, loom, lean, mound, pile, arch over, rest atop, stack, amass (bulk), accumulate (mass), make (a mountain)
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Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space
Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space > Crowding
squeeze, jam, strangle, sandwich, choke, suffocate, press, compress, wedge, cram, stuff, envelop, fit, plug, fill, nest, overrun, hide, trap, converge, tangle, drift, flood, engulf, clog, jumble, swamp, crowd out, congest, encroach, infringe, impinge, jam together, clutter, knot, trespass, bunch
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Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space > Grouping Things Together
bundle, nestle, huddle, position, reposition, order, connect, assemble, organize, gather, collect, cluster, aggregate, cobble together, consolidate, relegate, pool, sort, line up, combine, bring together, link, arrange, group, amass, bunch, clump, array, reorder, mass, squeeze together, squash together, lay, lump together
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Objects & Location > How Things Interact With One Another in Limited Space > How Objects Lean & Tilt
pitch, bend, tip, incline, cock, grade, slope, angle, tilt, bank, list, orient, lean, slant, cant (at weird angles)
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Objects & Location > How Things Overpower
stuff, sweep, cover, blanket, blot out, enlarge, eclipse, flood, spill, take in, spiral out of control, outgrow, consume, crowd out, mushroom, crest, brim, loom over, exceed (a limit), outsize
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects
Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Balancing Objects
level, steady, stabilize, perch, balance, equalize, offset, counterbalance, counterpoise, poise, lean up against
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Fluttering
rustle, fly, wave, twitch, ripple, quiver, stir, dance, float, ruffle, flap, flutter, blow, tremble, undulate, drift, flicker, waver, swirl, glimmer, sway, billow, vibrate, waft
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Shaking
tug, bounce, jingle, jar, jolt, jerk, rustle, toss, shake, jiggle, bob, rock, shimmy, churn, flap, rattle, agitate, rumble, tremble, sputter, oscillate, wobble, diddle, jumble, excite, jostle, electrify, vibrate, shiver, shudder, quake, throb, writhe, pulsate, reverberate, jangle, jounce, rock (back and forth), knock together, twang
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Swinging
fly, arc, curl, arch, wave, swivel, swing, flap, flutter, blow, wag, curve, weave, oscillate, rise and fall, bounce back, rebound, rock (from side to side), seesaw
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Teetering & Wavering
shake, twitch, shimmy, flounder, falter, hesitate, quiver, float, totter, flutter, stumble, tremble, drift, flicker, fluctuate, waver, oscillate, pulse, wobble, vacillate, teeter, shiver, quake, pivot, rock (from side to side), yaw (around an axis), wonkle
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Tilting & Leaning
pitch, bend, tip, shift, incline, cock, grade, slope, angle, tilt, tip over, reel, bank, list, orient, lean, roll (aircraft), pitch (aircraft), yaw (aircraft), slant, cant (at weird angles)
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Objects & Location > Instability of Objects > Vibrating
jingle, rattle, flutter, tremble, oscillate, wobble, electrify, vibrate, shiver, shudder, throb, pulsate, reverberate, twang
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings
Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > Crossing, Intersecting or Bisecting
cut, cut across, crisscross, section, span, divide, cross, merge, subdivide, bridge, pass over, halve, bisect, meet, traverse, feed into, intersect, pass under
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > Describing the Distance Between Things
separate, part, split, clear, space, lengthen, section, narrow, widen, span, divide, cut off, withdraw, extend, subdivide, isolate, partition, stand apart, gape apart, screen off, widen (a gap), distance (a thing), put at a distance
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > How Things Flank or Demarcate One Another
separate, straddle, split, measure, flank, edge, bound, section off, juxtapose, delineate, front, demarcate, divide, subdivide, border on, bracket, cordon off, partition, circumscribe, patrol, stand sentry, bookend, border, establish (a boundary), mark out/off, mark (the edge)
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > How Things Occupy a Spot
lie, sprawl, stand, slouch, slump, sit, straddle, turn toward, drop, fit, fill, land, roost, rest on, mark, face, occupy, claim, thrive, stay, sleep, anchor, encamp, reside, lean, loom over, patrol, doze, lounge (in the corner), orient (toward mecca), stand sentry, slope toward, niche, live, exist, take up
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > How Things Touch
cling, bump up against, touch, enfold, nestle, contact, coil, connect, hook up, nuzzle, snarl, edge, bound, converge, interlace, imbricate, tangle, rim, join, front, overlap, jumble, reach, buttress, shore up, bridge, border on, intertwine, knot, enmesh, meet, conjoin, push up against, rub against, abut, butt up against, fringe, snug up against, nest into, interfold
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > Situating Or Orienting Something in a Space
stand, settle, position, install, fix, establish, stake out, locate, put, place, pinpoint, find, station, situate, site, orient (to the east)
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Objects & Location > Locating Something in its Physical Surroundings > When Things Stand Near One Another
stand, nestle, huddle, hover, turn toward, stand together, nest, overlook, juxtapose, face, front, bridge, approach, verge on, come close, adjoin, back on to/up to, close in on, give onto
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Objects & Location > Pressing
squeeze, smash, mash, squash, crunch, flatten, press, compress, crush, push down, squinch, scrunch, depress, weigh down, overload, overwhelm, hold down, condense, overburden, weight
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Objects & Location > Random Placement
toss, strew, scatter, litter, spread, speckle, alternate, intersperse, dot, sprinkle, disperse, interrupt, break up, interchange, randomize, pepper, stagger (items), punctuate, disaggregate
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Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place
Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place > Immobilizing
lash, bind, settle, snap, brace, freeze, hold in place, stabilize, plug in, tack, stitch, secure, fuse, fix, interlock, attach, mount, confine, paralyze, bear down, stick, buckle, pin, meld, rivet, tie up/down, restrict, immobilize, toggle, strap, hold together, fasten, cement, embed, lodge, peg, screw down/on, nail down, strengthen (with rebar), snap down, inactivate, deactivate, bring to a standstill, undergird
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Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place > Locking & Securing
chain, bar, bolt, cage, close off, blockade, keep out, padlock, lock out, barricade (an entrance), secure (a door), turn (a key), fasten (a chain), slide (the latch), deadbolt, double lock, latch, seal up, lock in/up, seal off/in
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Objects & Location > Securing Something in Place > Propping Up
elevate, shimmy, brace, reinforce, prop up, hold up, shoulder, support, bolster, buttress, shore up, bracket, underpin, lean, lay (a foundation)
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Objects & Location > Sucking
hollow out, extract, siphon, suck, bleed, swallow, gulp, suck in, absorb, drain, extrude, gravitate, magnetize, suck out, draw in, consume, leach, devour, swig, guzzle, tease out, draw off/out
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing
Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > Containment
jam, stuff, cup, fit, plug, seal, bottle, contain, tie up, enclose, confine, house, trap, sheathe, block, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, hold in, cork, keep, safeguard, keep under wraps, seal off, wall off, entomb, seal up, stop up, lock up/in, wall in, encase, seal in, keep safe
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > Covering Things
smother, envelop, enclose, hide, conceal, veil, cover, blanket, cloak, overlay, superimpose, consume, cap, clothe, shelter, carpet, encrust, swathe
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > How Something Surrounds Something Else
envelop, encircle, enclose, corral, bound, edge with, bracelet, circle, ring, engulf, fence, consume, encompass, encapsulate, circumscribe, surround, edge in, fringe, band
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Objects & Location > Surrounding & Enclosing > How Things are Confined
sandwich, wedge, rope off, contain, enclose, hem in, confine, house, section off, cut off, hold down, impound, isolate, cordon off, hold in, rack, safeguard, tie down, wrap up, seal off, box, wall off, cram in, nail down, wall in, fence in, pack in, close (windows and doors), immure, partition off, screen in/off
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear
Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > Crumbling
break apart, chip, shed, slough off, fleck, scuff, fragment, flake, disintegrate, come apart, fall apart, crumble, corrode, molder, erode, splinter, decompose, rot, peel, fall down, break into (pieces), come off, sliver
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > Denting & Scratching
shave, scrape, chip, score, nick, graze, notch, jab, swipe, ding, sideswipe, abrade, grate, scratch, cut, catch, pock, pockmark, dent, pit, strip away, mark, scuff, key (a car)
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > How Fabric & Clothing Wear Out
pull, tear, rip, stretch out, shred, stain, break, catch, run, shrink, bleach, thin, fade, wash out, disintegrate, snag, dissolve, tatter, wear out, lose (elasticity/buttons), come apart (at the seams), fray, loosen (threads), stretch (fabric), pill
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > How Machines Malfunction
jam, clog, rust, act up, come loose, stop working, conk out, lose (a screw), bend out of shape
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Objects & Location > Wear & Tear > How Solid Objects Deteriorate
tear, rip, chip, crack, contract, scratch, bend, curl, snap, split, break down, break, scar, buckle, fade, crumple, yellow, blacken, dull, tarnish, weaken, discolor, oxidize, warp, fall apart, deteriorate, crumble, depreciate, rust, corrode, burn out, wear down, splinter, bow, contort, dry out, kink, wear out, fissure, fray, come apart/loose, degrade (in sunlight)
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening
Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > ElongatingStub
sprawl, stretch out, pull out, stretch, lengthen, reach, extend, elongate, get longer, elasticize
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Emitting & Beaming
thrust, fling, fly, fly off, arc, discharge, broadcast, expel, scatter, flash, rocket, soar, transmit, project, streak, radiate, gleam, emit, emanate, beam, erupt, relay, liberate, free, shower, exude, let fly, shoot out, send forth/out
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Gaping Open
separate, part, crack open, pop, gape, yawn, split open, open out, unfurl, roll out (carpet/awning), unroll, unfold, uncurl, unbend, broach (a cask of liquor), swing open, fly open, creak open, burst open
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Puffing Out
fatten, dilate, take in, expand, decompress, outgrow, inflate, bulge, mushroom, billow, thicken, swell, engorge, distend, outsize, puff out/up, balloon, fluff up/out, bloat with, plump up, supersize, belly out
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Objects & Location > Widening, Elongating & Opening > Widening
stuff, sprawl, stretch out, spread out, pad, bulk up, fatten, dilate, enlarge, widen, double, expand, decompress, bulge, extend, broaden, branch out, round out, thicken, fan out, swell, bloat, engorge, distend, fill out, splay, plump up, belly out
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Objects & Location > Wrinkling
scrunch, twist, crimp, pucker, rumple, fold, groove, ruffle, gather, furrow, crinkle, wrinkle, crease, ridge, corrugate, contort, purse, bunch, scrunch up, screw up (material/face)
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Bursting Open
bust, snap, pop, shatter, break, breach, burst, explode, erupt, blow up, rupture, splinter, split open, fly open, burst apart, go bang
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Exploding
clap, blast, crash, discharge, pop, thunder, roar, burst, explode, ignite, erupt, boom, blow up, rupture, go off, detonate, break open, set off (a bomb), fly open, burst apart, go bang, bust open, fly apart
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Physical Actions & Labor > Collision & Explosion > Shattering
break apart, shatter, break, fragment, rupture, splinter, split open, fly open, burst apart, go bang, bust open, fly apart, snap apart, burst (into pieces)
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Sound & Music
Sound & Music > Listening to Music
turn on/off, play, catch, strain, prick up, hear, listen, track, absorb, monitor, consume, reset, play (a song), click (an audio file), download (mp3 of a song), crank up (the volume), set (the radio to a station), click on/off, burn (an audio file), turn down/up
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Sound & Music > Listening to Sounds
pick up, turn on/off, count, play, catch, prick up, hear, listen, track, absorb, monitor, pick out, eavesdrop, overhear, receive, consume, crank up, reset, tune in, click (an audio file), download (mp3 of a song), set (the radio to a station), click on/off, turn down/up, strain (to hear)
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Sound & Music > Making or Repairing a Musical Instrument
gouge, scoop, scrape, trim, flatten, bend, arch, align, fit, seal, glue, cut, flute, taper, carve, plane, chisel, bevel, graduate, polish, double, size, varnish, adjust, patch, set up, craft, purfle, french polish, join (together), round (the edges of plates), set (the neck), antique, string up, cleat, bush, touch up
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Sound & Music > Musical Rehearsals & Performances
Sound & Music > Musical Rehearsals & Performances > What Audiences Do at a Concert
thrash, clap, bounce, jam, grind, seat (oneself), stand, applaud, bob, dance, chant, scream, stomp, hear, listen, sway, critique, call out, shuffle, enjoy, cheer, rave, mosh, crowd-surf, cut loose, vibe, throw (hands in the air), hand (tickets to an usher), take one's seat, watch (a performance), sing along, read (program notes), discuss (a performance), lose oneself (in the music), lose track of time, buy (tickets), order (tickets)
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Sound & Music > Musical Rehearsals & Performances > What Musicians Do in Rehearsals & Performances
drill, jam, rock, repeat, synchronize, play, blend, warm up, improvise, loop, practice, perform, sample, modulate, tune, segue, sight-read, drop out (on a repeated verse), review (entrances and cut-offs), cut off (the end of a note), balance (dynamics), watch (the director), follow (the conductor), repeat (the bridge), read (score/chord chart), sight-sing, coordinate (entrances/cut-offs), balance (voices in a musical group), wait for (an entrance), count (beats before one's entrance), solo, rehearse (music), interpret (a chart/score), crescendo, diminuendo, anticipate (the rhythm), take out (one's horn), put away (one's instrument), polish (a piece), feel (the rhythm), tune up, learn (repertoire), emcee
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Sound & Music > Recording & Manipulating Sound
Sound & Music > Recording & Manipulating Sound > Mixing Live Sound
compress, plug in, feed, mute, mix, equalize, pan, mic, eq, unmute, swap out (a bad mic cable), wire (a stage), turn on (pa system)
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Sound & Music > Recording & Manipulating Sound > Producing Sound for FilmStub
score, scratch, fade, dub
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Sound & Music > Recording & Manipulating Sound > Recording & Mixing Music
insert, plug in, feed, balance, track, layer, mute, mix, equalize, pan, record, edit, master, sweeten, sample, sequence, mic, wire (mics/a studio), lay down tracks, overdub, eq, compress (dynamic range), bounce out, set up a cue mix, unmute, sync up, punch in, copy/paste (part of a track), swap out (a bad mic cable), set (volume/levels)
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Sound & Music > Recording & Manipulating Sound > What DJs DoStub
scratch, fade, cross-fade
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Sound & Music > Singing, Percussion & Sounds Made on the Body
Sound & Music > Singing, Percussion & Sounds Made on the Body > Body Music
rap, slap, knock, clap, drum, jingle, tap, applaud, snap (fingers), brush, stomp, step, clamber, clamor, throb, thrum, strum, do (body percussion), chink (glasses)
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Sound & Music > Singing, Percussion & Sounds Made on the Body > Non-Musical Sounds Made in the Mouth
rap, screech, stutter, splutter, suck, coo, howl, hiss, drone, click, squeak, scream, shriek, whistle, whelp, grunt, sigh, pant, bark, gulp, roar, sputter, shout, yell, grumble, mutter, huff, clamor, puff, inhale, gasp, cry out, sniff, cough, moan, mumble, whisper, exhale, snicker, groan, wheeze, struggle (for breath), boo, holler, smack (lips), heave (a sigh), blow (a harmonica), yodel, choke back, utter
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Sound & Music > Singing, Percussion & Sounds Made on the Body > Singing
drill, belt, clap, trill, hum, sing, chant, warble, hear, accent, anticipate, fade, pick out, improvise, breathe, sustain, harmonize, inhale, ring out, enunciate, lull, lullaby, resonate, reverberate, beatbox, break out (in harmony), come in (on the bridge), sweeten (the tone), darken (the tone), scat, vamp, riff, build (a repertoire), drag the beat, swing (the rhythm), rehearse (a passage), practice (scales), warm up (one's voice), support (one's voice), phrase (a musical line), interpret (a song), sing out, croon, interpret (the lyric), articulate, memorize (lyrics), sight-read, count out (rhythm), beat out (rhythm with one's foot), read (a score), listen (to one's voice in the monitor), brush up (one's technique), practice (musical scales), grip (the mic), pan (the mic), relax (one's mandible), correct (the pitch), warm (the quality of sound), slide (a note), perform (a song)
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Sound & Music > Singing, Percussion & Sounds Made on the Body > Sounds Made by Percussion
rap, slap, knock, drum, thunk, strike, ding, crash, tap, rumble, thunder, beat out (a rhythm), boom, drown, thrum, resound
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Sound & Music > Singing, Percussion & Sounds Made on the Body > Vocal Percussion
hum, warble, pop (lips), beatbox, break out in (beatboxing), percuss, purse (lips), downstep, click (one's tongue), clap (air in front of the mouth), slap (one's cheek), puff (air), tremble (one's lips), vibrate (one's lips)
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Sound & Music > Soundproofing
cushion, mute, absorb, dull, muffle, silence, blunt, dampen, deaden, quiet, buffer, soundproof, create a sound barrier
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments
Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Buzzing & Whizzing Sounds
hiss, hum, buzz, drone, swish, purr, roar, zip, gush, zoom, bumble, vibrate, fizz, sizzle, whish, murmur, zing, din, whir, whiz
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sounds Electronics Make
rap, ding, dong, tap, peck, beep, hum, buzz, drone, click, chime, tick, thrum, din, whir
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sounds Made by Brass Instruments & Horns
blast, screech, beep, hoot, trumpet, whine, burst, boom, wail, toot (a horn), honk (a horn), blow (a horn), blare, bugle, saxophone, tuba, trombone, sax, cornet
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sounds Made by Fabric
tear, rip, crunch, scrunch, rustle, snap, brush, ruffle, swish, zip, buckle, crinkle, fluff, whish, poof
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sounds Made By Machinery or Electricity
rap, clang, knock, clap, drum, wham, pound, hammer, ding, dong, screech, tap, scratch, clack, rev, hum, buzz, drone, click, clunk, whine, roar, boom, throb, ring out, groan, wheeze, clank, thrum, murmur, jangle, zing, din, whir, pierce (the air)
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sounds Made by Stringed InstrumentsStub
screech, sing, blare, bounce off
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sounds Made by Wind Instruments and Keyboards
blast, screech, crash, hoot, cry, hum, sing, chime, whistle, tinkle, echo, squeal, rumble, thunder, blow, tintinnabulate, create overtones, toot, emit (sound), announce, boom, vibrate, ring out, resonate, reverberate, clatter, peal, resound, sound, blare, bounce off, twang
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sounds Vehicles Make
clang, knock, clap, screech, splutter, clack, hum, drone, rattle, rumble, thwak, roar, sputter, clatter, thrum, creak, din, whir, rev (an engine), gun (an engine), toot (a car horn), honk (a car horn)
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Sucking & Frothing Sounds
splutter, suck, hiss, froth, gulp, slurp, sputter, swoosh, spume, squelch, guzzle, fizz, crackle, whoosh, foam, bubble, pizz
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > Tapping & Ticking
beat, rap, slap, knock, clap, drum, thud, thump, strike, thwack, hammer, crack, tap, scratch, splutter, pop, clack, peck, click, clop, thwak, sputter, pulse, tick, tock, clatter, patter, thrum, whump, strum, percuss
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > The Sound of Chimes, Glass & Bells
bang, clang, clink, crack, bong, ding, dong, jingle, crash, ping, shatter, sing, chime, tinkle, echo, tintinnabulate, throb, ring out, resonate, reverberate, jangle, zing, ring (out), chink (wine glasses), toll, peal, resound, sound
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Sound & Music > Sounds Made By Things & Instruments > The Sound of Collision
smash, bang, mash, ram, clang, knock, wham, thud, thump, smack, whomp, thwack, ding, screech, crash, snap, clack, thwak, burst, boom, zing, whump, bang against
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Sound & Music > What Composers, Conductors & Arrangers Do
Sound & Music > What Composers, Conductors & Arrangers Do > Composing & Arranging Music
score, raise, listen, orchestrate, write, transcribe, modulate, arrange, indicate, harmonize, sequence, swing (the rhythm), anticipate (the rhythm), compose, fine-tune (an arrangement), transpose, hear (in one's head), feature (a soloist), balance (the parts), contrast (the dynamics)
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Sound & Music > What Composers, Conductors & Arrangers Do > Conducting
cue, nod, lead, hear, blend, improvise, feature, direct, correct, perform, conduct, hone, modulate, bow, crescendo, diminuendo, transpose, read (the score), warm up (the band), swing (one's arms/a baton), pick up (the tempo), listen (for a balance of instruments), raise (a baton), flourish (a baton), rehearse (an orchestra), balance (instruments), decrescendo, coordinate (entrances), take (a bow), introduce (a piece of music), fine-tune (entrances/cut-offs), correct (the pitch), expand (repertoire), wipe (one's brow), order (scores), emcee
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Sound & Music > What Instrumentalists Do
Sound & Music > What Instrumentalists Do > Things One Might Do While Playing An Instrument
drill, slide, count, trill, phrase, hear, listen, accent, anticipate, fade, improvise, breathe, perform, slur, harmonize, vamp, riff, build (a repertoire), rehearse (a passage), practice (scales), articulate, sight-read, beat out (rhythm with one's foot), read (score/chord chart), crescendo, decrescendo, tie (notes together), brush up (technique), pick out (one's line), sustain (a note through the bar-line), interpret (an arrangement), embellish (a melody), reproduce (what one heard on a recording), retard, re-articulate, pick up (one's part), strike (keys/a drum)
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Sound & Music > What Instrumentalists Do > What Brass Players DoStub
blow, tune, damp, press (keys)
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Sound & Music > What Instrumentalists Do > What Percussionists Do
slap, drum, strike, roll, tap, ring, beat (out), strike (drumhead), shake (rattles), ding (triangle), hit (drum), rap (on drum), sit on (drum), stretch (skin on drumhead), percuss
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Sound & Music > What Instrumentalists Do > What Piano Players Do
pound, roll, trill, tinkle, play, open, hammer out, cross (a finger over a thumb), voice (chords on the piano), strike (keys), float (one's wrists), establish fingering, invert (chords on the piano), switch (voicing of chords)
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Sound & Music > What Instrumentalists Do > What String Players Do
slap, press, slide, finger, bend, swing, string, fiddle, tune, vibrate, bow, pluck, strum, hammer down (on strings), pick up (a bow/a part), pick (strings), finger-pick (on guitar), strap on (guitar), change (chords/strings), tighten (a string)
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Sound & Music > What Instrumentalists Do > What Wind Players Do
tighten, loosen, squeak, blow, aim, purse (lips), vibrate (lips), blow down, press (a key), cover (holes with one's fingers), tune (to a), release (a key)
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Sound & Music > What Sound Does
bore, carry, rustle, splutter, pour, float, echo, rumble, race, overpower, transmit, cover, fade, drift, absorb, trickle, sputter, gush, flood, stream, spill, wash over, explode, intensify, muffle, amplify, loop, pulse, engulf, magnify, intrude, overwhelm, fizzle, silence, drown out, quiet, vibrate, throb, resonate, reverberate, crackle, resound, travel, deafen, lift the spirits of, course through, blow (in the wind), bleed (instrument sounds)
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Violence & Confrontation
Violence & Confrontation > Bullying
force, yank, snatch, jab, ram, slap, lash, hit, smack, smite, whack, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, assault, blindside, sling, play with, flare (one's nostrils), tackle, strut, jump, mock, mimic, chase, steal, trap, corner, menace, threaten, swagger, squint, size up, target, waylay, fluster, shock, hold down, abuse, demand, berate, intimidate, scare, harass, ridicule, barge, spit, terrorize, terrify, persecute, humiliate, pick on, frighten, trip, disconcert, glower, pounce on, knock around, perpetrate, torment, hassle, instigate, loom over, harangue, victimize, bear down on, poke fun at, slam against (a wall), pump up (one's venom), twist (someone's arm), browbeat, e-bully
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Violence & Confrontation > De-escalating Someone's Anger
Violence & Confrontation > De-escalating Someone's Anger > Backing Off From a Fight
turn away/aside, skedaddle, draw back, yield, step back, excuse oneself, sidestep, withdraw, jump back, walk away, hold in/back, avert (a fight), avoid (someone's rage), back away/off/down, open and shut (one's mouth), lay down (one's arms), rein in (one's urge to fight), keep away, extricate (oneself), run away/off, pretend to agree, disavow
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Violence & Confrontation > De-escalating Someone's Anger > Talking One's Way Out of a Confrontation
negotiate, bargain, object, subdue, forestall, reason, win over, soften one's tone, assuage, de-escalate, stand up for, counter, charm, lower one's voice, sympathize, agree, appeal to, defuse, talk (one's way out of), threaten (to press charges), quiet one's voice, talk someone down, mirror (someone's desires/concerns), modulate (the voice), avert (an argument), join someone in their reality, disavow
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Violence & Confrontation > Defending Oneself Using Non-Violent Means
duck, secure, protect, bolt, fend off, subdue, check, block, flee, hold back/down, intercept, ward off, dodge, stave off, defend, back off/away, resist, rebuff, repel, shield, keep at bay, escape, guard, turn away, avert, pepper, run away, body block, head off, pepper-spray, back off/up, restrain (a hothead), turn someone in, bar (someone from entering), block (phone calls), lock (someone out), hold in check, keep in check, break free/off, cut off (contact), disarm (companions or opponents), drive back
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Violence & Confrontation > Disagreeing
challenge, deviate, oppose, debate, argue, dispute, contradict, diverge, depart, declare, contest, conflict, counterpose, assert, contend, disagree, take issue with, profess, dissent from, quarrel with, wrangle with, clash with, debate with, differ with, lock horns with
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Violence & Confrontation > Emotionally Charged Reactions to Someone's Anger
manipulate, duck, tense, flare (one's nostrils), stiffen, bristle, stammer, quiver, smolder, protest, object, scream, scramble, cower, tremble, shrink, interrupt, barge in, fluster, shout, yell, deny, oppose, snap back, dispute, pout, defend (oneself), decry, contradict, counter, seethe, cringe, flinch, wince, lambaste, jump back, burst (into tears), retaliate, rebuke, ream out, react, scoff at, chafe at, wave (one's arms)
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger
Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Confrontational Hand Gestures
flip the bird, flip off, give the middle finger, chin flick, raise (fist), slap (the bicep), give (the finger), make (fist), purse (fingers), encircle (middle finger), give (a thumb down)
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Non-Violent Expressions of Anger
jab, hammer, snap, protest, agitate, unleash, rend, attack, glare, explode, erupt, refuse to, harass, blow up, spit, revile, uncork, stir up, seethe, penalize, rupture, lash out, act out/up, exacerbate, storm, scowl, sneer, glower, accuse, flare up, antagonize, punish, foment, snort at, slam (the door), rampage (through the office), fly (into a rage), go wild/berserk, vituperate, rail against
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Provocation
jab, heckle, stir, agitate, badger, pester, menace, trigger, ignite, pressure, escalate, confront, foist, harass, rankle, spit, provoke, inflame, pick on, tick off, rouse, roil, aggravate, irritate, torment, plague, goad, needle, hassle, antagonize, instigate, rile, anger, incite, enrage, infuriate, pit (someone against someone else), drive (to distraction), harry, pick (a fight)
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Verbal Arguing
blast, pelt, hammer, unload, snap, fume, order, vent, sear, tear down, howl, mock, scream, fight, bellow, snarl, growl, bait, roar, exaggerate, insinuate, vilify, curse, shout, yell, demand, argue, rehash, berate, bicker, rankle, disparage, ridicule, swear, drown out, spit, insult, counter, incense, overstate, demonize, put down, blame, grill, deride, rave, bawl, lambaste, scorn, bruise, accuse, goad, chide, rebuke, ream out, dredge up, hash out, affront, cuss, foment, rail, zing, raise one's voice, edge in, snipe, damn, rant, stab (with snark), sling (insults), raise (one's voice), savage
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > What Anger Does to the One Who Feels It
gnaw, smolder, complicate, distort, weaken, cloud, spoil, compound, rankle, exhaust, corrode, eat away at, molder, erode, nauseate, embolden, fester, brew, tire out, tie someone in knots, get one's blood up, muddy (one's judgment), suppurate
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting
Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Fighting Strategy
tackle, leap, dominate, submit, fend off, corner, attack, cover, distract, deceive, trick, bluff, fake, parry, dodge, intimidate, defend, debilitate, wear out/down, ball up (one's fist), hold off, bear down on, center (oneself), back away/off/down, dash (at one's opponent), make for, clench (one's fist), roll up (one's sleeves), brandish, body-block, chase down, spring at, feint, unbalance (one's opponent)
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Kicking & Trampling
pound, squash, crunch, flatten, press, crush, grind, pulverize, dig, jump, stomp, stamp, clomp, stampede, trample, tread, boot, trip, tramp, punt, tromp, dig in (with his heel)
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Restraining Someone by Forcible Means
jam, bind, wedge, lock, restrain, trap, ensnare, cinch, engulf, tie up/down, throttle, gag, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, silence, lash together, strap, hold in/back, handcuff, cuff, snap (handcuffs), tether (with a leash), entomb
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Suffocating & Choking Someone
squeeze, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, envelop, asphyxiate, cover, subdue, muffle, engulf, throttle, hold down, strangulate, garrote, wring (one's neck)
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Violent Moves in Hand-to-Hand Fighting
seize, grasp, grab, clamp, force, yank, wrestle, punch, rip, scrape, beat, bang, jab, ram, zap, bash, maul, slug, thrash, hit, knock, slam, smack, pound, whomp, strike, whack, thwack, swipe, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, sideswipe, jam, strangle, choke, suffocate, press, gnash, chomp, thrust, shove, drive, sling, heave, lift, wrap, throw, hurl, buck, catapult, defenestrate, straddle, knuckle, shake, swing, topple, nail, bite, leap, claw, bat, catch, pounce, lunge, pin, gag, hold down, elbow, hook, lambaste, spar, scuffle, spring at, knee, deal (someone a blow)
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Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons
Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons > Guns
blast, load, shoot, fire, bombard, discharge, cock, aim, backfire, shell, kick back, snipe, misfire, brandish, take aim, open fire, pump full of lead, off, gun down
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Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons > Knives
tear, chop, hack, sever, lop off, slash, butcher, eviscerate, disembowel, crosscut, rip, shave off, shear, scrape, skin, dice, score, nick, graze, jab, slice, dig, shred, whet, stab, slit, cut, incise, carve, sharpen, stick, pierce, puncture, scar, jag, scuff, spike, wield, plunge, hone, knife, sheathe (a knife), impale, lacerate, filet, riddle bash
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Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons > Wielding a Blunt Object
hack, beat, club, lash, hit, slam, strike, clobber, batter, swing, bat, stick, wield, cudgel, truncheon, bludgeon, clout
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Violence & Confrontation > Hatred
Violence & Confrontation > Hatred > Hating Someone
tense up, stiffen, bristle, glare, spurn, revile, prickle, despise, loathe, hate, dislike, scorn, turn against, get one's blood up, tighten (lips/stomach), abhor, detest, rage
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Violence & Confrontation > Hatred > How Hatred Feels in the Person Who Generates It
rise, churn, poison, boil, spike, heat up, sour, pump up, embitter, fester, simmer, flare up, tighten (lips/stomach), blacken (one's mood)
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Violence & Confrontation > How Arguments Often Start
bore, hit, manipulate, lie, steal, assume, control, cheat, betray, fib, polarize, welsh, disrespect, frustrate, refuse to, deny, lose control, confront, harp, renege, carp, stab in the back, throw under the bus, badmouth, chomp at the bit, champ at the bit, aggravate, exasperate, nag, accuse, act out, antagonize, fudge (the truth), drink (too much), dispense with (civility), fail to (carry out responsibilities), break agreements, commit (adultery), go behind someone's back, forget (to call), sneak around, skip out on, shirk (responsibilities)
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Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence
Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence > Acts of Extreme Savagery
mangle, maim, mutilate, maul, crack open, carve, rend, run over, slit open, force open, slit (throat), dismember, behead, decapitate
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Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence > How Blood Spills From a Wound or Cut
drop, pour, stain, bleed, spatter, splatter, spot, ink, dry, splash, ooze, drip, trickle, dribble, spurt, gush, flow, stream, spill, blind, cascade, pulse, pool, harden, bruise, coagulate, geyser, hemorrhage, clot, lose (consciousness/blood)
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Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence > Physically Injuring Someone
tear, cleave, mangle, slash, maim, mutilate, rip, maul, crack, twist, snap, shred, crack open, pry, slit, split, cut, shatter, break, claw, rend, jag, burst, blind, open, bloody, cripple, hurt, rupture, splinter, hook, contort, injure, slit open, wound, punish, inflict, collar, gash, force open, bust informal), pitch (to the ground), low bridge (basketball specific), necktie, duel (chiefly historical)
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Violence & Confrontation > Opposition
Violence & Confrontation > Opposition > Jockeying
struggle, manipulate, maneuver, steer, play, fight, challenge, edge, scramble, size up, finagle, outwit, undermine, outdo, rival, compete, vie for, jockey, jostle, parley, ease, contend, stake one's claim
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Violence & Confrontation > Opposition > Opposing
slash, blindside, buck, stiffen, tackle, test, overpower, fight, foil, size up, block, polarize, target, subvert, thwart, prohibit, obstruct, reject, combat, outdo, compete, demand, vie for, confront, battle, dispute, refuse, contradict, override, contest, defy, stand one's ground, counter, rebuff, repel, counterpose, keep at bay, warn, soldier on, instigate, pit against, spar, drive back, hold out/up, turn on/against/down, choke off, play off/against
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse
Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Abuse of Animals
beat, strike, poke, prod, kick, test, agitate, tie up, fatten, confine, fight, cage, mistreat, leave, drop off, starve, drown, overcrowd, bet on, underfeed, maltreat, lock out/in, hit (against), conduct (research), overfeed, whip (horse), overwork
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Harsh Discipline & Abuse of Children (Other Than Sexual)
force, beat, slap, lash, thrash, hit, belt, smack, strike, swat, whack, wallop, drag, shake, lock, confine, menace, beat down, abuse, mistreat, shame, disparage, starve, insult, hurt, torture, isolate, humiliate, cuff, infantilize, subject to, spank, backhand
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Kidnapping
pull, force, snatch, drag, chain, restrain, overpower, bait, ensnare, threaten, muffle, lure, gag, smuggle, kidnap, drug, tie down, keep track of, coax, lock (up), abduct, dope, roofie, cover (someone's mouth), lead away, hold gun (to head), entice (someone into a van), chloroform, knock (unconscious), jump tail
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Physically Abusive Actions Other Than Sexual Abuse
grab, force, mangle, beat, mash, club, bash, slap, lash, hit, smack, smite, whack, thwack, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, assault, strangle, muscle, chain, kick, strip, restrain, dominate, overpower, tear into, bear down, subdue, violate, pin down, abuse, subjugate, foist, scare, flay, strong-arm, flagellate, persecute, torture, penalize, pounce on, misuse, lock up, perpetrate, tyrannize, afflict, torment, punish, subject to, loom over, victimize, scathe
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Undergoing Abuse
suffer, bear, bleed, swallow, submit, stumble, cower, stagger, endure, put up with, stomach, undergo, cry out, cover (one's head), curl (into a fetal position), ball up (one's fist), call for (help), shut down (one's feelings), wait (for the abuse to end), take it, fear (one's perpetrator), listen (for a chance to escape)
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down
Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Blaming
point, frame, scold, charge, tear into, attack, insinuate, harp, chastise, berate, carp, throw under the bus, blame, reproach, pin blame on, lash out, accuse, proscribe, lay blame on, incriminate, rebuke, reprimand, lecture, ream out, fault, harangue, condemn, castigate, moralize, rant, find (fault)
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Criticizing With a Substantive Complaint
hammer, unload, scold, pan, correct, critique, criticize, judge, chastise, berate, grumble, decry, discredit, belittle, deride, inveigh against, rebuke, ream out, air (a grievance), find fault, attack (with vitriolic language), take to task, rail against, savage
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Denigrating
knock, trash, tear down, challenge, attack, slander, defame, vilify, marginalize, deflate, decry, disparage, slur, debase, insult, revile, smear, repudiate, trivialize, demean, discredit, demonize, put down, malign, belittle, denigrate, badmouth, dis, deride, inveigh against, rip apart, mar, deprecate, scoff at, disdain, snipe
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Snark & Mockery
jab, bash, knock, sling, chafe, trash, stab, mock, imitate, wag, impersonate, tease, spout, caricature, exaggerate, decry, disparage, ridicule, insult, demean, dismiss, belittle, pooh-pooh, deride, ape, lambaste, scorn, snicker, snigger, make fun of, rebuke, scoff at, snort at, parody, snark, swipe at, roll (eyes), lampoon, spoof, satirize, deal (a blow)
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Venting
bash, slam, hammer, abrade, unload, dump, trash, ventilate, vent, tear down, spout, backstab, chastise, berate, release, complain, grumble, gossip, put down, pick apart, inveigh against, tick off, air, rip apart, rebuke, ream out, take issue with, pour out, express (disdain), voice (complaints)
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Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking
Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking > Date Rape
force, push down, grope, strip, overpower, slip, threaten, pretend, distort, convince, persuade, pressure, hold down, take advantage of, abuse, coerce, foist, tempt, scare, blame, enter, frighten, insist, drug, goad, rape, push into a corner, lock the door, rip (clothes), touch (inappropriately), spike (with drugs), warp (judgment), smooth-talk, get into someone's pants, exploit (someone's innocence), get someone drunk, roofie (slang), force oneself upon, foist oneself upon
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Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking > Misleading Youth Into Depravity or the Sex Trade
lie, fabricate, bait, pretend, deceive, trick, dupe, scam, con, fake, misrepresent, mislead, delude, convince, persuade, fool, lure, sway, spoil, recruit, corrupt, rope in, foist, reel in, entice, influence, pervert, traffic, transport, victimize, promise, coax, pimp (slang), tempt (young girls with offers of education or jobs), falsify (documents), deprave, debauch, lead astray, take (across a border), confiscate (one's passport)
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Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking > Rape
beat, slap, lash, hit, bind, grind, thrust, heave, grope, scratch, chain, strip, bite, grunt, dominate, overpower, arouse, tie, climax, violate, gag, penetrate, demand, plunge, spit, hurt, flagellate, surge, unzip, handcuff, impregnate, role-play, punish, copulate, defile, come, ejaculate, ravish, fornicate, blindfold, rape, molest, foist oneself upon, force oneself on, subject (someone to humiliation), screw (slang), fuck (obscene), bag (obscene), rail (obscene), nail (obscene), bang (obscene), ball (obscene), roll (slang), hump (obscene), knock up (slang), diddle (obscene)
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Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking > Sexual Abuse of Children
lie, overpower, threaten, pretend, cover up, exploit, gag, silence, take advantage of, abuse, demand, scare, shame, terrify, humiliate, enter, frighten, insist, inflict, promise, rape, molest, foist (oneself upon), force (oneself upon), rub against
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Violence & Confrontation > The Moment Violence Breaks Out
grab, wrestle, tussle, wrangle, struggle, grapple, clash, scrap, brace, tackle, challenge, threaten, arm, brawl, lock horns, skirmish, fall upon (one another), come to blows, scuffle, exchange blows, wrassle (informal – non-standard spelling of wrestle), rassle (non-standard spelling of wrestle), grab hold of, seize (someone's arm), draw weapons, feud, challenge (someone to a fight), descend into violence, call someone out, gird (for battle), throw fists
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Violence & Confrontation > Vandalism
smash, mutilate, shove, trash, paint, spray, wreck, shatter, tag, spatter, splatter, emblazon, mark, key (a car), graffiti, sabotage, ruin, vandalize, disfigure, deface, rampage, scrawl (graffiti), throw (a rock through the window), tip over (cows), set fire to, egg, tp, toilet paper, destroy (public property), desecrate (a religious building), upend (furniture), damage (private property), overturn (furniture)
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Violence & Confrontation > Violent Crimes, Torture & Persecution
Violence & Confrontation > Violent Crimes, Torture & Persecution > Methods of Torture
chop, hack, disembowel, amputate, beat, club, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, drag, slice, stab, strip, asphyxiate, burn, hold down, cut (off), starve, disfigure, whip, flay, lynch, flagellate, humiliate, scald, waterboard, dismember, main, hang (on a hook/rack), stretch (on a rack), impale, scalp, deprive (of water or sleep), break (bones), remove (fingernails), tar and feather, ride the rail, pluck out, denail
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Violence & Confrontation > Violent Crimes, Torture & Persecution > Violent Crimes
maim, assault, batter, shoot, stab, kill, attack, poison, rob, mug, bomb, kidnap, perpetrate, pimp, murder, rape, commit (murder), abduct, molest, knife, set fire to (a structure), commit (arson), abuse (animal/child/spouse)
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Violence & Confrontation > Violent Crimes, Torture & Persecution > Violent Persecution
hack, maim, butcher, beat, club, bash, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, hang, stab, destroy, slaughter, asphyxiate, commandeer, loot, pillage, ransack, finish someone off, execute, liquidate, annihilate, eliminate, exterminate, mow down, whip, flay, lynch, flagellate, torture, cut down, dispatch, drown, assassinate, string up, dismember, murder, slay, martyr, massacre, bump off, feed to the fishes, commit genocide
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Violence & Confrontation > War
Violence & Confrontation > War > Aftermath of War
Violence & Confrontation > War > Aftermath of War > Abolition of Slavery
abolish (slavery), lose (slaves), manumit, release (from bondage), emancipation proclamation, let go, liberate, set free, free, unchain, unshackle
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Aftermath of War > The Experience of the Vanquished
expel, oust, topple, concede, bear, submit, surrender, lose (territory), waive (rights), yield (control), pillage, abdicate, damage, endure, resign oneself, displace, grant, cater to, capitulate, dread, forgo, cede, relinquish, rape, balkanize, dislocate, transfer (power)
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Attacking During War
Violence & Confrontation > War > Attacking During War > Attacking From the Ground
force, mash, blast, strike, clobber, pelt, pummel, assault, drive, unload, shoot, fire, bombard, encircle, signal, level, pop, smoke, synchronize, strip, dismantle, sear, invade, troop, charge, rumble, chase, throng, unleash, trap, bear down, advance, scout, converge, riddle, flare, singe, explode, burn, commandeer, raid, run amok, combat, levy, mow down, fan out, storm, assail, march, bivouac, torch, besiege, deploy, whiz, snipe, rampage, roll through/into (tanks), hit (a target), set off (a bomb), chunk, barrage, convoy, dynamite, redeploy
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Attacking During War > Bombs
pelt, batter, bombard, discharge, eject, jettison, target, release, bomb, home in on, shell, assail, time, drop (bombs), carpet-bomb, strafe, fly over, mortar, torpedo, hammer (the city with bombs), lob (missile)
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Attacking During War > Chemical Warfare
dump, spray, unleash, poison, contaminate, release, adulterate, infect, fumigate, agent orange, immolate
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