| pace
|
(verb) walk with slow or fast paces |
- |
|---|
| (verb) go at a pace |
- |
| (verb) measure (distances) by pacing |
Synonyms:
step |
| (verb) regulate or set the pace of |
- |
| pacify
|
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of |
Synonyms:
gentle,
mollify,
conciliate,
appease,
assuage,
placate,
gruntle,
lenify |
|---|
| (verb) fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location) |
- |
| pack
|
(verb) arrange in a container |
- |
|---|
| (verb) fill to capacity |
- |
| (verb) compress into a wad |
Synonyms:
bundle,
wad,
compact |
| (verb) carry, as on one's back |
- |
| (verb) set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome |
- |
| (verb) have with oneself; have on one's person |
Synonyms:
carry,
take |
| (verb) press tightly together or cram |
Synonyms:
jam,
mob,
pile,
throng |
| (verb) hike with a backpack |
Synonyms:
backpack |
| (verb) press down tightly |
Synonyms:
tamp,
tamp down |
| (verb) seal with packing |
- |
| (verb) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily |
Synonyms:
compact |
| (verb) load with a pack |
Synonyms:
load down |
| (verb) treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood |
- |
| package
|
(verb) put into a box |
Synonyms:
box |
|---|
| pad
|
(verb) add details to |
Synonyms:
embellish,
blow up,
dramatise,
dramatize,
embroider,
aggrandise,
aggrandize,
lard |
|---|
| (verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
Synonyms:
plod,
slog,
footslog,
tramp,
trudge |
| (verb) line or stuff with soft material |
Synonyms:
fill out |
| (verb) add padding to |
Synonyms:
bolster |
| paddle
|
(verb) propel with a paddle |
- |
|---|
| (verb) play in or as if in water, as of small children |
Synonyms:
dabble,
splash around |
| (verb) swim like a dog in shallow water |
- |
| (verb) walk unsteadily, with short steps |
Synonyms:
dodder,
waddle,
coggle,
toddle,
totter |
| (verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking |
Synonyms:
spank,
larrup |
| (verb) stir with a paddle |
- |
| padlock
|
(verb) fasten with a padlock |
- |
|---|
| paganise
|
(verb) make pagan in character |
Synonyms:
paganize |
|---|
| paganize
|
(verb) make pagan in character |
Synonyms:
paganise |
|---|
| page
|
(verb) contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system |
- |
|---|
| (verb) work as a page |
- |
| (verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript |
Synonyms:
foliate,
paginate |
| paginate
|
(verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript |
Synonyms:
page,
foliate |
|---|
| pain
|
(verb) cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed |
Synonyms:
trouble,
ail |
|---|
| (verb) cause emotional anguish or make miserable |
Synonyms:
hurt,
anguish |
| paint
|
(verb) make a painting |
- |
|---|
| (verb) apply paint to; coat with paint |
- |
| (verb) make a painting of |
- |
| (verb) apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil |
- |
| pair
|
(verb) form a pair or pairs |
Synonyms:
pair off,
partner off,
couple |
|---|
| (verb) bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
Synonyms:
match,
mate,
couple,
twin |
| (verb) occur in pairs |
Synonyms:
geminate |
| (verb) arrange in pairs |
Synonyms:
geminate |
| (verb) engage in sexual intercourse |
Synonyms:
mate,
couple,
copulate |
| pal
|
(verb) become friends; act friendly towards |
Synonyms:
pal up,
chum up |
|---|
| palatalise
|
(verb) pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate |
Synonyms:
palatalize |
|---|
| palatalize
|
(verb) pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate |
Synonyms:
palatalise |
|---|
| palaver
|
(verb) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
Synonyms:
maunder,
piffle,
prate,
prattle,
gabble,
gibber,
chatter,
clack,
blab,
blabber,
tattle,
tittle-tattle,
twaddle |
|---|
| (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
Synonyms:
inveigle,
wheedle,
sweet-talk,
cajole,
coax,
blarney |
| (verb) have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds |
- |
| pale
|
(verb) turn pale, as if in fear |
Synonyms:
blanch,
blench |
|---|
| palisade
|
(verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify |
Synonyms:
wall,
surround,
fence,
fence in |
|---|
| pall
|
(verb) become less interesting or attractive |
Synonyms:
dull |
|---|
| (verb) cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away |
Synonyms:
dash,
daunt,
scare,
scare away,
scare off,
frighten away,
frighten off |
| (verb) cover with a pall |
- |
| (verb) cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing |
Synonyms:
cloy |
| (verb) cause to become flat |
- |
| (verb) lose sparkle or bouquet |
Synonyms:
die,
become flat |
| (verb) lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to) |
- |
| (verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody |
Synonyms:
tire,
jade,
weary,
fatigue |
| palliate
|
(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of |
Synonyms:
mitigate,
extenuate |
|---|
| (verb) provide physical relief, as from pain |
Synonyms:
relieve,
alleviate,
assuage |
| palm
|
(verb) touch, lift, or hold with the hands |
Synonyms:
handle |
|---|
| palpate
|
(verb) examine (a body part) by palpation |
Synonyms:
feel |
|---|
| palpebrate
|
(verb) wink or blink, especially repeatedly |
- |
|---|
| palpitate
|
(verb) cause to throb or beat rapidly |
- |
|---|
| (verb) shake with fast, tremulous movements |
Synonyms:
quake,
quiver |
| (verb) beat rapidly |
Synonyms:
flutter |
| palsy
|
(verb) affect with palsy |
- |
|---|
| palter
|
(verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
Synonyms:
prevaricate,
equivocate,
beat around the bush,
tergiversate |
|---|
| pamper
|
(verb) treat with excessive indulgence |
Synonyms:
indulge,
mollycoddle,
spoil,
cocker,
coddle,
cosset,
baby,
featherbed |
|---|
| pan
|
(verb) make a sweeping movement |
- |
|---|
| (verb) wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals |
Synonyms:
pan out,
pan off |
| (verb) express a totally negative opinion of |
Synonyms:
trash,
tear apart |
| pander
|
(verb) yield (to); give satisfaction to |
Synonyms:
indulge,
gratify |
|---|
| (verb) arrange for sexual partners for others |
Synonyms:
procure,
pimp |
| panel
|
(verb) decorate with panels |
- |
|---|
| (verb) select from a list |
Synonyms:
impanel,
empanel |
| panhandle
|
(verb) beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money |
- |
|---|
| panic
|
(verb) be overcome by a sudden fear |
- |
|---|
| (verb) cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic |
- |
| pant
|
(verb) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted |
Synonyms:
heave,
puff,
gasp |
|---|
| (verb) utter while panting, as if out of breath |
- |
| pantomime
|
(verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only |
Synonyms:
mime |
|---|
| paper
|
(verb) cover with paper |
- |
|---|
| (verb) cover with wallpaper |
Synonyms:
wallpaper |
| par
|
(verb) make a score (on a hole) equal to par |
- |
|---|
| parachute
|
(verb) jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute |
Synonyms:
jump,
chute |
|---|
| parade
|
(verb) walk ostentatiously |
Synonyms:
march,
exhibit |
|---|
| (verb) march in a procession in a public place |
Synonyms:
promenade,
troop |
| paragraph
|
(verb) divide into paragraphs, as of text |
- |
|---|
| (verb) write about in a paragraph |
- |
| (verb) write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher |
- |
| parallel
|
(verb) be parallel to |
- |
|---|
| (verb) make or place parallel to something |
Synonyms:
collimate |
| (verb) duplicate or match |
Synonyms:
duplicate,
twin |
| parallelize
|
(verb) place parallel to one another |
- |
|---|
| paralyse
|
(verb) make powerless and unable to function |
Synonyms:
paralyze |
|---|
| (verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile |
Synonyms:
paralyze |
| paralyze
|
(verb) make powerless and unable to function |
Synonyms:
paralyse |
|---|
| (verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile |
Synonyms:
paralyse |
| paraphrase
|
(verb) express the same message in different words |
Synonyms:
rephrase,
reword |
|---|
| parboil
|
(verb) cook (vegetables) briefly |
Synonyms:
blanch |
|---|
| parcel
|
(verb) divide into parts |
- |
|---|
| (verb) cover with strips of canvas |
- |
| (verb) make into a wrapped container |
- |
| parch
|
(verb) cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat |
Synonyms:
sear |
|---|
| pardon
|
(verb) accept an excuse for |
Synonyms:
excuse |
|---|
| (verb) grant a pardon to |
- |
| pare
|
(verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit |
Synonyms:
pare down |
|---|
| (verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from |
Synonyms:
whittle |
| (verb) remove the skin from |
Synonyms:
skin,
peel |
| (verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size |
Synonyms:
trim |
| parent
|
(verb) look after a child until it is an adult |
Synonyms:
raise,
rear,
bring up,
nurture |
|---|
| parget
|
(verb) apply ornamental plaster to |
- |
|---|
| park
|
(verb) place temporarily |
- |
|---|
| (verb) maneuver a vehicle into a parking space |
- |
| parlay
|
(verb) stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager |
Synonyms:
double up |
|---|
| parley
|
(verb) discuss, as between enemies |
- |
|---|
| parody
|
(verb) make a spoof of or make fun of |
- |
|---|
| (verb) make a parody of |
Synonyms:
spoof,
burlesque |
| parole
|
(verb) release a criminal from detention and place him on parole |
- |
|---|
| parrot
|
(verb) repeat mindlessly |
- |
|---|
| parry
|
(verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
Synonyms:
block,
deflect |
|---|
| (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
Synonyms:
dodge,
duck,
elude,
evade,
skirt,
circumvent,
fudge,
hedge,
put off,
sidestep |
| parse
|
(verb) analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) |
- |
|---|
| part
|
(verb) go one's own way; move apart |
Synonyms:
separate,
split |
|---|
| (verb) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways |
Synonyms:
separate,
break,
split,
break up,
split up |
| (verb) depart for someplace |
Synonyms:
take off,
depart,
set forth,
set off,
set out,
start,
start out |
| (verb) move or break apart |
Synonyms:
divide,
separate |
| (verb) force, take, or pull apart |
Synonyms:
divide,
separate,
disunite |
| partake
|
(verb) have some of the qualities or attributes of something |
- |
|---|
| (verb) have, give, or receive a share of |
Synonyms:
partake in,
share |
| (verb) consume |
Synonyms:
touch |
| participate
|
(verb) share in something |
Synonyms:
take part |
|---|
| (verb) become a participant; be involved in |
Synonyms:
enter |
| particularise
|
(verb) be specific about |
Synonyms:
specify,
specialise,
specialize,
particularize |
|---|
| particularize
|
(verb) be specific about |
Synonyms:
specify,
specialise,
specialize,
particularise |
|---|
| partition
|
(verb) divide into parts, pieces, or sections |
Synonyms:
partition off |
|---|
| (verb) separate or apportion into sections |
Synonyms:
zone |
| partner
|
(verb) provide with a partner |
- |
|---|
| (verb) act as a partner |
- |
| party
|
(verb) have or participate in a party |
- |
|---|
| pass
|
(verb) go across or through |
- |
|---|
| (verb) move past |
Synonyms:
pass by,
go by,
go past,
surpass,
travel by |
| (verb) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation |
Synonyms:
legislate |
| (verb) for time to move forward |
Synonyms:
glide by,
go along,
go by,
elapse,
slide by,
slip away,
slip by,
lapse |
| (verb) place into the hands or custody of |
Synonyms:
give,
reach,
hand,
pass on,
turn over |
| (verb) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point |
Synonyms:
go,
run,
extend,
lead |
| (verb) travel past |
Synonyms:
overhaul,
overtake |
| (verb) come to pass |
Synonyms:
occur,
pass off,
go on,
fall out,
happen,
hap,
come about,
take place |
| (verb) go unchallenged; be approved |
Synonyms:
clear |
| (verb) use up a period of time in a specific way |
Synonyms:
spend |
| (verb) pass over, across, or through |
Synonyms:
draw,
run,
guide |
| (verb) transmit information |
Synonyms:
pass on,
communicate,
pass along,
put across |
| (verb) disappear gradually |
Synonyms:
pass off,
fleet,
evanesce,
blow over,
fade |
| (verb) go successfully through a test or a selection process |
Synonyms:
make it |
| (verb) be superior or better than some standard |
Synonyms:
overstep,
go past,
top,
exceed,
transcend |
| (verb) accept or judge as acceptable |
- |
| (verb) allow to go without comment or censure |
- |
| (verb) transfer to another; of rights or property |
- |
| (verb) pass into a specified state or condition; sink into |
Synonyms:
sink,
lapse |
| (verb) throw (a ball) to another player |
- |
| (verb) be inherited by |
Synonyms:
return,
fall,
devolve |
| (verb) cause to pass |
Synonyms:
make pass |
| (verb) grant authorization or clearance for |
Synonyms:
clear,
authorise,
authorize |
| (verb) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
Synonyms:
go,
pop off,
exit,
conk,
die,
choke,
decease,
drop dead,
pass away,
perish,
kick the bucket,
give-up the ghost,
expire,
snuff it,
cash in one's chips,
croak,
buy the farm |
| (verb) eliminate from the body |
Synonyms:
eliminate,
egest,
excrete |
| paste
|
(verb) join or attach with or as if with glue |
Synonyms:
glue |
|---|
| (verb) hit with the fists |
- |
| (verb) cover the surface of |
- |
| pasteurise
|
(verb) heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms |
Synonyms:
pasteurize |
|---|
| pasteurize
|
(verb) heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms |
Synonyms:
pasteurise |
|---|
| pasture
|
(verb) let feed in a field or pasture or meadow |
Synonyms:
graze,
crop |
|---|
| (verb) feed as in a meadow or pasture |
Synonyms:
range,
browse,
graze,
crop |
| pat
|
(verb) pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin |
Synonyms:
chuck |
|---|
| (verb) hit lightly |
Synonyms:
dab |
| patch
|
(verb) to join or unite the pieces of |
Synonyms:
piece |
|---|
| (verb) provide with a patch; also used metaphorically |
- |
| (verb) mend by putting a patch on |
Synonyms:
patch up |
| (verb) repair by adding pieces |
Synonyms:
piece |
| patent
|
(verb) obtain a patent for |
- |
|---|
| (verb) grant rights to; grant a patent for |
- |
| (verb) make open to sight or notice |
- |
| patinate
|
(verb) coat with a patina |
Synonyms:
patinise,
patinize |
|---|
| patinise
|
(verb) coat with a patina |
Synonyms:
patinate,
patinize |
|---|
| patinize
|
(verb) coat with a patina |
Synonyms:
patinate,
patinise |
|---|
| patrol
|
(verb) maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol |
Synonyms:
police |
|---|
| patronage
|
(verb) support by being a patron of |
- |
|---|
| (verb) be a regular customer or client of |
Synonyms:
support,
patronise,
patronize,
keep going |
| patronise
|
(verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of |
Synonyms:
frequent,
patronize,
shop,
sponsor,
shop at,
buy at |
|---|
| (verb) assume sponsorship of |
Synonyms:
patronize,
sponsor |
| (verb) treat condescendingly |
Synonyms:
patronize,
condescend |
| (verb) be a regular customer or client of |
Synonyms:
support,
patronize,
keep going,
patronage |
| patronize
|
(verb) assume sponsorship of |
Synonyms:
patronise,
sponsor |
|---|
| (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of |
Synonyms:
frequent,
patronise,
shop,
sponsor,
shop at,
buy at |
| (verb) treat condescendingly |
Synonyms:
patronise,
condescend |
| (verb) be a regular customer or client of |
Synonyms:
support,
patronise,
keep going,
patronage |
| patter
|
(verb) rain gently |
Synonyms:
sprinkle,
spit,
pitter-patter,
spatter |
|---|
| (verb) make light, rapid and repeated sounds |
Synonyms:
pitter-patter |
| pattern
|
(verb) plan or create according to a model or models |
Synonyms:
model |
|---|
| (verb) form a pattern |
- |
| pauperise
|
(verb) reduce to beggary |
Synonyms:
pauperize,
beggar |
|---|
| pauperize
|
(verb) reduce to beggary |
Synonyms:
pauperise,
beggar |
|---|
| pause
|
(verb) interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing |
Synonyms:
hesitate |
|---|
| (verb) cease an action temporarily |
Synonyms:
break,
intermit |
| pave
|
(verb) cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic |
- |
|---|
| paw
|
(verb) scrape with the paws |
- |
|---|
| (verb) touch clumsily |
- |
| pawn
|
(verb) leave as a guarantee in return for money |
Synonyms:
hock,
soak |
|---|
| pay
|
(verb) give money, usually in exchange for goods or services |
- |
|---|
| (verb) convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow |
Synonyms:
give |
| (verb) cancel or discharge a debt |
Synonyms:
pay up,
ante up |
| (verb) bring in |
Synonyms:
bear,
yield |
| (verb) do or give something to somebody in return |
Synonyms:
pay off,
make up,
compensate |
| (verb) dedicate |
Synonyms:
devote,
give |
| (verb) be worth it |
- |
| (verb) render |
- |
| (verb) bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action |
- |
| (verb) make a compensation for |
- |
| (verb) discharge or settle |
- |