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verb
- refrain from doing something
- stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- declare invalid
- refrain from certain foods or beverages
- (transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
- (transitive) To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
- (transitive, now law) To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
- (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
- (transitive, law) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- (transitive) To try not to do something or to have something happen.
verb
noun
verb
- refrain from doing
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- prevent the action or expression of
- wait before acting
- (idiomatic, transitive) To delay the progress of, especially in school.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To contain; stop.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
verb
- prevent (someone or something) from doing something
- prevent the action or expression of
- restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
- (transitive) To strain again.
- (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- (transitive) To control or keep in check.
verb
- keep from expressing
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- engulf and destroy
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- take back what one has said
- utter unclearly
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge
- (intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
- (transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
- (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
- (transitive) To retract; to recant.
- (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
- (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
noun
- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
- the act of swallowing
- a small amount of liquid food
- A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
- (Nigeria) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing, commonly paired and eaten with various types of soup.
- (nautical) The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
- The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
verb
- refrain from harming
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
noun
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
conj
prep
verb
- refrain from harming
- give up what is not strictly needed
- use frugally or carefully
- save or relieve from an experience or action
- (specifically) To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
- (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
- (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
- (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
- (transitive) To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
adj
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- thin and fit
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
- Not occupied or in current use.
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- (UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
noun
- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- A superfluous or second-best person.
- (Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- (Myanmar) assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
prefix
- Avoiding an action.
- Absence, the absence of the root (a quantity).
- prevocalic form of nona-
- Not, the negation of the root word (a quality).
- Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
- Neutral in quality.
verb
- be inactive, refrain from acting
- have a place in relation to something else
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- rest on or as if on a pillow
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- be inherent or innate in
- not move; be in a resting position
- sit, as on a branch
- give a rest to
- be at rest
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
- (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
- (no object, with complement) To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
- (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
- (intransitive) To lie dormant.
- (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
- (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- (transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest.
- (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
noun
- a state of inaction
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a support on which things can be put
- a pause for relaxation
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- (uncountable) That which remains.
- (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
- (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
- (UK, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
- (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
verb
noun
verb
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- hold and prevent from leaving
- supply with room and board
- retain possession of
- prevent the action or expression of
- behave as expected during holidays or rites
- to rear
- store or keep customarily
- maintain for use and service
- retain rights to
- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
- have as a supply
- supply with necessities and support
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- fail to spoil or rot
- stick to correctly or closely
- maintain by writing regular records
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- conform one's action or practice to
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- prevent (food) from rotting
- (transitive, Singapore, Wales) To put (something) back (to its original location or appropriate place); to put away.
- (transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
- (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
- To have habitually in stock for sale.
- (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
- (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- (of living things) To raise; to care for.
- To restrain.
- (transitive) To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
- (transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
- (with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
- To maintain possession of.
- To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
- To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
- To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
- To remain edible or otherwise usable.
- To continue.
- (copulative) To remain in a state.
noun
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the financial means whereby one lives
- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
- (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
- (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
verb
verb
- deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
- deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
- refuse to recognize or acknowledge
- declare untrue; contradict
- refuse to accept or believe
- refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
- refuse to let have
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- (sports, transitive) To prevent from scoring.
- (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
- (transitive) To disallow or reject.
- (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
noun
- abstaining from excess
- a manner that is serious and solemn
- the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
- moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
- Soundness of judgment.
- The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
- Modesty in color or style.
- A state of moderation or seriousness.
- The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
- The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
noun
- abstaining from excess
- the trait of avoiding excesses
- the act of tempering
- Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
- Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
- Moderation of passion; calmness.
verb
- keep away from others
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- set apart from others
- requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
- (intransitive) To withdraw; to retire.
- To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
- (transitive, US, politics, law) To remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget.
- To separate in order to store.
- (law) To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims.
- To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
- (chemistry) To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound.
- (international law) To seize and hold enemy property.
- To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.
- To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
noun
verb
- keep away from others
- Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.
- withdraw from active participation
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- take back what one has said
- cause to be returned
- lose interest
- retire gracefully
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.
- To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
- (specifically, military) Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat.
- To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
- To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
- To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
- Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.
- To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.
- To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
- Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.
- To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
- To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.)
- To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
- To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
- (banking, finance) To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.
verb
adj
noun
- (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
verb
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
intj
verb
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see help.
- (reflexive) To serve oneself, especially to take food or other supplies, rather than wait to be served by another; used to indicate friendly permission or invitation.
- (chiefly in the negative) To exhibit self-control.
- (reflexive) To take something freely; to serve oneself without restraint.
verb
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
- (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- cover or back with foil
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- enhance by contrast
noun
- (hunting) The track of an animal.
- (chiefly uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- (hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
- (architecture) A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- (authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- A very thin sheet of metal or plastic.
- (aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A premium trading card with a glossy finish.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
verb
- prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
- limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
- (Philippines) To recuse.
- (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
noun
- The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
- The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
- (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
- (ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
verb
- avoid speaking to or dealing with
- expel from a community or group
- (by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
- (transitive, Ancient Greece, historical) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
verb
- prevent from happening or continuing
- (intransitive) To unplug or cut power to a machine.
- (intransitive, informal) To commit suicide.
- (intransitive, informal) To turn off life support.
- (intransitive, informal) To cease to support; to halt. [with on ‘someone or something’]
- (intransitive, informal) To cease production or publication.
verb
- (slang) To stop; to refrain from.
- (Internet slang, gaming, ambitransitive) To use a controversial or unsporting tactic to gain an advantage (especially in a game.)
- (slang) To smile excessively, as for a camera.
- To prepare curds for making cheese.
- (technology) To make holes in a pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
- (video games, slang) To use an unconventional, all-in strategy to take one's opponent by surprise early in the game (especially for real-time strategy games).
- (slang) To anger or irritate someone, usually in combination with "off".
- used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)
- wind onto a cheese
intj
noun
- (technology) Holed pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
- (uncountable, slang, baseball) A fastball.
- (countable) Any particular variety of cheese.
- (gaming) The exploitation, or opportunity for exploitation, of an unintentional video game mechanic.
- (slang) Wealth, fame, excellence, importance.
- (uncountable, slang) A dangerous mixture of black tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. The resulting powder resembles grated cheese and is snorted.
- (uncountable, UK) A thick variety of jam (fruit preserve), as distinguished from a thinner variety (sometimes called jelly)
- (countable, UK) In skittles, the roughly ovoid object that is thrown to knock down the skittles.
- (countable) A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.
- (uncountable, slang) Money.
- A low curtsey; so called on account of the cheese shape assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.
- (vulgar, slang) Smegma.
- (uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
- A substance resembling cream cheese, such as lemon cheese
- A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the shape of a cheese.
- The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia) or marshmallow (Althaea officinalis).
- (uncountable, colloquial) That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.
- erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
- a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
verb
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
- (transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
- (transitive, law) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
- (transitive, originally) To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
verb
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- (transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
- To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
- (UK, law) To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
- To deprive (with of).
- (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
noun
verb
- keep from departing
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
noun
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
noun
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- The absence of any sound.
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- the absence of sound
- a refusal to speak when expected
verb
intj
adj
- shunning contact with others
- hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
- Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
- Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
- Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
noun
verb
- To restrain; to keep from approaching.
- (board games) To remove a piece from play.
- To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
- (backgammon) To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
- (nautical) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
- remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
verb
- prevent from speaking out
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- cause to retch or choke
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
noun
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
verb
- prevent from speaking out
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- fit with a muzzle
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
- (transitive) To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
- (intransitive) To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
noun
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- the open circular discharging end of a gun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
- (chiefly Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
- (firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
- A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A person's mouth.
verb
- avert, turn away, or repel
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- (lacrosse) To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending player's body or stick.
- (transitive) To parry, or turn aside.
- (transitive) To avert or prevent.
verb
- prevent from leaving or from being removed
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- close in
- (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To forbid (someone) from doing something.
- (transitive) To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
- (transitive, US, military) To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc).
- (transitive, Roman Catholicism) To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.
- destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
- command against
noun
- (Scots law) An injunction.
- A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
- an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
- a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
verb
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- To put into bottles.
- (sports, slang) To prevent (an opponent) from achieving any effective action.
- (informal) To comprehensively defeat.
- (idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
- To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
verb
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- lessen to the point of stopping
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- bring under control by force or authority
- put out of one's consciousness
- To stop a flow or stream.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- (military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- To prevent publication.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
verb
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- deliberately delay an event or action
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
noun
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
noun
- abstaining from excess
- a manner that is serious and solemn
- the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
- moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
- Soundness of judgment.
- The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
- Modesty in color or style.
- A state of moderation or seriousness.
- The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
- The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
noun
- abstaining from excess
- the trait of avoiding excesses
- the act of tempering
- Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
- Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
- Moderation of passion; calmness.
noun
- The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
- The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
- Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
- (business) Delay of spending to accrue capital.
- (ecclesiastical) Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
- act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
noun
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- The absence of any sound.
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- the absence of sound
- a refusal to speak when expected
verb
intj
verb
- refrain from doing something
- stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- declare invalid
- refrain from certain foods or beverages
- (transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
- (transitive) To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
- (transitive, now law) To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
- (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
- (transitive, law) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- (transitive) To try not to do something or to have something happen.
verb
noun
verb
- refrain from doing
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- prevent the action or expression of
- wait before acting
- (idiomatic, transitive) To delay the progress of, especially in school.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To contain; stop.
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
verb
- prevent (someone or something) from doing something
- prevent the action or expression of
- restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
- (transitive) To strain again.
- (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- (transitive) To control or keep in check.
verb
- keep from expressing
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- engulf and destroy
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- take back what one has said
- utter unclearly
- believe or accept without questioning or challenge
- (intransitive) To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
- (transitive) To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
- (transitive) To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
- (transitive) To retract; to recant.
- (intransitive) To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
- (transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
- (transitive) To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
noun
- small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
- the act of swallowing
- a small amount of liquid food
- A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
- (Nigeria) Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing, commonly paired and eaten with various types of soup.
- (nautical) The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
- The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
verb
- refrain from harming
- accumulate money for future use
- retain rights to
- spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- spend less; buy at a reduced price
- make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
- save from sins
- record data on a computer
- bring into safety
- (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- (informal) To avoid saying something.
- (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
- (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- (reflexive, often with "for") To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
- (transitive) To store for future use.
- (Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
noun
- (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
- (roleplaying games) A saving throw.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- (baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- (informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
- (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
conj
prep
verb
- refrain from harming
- give up what is not strictly needed
- use frugally or carefully
- save or relieve from an experience or action
- (specifically) To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
- (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
- (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
- (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
- (transitive) To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
adj
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- thin and fit
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
- Not occupied or in current use.
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- (UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
noun
- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- A superfluous or second-best person.
- (Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- (Myanmar) assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
verb
- be inactive, refrain from acting
- have a place in relation to something else
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- rest on or as if on a pillow
- stay the same; remain in a certain state
- be inherent or innate in
- not move; be in a resting position
- sit, as on a branch
- give a rest to
- be at rest
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
- (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
- (no object, with complement) To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
- (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
- (intransitive) To lie dormant.
- (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
- (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- (transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest.
- (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
noun
- a state of inaction
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a support on which things can be put
- a pause for relaxation
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- (uncountable) That which remains.
- (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
- (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
- (UK, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
- (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
verb
noun
verb
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- hold and prevent from leaving
- supply with room and board
- retain possession of
- prevent the action or expression of
- behave as expected during holidays or rites
- to rear
- store or keep customarily
- maintain for use and service
- retain rights to
- look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
- have as a supply
- supply with necessities and support
- maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
- fail to spoil or rot
- stick to correctly or closely
- maintain by writing regular records
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- conform one's action or practice to
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- prevent (food) from rotting
- (transitive, Singapore, Wales) To put (something) back (to its original location or appropriate place); to put away.
- (transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
- (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
- To have habitually in stock for sale.
- (ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
- (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- (of living things) To raise; to care for.
- To restrain.
- (transitive) To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
- (transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
- (with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
- To maintain possession of.
- To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
- To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
- To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
- To remain edible or otherwise usable.
- To continue.
- (copulative) To remain in a state.
noun
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the financial means whereby one lives
- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
- (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
- (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
verb
verb
- deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
- deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
- refuse to recognize or acknowledge
- declare untrue; contradict
- refuse to accept or believe
- refuse to grant, as of a petition or request
- refuse to let have
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- (sports, transitive) To prevent from scoring.
- (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
- (transitive) To disallow or reject.
- (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
verb
- keep away from others
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- set apart from others
- requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
- (intransitive) To withdraw; to retire.
- To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
- (transitive, US, politics, law) To remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget.
- To separate in order to store.
- (law) To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims.
- To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
- (chemistry) To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound.
- (international law) To seize and hold enemy property.
- To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.
- To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
noun
verb
- keep away from others
- Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.
- withdraw from active participation
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- take back what one has said
- cause to be returned
- lose interest
- retire gracefully
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.
- To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
- (specifically, military) Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat.
- To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
- To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
- To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
- Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.
- To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.
- To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
- Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.
- To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
- To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.)
- To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
- To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
- (banking, finance) To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.
verb
adj
noun
- (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
verb
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- give help or assistance; be of service
- take or use
- improve the condition of
- improve; change for the better
- contribute to the furtherance of
- be of use
- help to some food; help with food or drink
- (Hong Kong, Singapore) To do something on the behalf of someone.
- (Singapore, Singlish, imperative) To assist or sympathize with (the speaker); used to express displeasure, disappointment or exasperation.
- (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
- (transitive) To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- (intransitive) To provide assistance.
- (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
noun
- a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- a means of serving
- a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise.
- (countable) A study aid.
- Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
- (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- (computing) Documentation provided with computer software that could be accessed using the computer.
- (uncountable) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training.
intj
verb
- abstain from doing; always used with a negative
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see help.
- (reflexive) To serve oneself, especially to take food or other supplies, rather than wait to be served by another; used to indicate friendly permission or invitation.
- (chiefly in the negative) To exhibit self-control.
- (reflexive) To take something freely; to serve oneself without restraint.
verb
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
- (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- cover or back with foil
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- enhance by contrast
noun
- (hunting) The track of an animal.
- (chiefly uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- (hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
- (architecture) A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- (authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- A very thin sheet of metal or plastic.
- (aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A premium trading card with a glossy finish.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
verb
- prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
- limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
- (Philippines) To recuse.
- (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
verb
- avoid speaking to or dealing with
- expel from a community or group
- (by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
- (transitive, Ancient Greece, historical) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
verb
- prevent from happening or continuing
- (intransitive) To unplug or cut power to a machine.
- (intransitive, informal) To commit suicide.
- (intransitive, informal) To turn off life support.
- (intransitive, informal) To cease to support; to halt. [with on ‘someone or something’]
- (intransitive, informal) To cease production or publication.
verb
- (slang) To stop; to refrain from.
- (Internet slang, gaming, ambitransitive) To use a controversial or unsporting tactic to gain an advantage (especially in a game.)
- (slang) To smile excessively, as for a camera.
- To prepare curds for making cheese.
- (technology) To make holes in a pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
- (video games, slang) To use an unconventional, all-in strategy to take one's opponent by surprise early in the game (especially for real-time strategy games).
- (slang) To anger or irritate someone, usually in combination with "off".
- used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)
- wind onto a cheese
intj
noun
- (technology) Holed pattern of circuitry to decrease pattern density.
- (uncountable, slang, baseball) A fastball.
- (countable) Any particular variety of cheese.
- (gaming) The exploitation, or opportunity for exploitation, of an unintentional video game mechanic.
- (slang) Wealth, fame, excellence, importance.
- (uncountable, slang) A dangerous mixture of black tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. The resulting powder resembles grated cheese and is snorted.
- (uncountable, UK) A thick variety of jam (fruit preserve), as distinguished from a thinner variety (sometimes called jelly)
- (countable, UK) In skittles, the roughly ovoid object that is thrown to knock down the skittles.
- (countable) A piece of cheese, especially one moulded into a large round shape during manufacture.
- (uncountable, slang) Money.
- A low curtsey; so called on account of the cheese shape assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration.
- (vulgar, slang) Smegma.
- (uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
- A substance resembling cream cheese, such as lemon cheese
- A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the shape of a cheese.
- The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of dwarf mallow (Malva rotundifolia) or marshmallow (Althaea officinalis).
- (uncountable, colloquial) That which is melodramatic, overly emotional, or cliché, i.e. cheesy.
- erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
- a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
verb
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
- (transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
- (transitive, law) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.
- (transitive, originally) To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.
verb
- keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- (transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
- To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
- (UK, law) To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
- To deprive (with of).
- (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
noun
verb
- keep from departing
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
noun
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
verb
- To restrain; to keep from approaching.
- (board games) To remove a piece from play.
- To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
- (backgammon) To remove one of one's own checkers from the board.
- (nautical) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.
- remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
verb
- prevent from speaking out
- make jokes or quips
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- cause to retch or choke
- be too tight; rub or press
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- (transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
- (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
- (ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
- (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
- (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
noun
- a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- (LGBTQ slang) A shocking or surprising thing.
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- (figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
- (film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
verb
- prevent from speaking out
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- fit with a muzzle
- (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
- (transitive) To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
- (intransitive) To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
noun
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- the open circular discharging end of a gun
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.
- (chiefly Scotland) A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached.
- (firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.
- A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) A person's mouth.
verb
- avert, turn away, or repel
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- (lacrosse) To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending player's body or stick.
- (transitive) To parry, or turn aside.
- (transitive) To avert or prevent.
verb
- prevent from leaving or from being removed
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- close in
- (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To forbid (someone) from doing something.
- (transitive) To forbid (an action or thing) by formal or legal sanction.
- (transitive, US, military) To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc).
- (transitive, Roman Catholicism) To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict.
- destroy by firepower, such as an enemy's line of communication
- command against
noun
- (Scots law) An injunction.
- A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
- an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
- a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
verb
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- To put into bottles.
- (sports, slang) To prevent (an opponent) from achieving any effective action.
- (informal) To comprehensively defeat.
- (idiomatic) To keep suppressed and hidden.
- To prevent (enemy vessels) from leaving an anchorage.
verb
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- lessen to the point of stopping
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- bring under control by force or authority
- put out of one's consciousness
- To stop a flow or stream.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- (military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- To prevent publication.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
verb
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- deliberately delay an event or action
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- come to a stop
- cause an engine to stop
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- (transitive, aeronautics) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- To fatten.
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- (intransitive, aeronautics) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
noun
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small area set off by walls for special use
- small individual study area in a library
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A small partitioned space or roomlet used for a shower or a toilet.
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
noun
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- The absence of any sound.
- Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
- the trait of keeping things secret
- the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
- the absence of sound
- a refusal to speak when expected
verb
intj
adj
- shunning contact with others
- hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
- Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
- Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
- Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.