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Nouns
prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage
embolus, embolism [Med.]
infarct [Med.]
interruption, interception, interclusion
hindrance, impedition
retardment, retardation
embarrassment, oppilation
coarctation, stricture, restriction
restraint etc. Restraint
inhibition etc. Prohibition
blockade etc. (closure) Closure . interference, interposition
obtrusion
discouragement, discountenance. impediment, let, obstacle, obstruction, knot, knag
check, hitch, contretemps, screw loose, grit in the oil. bar, stile, barrier
[barrier to vehicles] turnstile, turnpike
gate, portcullis. beaver dam
trocha
barricade etc. (defense) Defense
wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne
bulkhead, block, buffer
stopper etc. Stopper
boom, dam, weir, burrock. drawback, objection
stumbling-block, stumbling-stone
lion in the path, snag
snags and sawyers. encumbrance, incumbrance
clog, skid, shoe, spoke
drag, drag chain, drag weight
stay, stop
preventive, prophylactic
load, burden, fardel, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta
dead weight
lumber, pack
nightmare, Ephialtes, incubus, old man of the sea
remora. difficulty etc. Difficulty
insuperable etc. Impossibility
obstacle
estoppel [Law]
ill wind
head wind etc. (opposition) Opposition
trammel, tether etc. (means of restraint) [Means of restraint.] Prison
hold back, counterpoise. [person who hinders] damper, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, killjoy
party pooper [Coll.]
party crasher, interloper. trail of a red herring
opponent etc. Opponent .
Verbs
hinder, impede, filibuster [U.S.] , impedite, embarrass. keep off, stave off, ward off
obviate
avert, antevert
turn aside, draw off, prevent, forefend, nip in the bud
retard, slacken, check, let
counteract, countercheck
preclude, debar, foreclose, estop [Law]
inhibit etc. Prohibition
shackle etc. (restrain) Restraint
restrict. obstruct, stop, stay, bar, bolt, lock
block, block up
choke off
belay, barricade
block the way, bar the way, stop the way
forelay
dam up etc. (close) Closure
put on the brake etc. n.
scotch the wheel, lock the wheel, put a spoke in the wheel
put a stop to etc. [Change from action to rest.] Cessation
traverse, contravene
interrupt, intercept
oppose etc. Opposition
hedge in, hedge round
cut off
inerclude. interpose, interfere, intermeddle etc. Activity . cramp, hamper
clog, clog the wheels
cumber
encumber, incumber
handicap
choke
saddle with, load with
overload, lay
lumber, trammel, tie one's hands, put to inconvenience
incommode, discommode
discompose
hustle, corner, drive into a corner. run foul of, fall foul of
cross the path of, break in upon. thwart, frustrate, disconcert, balk, foil
faze, feaze, feeze [U.S.]
baffle, snub, override, circumvent
defeat etc. Success
spike guns etc. (render useless) Inutility
spoil, mar, clip the wings of
cripple etc. (injure) Deterioration
put an extinguisher on
damp
dishearten etc. (dissuade) Dissuasion
discountenance, throw cold water on, spoil sport
lay a wet blanket, throw a wet blanket on
cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one's sails, undermine
be in the way of, stand in the way of
act as a drag
hang like a millstone round one's neck.
Adjectives
hindering etc. v.
obstructive, obstruent
impeditive, impedient
intercipient
prophylactic etc. (remedial) Remedy
impedimentary. in the way of, unfavorable
onerous, burdensome
cumbrous, cumbersome
obtrusive. hindered etc. v.
windbound, waterlogged, heavy laden
hard pressed. unassisted etc. (assist) etc. Aid
single-handed, alone
deserted etc. Relinquishment .
Nouns
aid, aidance
assistance, help, opitulation, succor
support, lift, advance, furtherance, promotion
coadjuvancy etc. (cooperation) Cooperation . patronage, championship, countenance, favor, interest, advocacy. sustentation, subvention, alimentation, nutrition, nourishment
eutrophy
manna in the wilderness
food etc. [Eating.] Food
means etc. Means . ministry, ministration
subministration
accommodation. relief, rescue
help at a dead lift
supernatural aid
reinforcements, reenforcements, succors, contingents, recruits
support etc. (physical) Support
adjunct, ally etc. (helper) Auxiliary .
Verbs
aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid
come to the aid etc. n.. of
contribute, subscribe to
bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, afford aid, supply aid etc. n.
give a helping hand, stretch a hand, lend a helping hand, lend a hand, bear a helping hand, hold out a hand, hold out a helping hand
give one a life, give one a cast, give one a turn
take by the hand, take in tow
help a lame dog over a stile, lend wings to. relieve, rescue
set up, set agoing, set on one's legs
bear through, pull through
give new life to, be the making of
reinforce, reenforce, recruit
set forward, put forward, push forward
give a lift, give a shove, give an impulse to
promote, further, forward, advance expedite, speed, quicken, hasten. support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, bolster. cradle, nourish
nurture, nurse, dry nurse, suckle, put out to nurse
manure, cultivate, force
foster, cherish, foment
feed the flame, fan the flame. serve
do service to, tender to, pander to
administer to, subminister to, minister to
tend, attend, wait on
take care of etc. Care [Vigilance.]
entertain
smooth the bed of death. oblige, accommodate, consult the wishes of
humor, cheer, encourage. second, stand by
back, back up
pay the piper, abet
work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for
take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of
advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service
squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize
lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to
smile upon, shine upon
favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of
side with etc. (cooperate) Cooperation . be of use to
subserve etc. (instrument) Instrumentality
benefit etc. [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
render a service etc. (utility) Utility
conduce etc. (tend) Tendency .
Adjectives
aiding etc. v.
auxiliary, adjuvant, helpful
coadjuvant etc. Cooperation
subservient, ministrant, ancillary, accessory, subsidiary. at one's beck, at one's beck and call
friendly, amicable, favorable, propitious, well-disposed
neighborly
obliging etc. (benevolent) Benevolence .
Adverbs
with the aid, by the aid of etc.
on behalf of, in behalf of
in aid of, in the service of, in the name of, in favor of, in furtherance of
on account of
for the sake of, on the part of
Int
help!, save us!, to the rescue!
Phrases
God befriend us as our cause is just" [Henry IV]
at your service.
Nouns
opposition, antagonism
oppugnancy, oppugnation
impugnation
contrariety
contravention
counteraction etc. Counteraction
counterplot. cross fire, undercurrent, head wind. clashing, collision, conflict. competition, two of a trade, rivalry, emulation, race. absence of aid etc. Opposition
resistance etc. Resistance
restraint etc. Restraint
hindrance etc. Hindrance .
Verbs
oppose, counteract, run counter to
withstand etc. (resist) Resistance
control etc. (restrain) Restraint
hinder etc. Hindrance
antagonize, oppugn, fly in the face of, go dead against, kick against, fall afoul of, run afoul of
set against, pit against
face, confront, cope with
make a stand, make a dead set against
set oneself against, set one's face against
protest against, vote against, raise one's voice against
disfavor, turn one's back upon
set at naught, slap in the face, slam the door in one's face. be at cross purposes
play at cross purposes
counterwork, countermine
thwart, overthwart
work against, undermine. stem, breast, encounter
stem the tide, breast the tide, stem the current, stem the flood
buffet the waves
beat up against, make head against
grapple with
kick against the pricks etc. (resist) Resistance
contend etc. Contention
do battle with etc. (warfare) Warfare , do battle against. contradict, contravene
belie
go against, run against, beat against, militate against
come in conflict with. emulate etc. (compete) Contention
rival, spoil one's trade.
Adjectives
opposing, opposed etc. v.
adverse, antagonistic
contrary etc. [Noncoincidence.] Contrariety
at variance etc. Disagreement
at issue, at war with. unfavorable, unfriendly
hostile, inimical, cross, unpropitious. in hostile array, front to front, with crossed bayonets, at daggers drawn
up in arms
resistant etc. Resistance . competitive, emulous.
Adverbs
against, versus, counter to, in conflict with, at cross purposes. against the grain, against the current, against the stream, against the wind, against the tide
with a headwind
with the wind ahead, with the wind in one's teeth. in spite, in despite, in defiance
in the way, in the teeth of, in the face of
across
athwart, overthwart
where the shoe pinches
in spite of one's teeth. though etc. Compensation
even
per contra.
Nouns
cooperation
coadjuvancy, coadjutancy
coagency, coefficiency
concert, concurrence, complicity, participation
union etc. Junction
additivity, combination etc. Combination
collusion. association, alliance, colleagueship, joint stock, copartnership
cartel
confederation etc. (party) Party
coalition, fusion
a long pull a strong pull and a pull all together
logrolling, freemasonry. unanimity etc. (assent) Assent
esprit de corps, party spirit
clanship, partisanship
concord etc. Concord . synergy, coaction.
Verbs
cooperate, concur
coact, synergize. conduce etc. Concurrence
combine, unite one's efforts
keep together, draw together, pull together, club together, hand together, hold together, league together, band together, be banded together
pool
stand shoulder to shoulder, put shoulder to shoulder
act in concert, join forces, fraternize, cling to one another, conspire, concert, lay one's heads together
confederate, be in league with
collude, understand one another, play into the hands of, hunt in couples. side with, take side with, go along with, go hand in hand with, join hands with, make common cause with, strike in with, unite with, join with, mix oneself up with, take part with, cast in one's lot with
join partnership, enter into partnership with
rally round, follow the lead of
come to, pass over to, come into the views of
be in the same boat, row in the same boat
sail in the same boat
sail on the same tack. be a party to, lend oneself to
chip in
participate
have a hand in, have a finger in the pie
take part in, bear part in
second etc. (aid) Aid
take the part of, play the game of
espouse a cause, espouse a quarrel.
Adjectives
cooperating etc. v.
in cooperation etc. n., in league etc. (party) Party
coadjuvant, coadjutant
dyed in the wool
cooperative
additive
participative
coactive, synergetic, synergistic. favorable to etc. Aid
unopposed etc. Opposition .
Adverbs
as one etc. (unanimously) Assent
shoulder to shoulder
synergistically
cooperatively.
Nouns
opponent, antagonist, adversary
adverse party, opposition
enemy etc. Enemy
the other side
assailant. oppositionist, obstructive
brawler, wrangler, brangler, disputant
filibuster [U.S.] , obstructionist. malcontent
Jacobin, Fenian
demagogue, reactionist. rival
Nouns
auxiliary
recruit
assistant
adjuvant, adjutant
ayudante, coaid
adjunct
help, helper, help mate, helping hand
midwife
colleague, partner, mate, confrere, cooperator
coadjutor, coadjutrix
collaborator. ally
friend etc. Friend , confidant, pal, buddy, alter ego. [criminal law] confederate
accomplice
complice
accessory, accessory after the fact
secretary, clerk, associate, marshal
right-hand, right-hand man, Friday, girl Friday, man Friday, gopher, gofer
candle-holder, bottle-holder
handmaid
servant etc. Servant
puppet, cat's-paw, jackal. tool, dupe, stooge
satellite, adherent. votary
sectarian, secretary
seconder, backer, upholder, abettor, advocate, partisan, champion, patron, friend at court, mediator
angel (theater, entertainment) . friend in need, Jack at a pinch, guardian angel, tutelary genius.
Nouns
party, faction, side, denomination, communion, set, crew, band. horde, posse, phalanx
family, clan, c. Paternity
team
tong. council etc. Council . community, body, fellowship, sodality, solidarity
confraternity
familistere, familistery
brotherhood, sisterhood. knot, gang, clique, ring, circle, group, crowd, in-crowd
coterie, club, casino
machine
Tammany, Tammany Hall [U.S.] . corporation, corporate body, guild
establishment, company
copartnership, partnership
firm, house
joint concern, joint-stock company
cahoot, combine [U.S.] , trust. society, association
institute, institution
union
trades union
league, syndicate, alliance, combination
league offensive and defensive, alliance offensive and defensive
coalition
federation
confederation, confederacy
junto, cabal, camarilla, camorra, brigue
freemasonry
party spirit etc. (cooperation) Cooperation . Confederates, Conservatives, Democrats, Federalists, Federals, Freemason, Knight Templar
Kuklux, Kuklux Klan, KKK
Liberals, Luddites, Republicans, Socialists, Tories, Whigs etc. . staff
Verbs
unite, join
club together etc. (cooperate) Cooperation
cement a party, form a party etc. n.
associate etc. (assemble) Assemblage
enleague, federalize, go cahoots.
Adjectives
in league, in partnership, in alliance etc. n.. bonded together, banded together, linked etc. (joined) Junction , joined together
embattled
confederated, federative, joint.
Adverbs
hand in hand, side by side, shoulder to shoulder, en masse, in the same boat.
Nouns
disagreement etc. Disagreement
discord, disaccord, dissidence, dissonance
jar, clash, shock
jarring, jostling etc. v.
screw loose. variance, difference, dissension, misunderstanding, cross purposes, odds
division, split, rupture, disruption, division in the camp, house divided against itself, disunion, breach
schism etc. (dissent) Dissent
feud, faction. quarrel, dispute, tiff, tracasserie, squabble, altercation, barney [Slang] , demel_e, snarl, spat, towrow, words, high words
wrangling etc. v.
jangle, brabble, cross questions and crooked answers, snip-snap
family jars. polemics
litigation
strife etc. (contention) Contention
warfare etc. Warfare
outbreak, open rupture, declaration of war. broil, brawl, row, racket, hubbub, rixation
embroilment, embranglement, imbroglio, fracas, breach of the peace, scrimmage, rumpus
breeze, squall
riot, disturbance etc. (disorder) [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder
commotion etc. (agitation) [Irregular motion] Agitation
bear garden, Donnybrook, Donnybrook Fair. subject of dispute, ground of quarrel, battle ground, disputed point
bone of contention, bone to pick
apple of discord
question at issue etc. (subject of inquiry) Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question]
vexed question, brand of discord. troublous times
cat-and-dog life
contentiousness etc. adj.
enmity etc. Enmity
hate etc. Hate
Kilkenny cats
disputant etc. Opponent
strange bedfellows.
Verbs
be discordant etc. adj.
disagree, come amiss etc. Disagreement
clash, jar, jostle, pull different ways, conflict, have no measures with, misunderstand one another
live like cat and dog
differ
dissent etc. Dissent
have a bone to pick, have a crow to pluck with. fall out, quarrel, dispute
litigate
controvert etc. (deny) Negation
squabble, wrangle, jangle, brangle, bicker, nag
spar etc. (contend) Contention
have words etc. n.. with
fall foul of. split
break with, break squares with, part company with
declare war, try conclusions
join issue, put in issue
pick a quarrel, fasten a quarrel on
sow dissension, stir up dissension etc. n.
embroil, entangle, disunite, widen the breach
set at odds, set together by the ears
set against, pit against. get into hot water, fish in troubled waters, brawl
kick up a row, kick up a dust
turn the house out of window.
Adjectives
discordant
disagreeing etc. v.
out of tune, ajar, on bad terms, dissentient etc. Dissent
unreconciled, unpacified
contentious etc. Contention . quarrelsome, unpacific
gladiatorial, controversial, polemic, disputatious
factious
litigious, litigant
pettifogging. at odds, at loggerheads, at daggers drawn, at variance, at issue, at cross purposes, at sixes and sevens, at feud, at high words
up in arms, together by the ears, in hot water, embroiled. torn, disunited.
Phrases
no love lost between them
Nouns
concord, accord, harmony, symphony
homologue
agreement etc. Agreement
sympathy, empathy etc. (love) Love
response
union, unison, unity
bonds of harmony
peace etc. Peace
unanimity etc. (assent) Assent
league etc. Party
happy family. rapprochement
reunion
amity etc. (friendship) Friendship
alliance, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker
intercessor, mediator.
Verbs
agree etc. Agreement
accord, harmonize with
fraternize
be concordant etc. adj.
go hand in hand
run parallel etc. (concur) Concurrence
understand one another, pull together etc. (cooperate) Cooperation
put up one's horses together, sing in chorus. side with, sympathize with, go with, chime in with, fall in with
come round
be pacified etc. Pacification
assent etc. Assent
empathize with, enter into the ideas of, enter into the feelings of
go with the stream, swim with the stream. keep in good humor, render accordant, put in tune
come to an understanding, meet halfway
keep the peace, remain at peace.
Adjectives
concordant, congenial
agreeing etc. v.
in accord etc. n.
harmonious, united, cemented
banded together etc. Party
allied
friendly etc. Friendship
fraternal
conciliatory
at one with
of one mind etc. (assent) Assent . at peace, in still water
tranquil etc. (pacific) Peace .
Adverbs
with one voice etc. (assent) Assent
in concert with, hand in hand
on one's side.
Nouns
defiance
daring etc. v.
dare
challenge, cartel
threat etc. Threat
war cry, war whoop. chest-beating, chest-thumping
saber rattling.
Verbs
defy, dare, beard
brave etc. (courage) [Absence of fear.] Courage
bid defiance to
set at defiance, set at naught
hurl defiance at
dance the war dance, beat the war drums
snap the fingers at, laugh to scorn
disobey etc. Disobedience . show fight, show one's teeth, show a bold front
bluster, look big, stand akimbo, beat one's chest
double the fist, shake the fist
threaten etc. Threat . challenge, call out
throw down the gauntlet, fling down the gauntlet, fling down the gage, fling down the glove, throw down the glove.
Adjectives
defiant
defying etc. v.. with 'with arms akimbo'."
Adverbs
in defiance of, in the teeth of
under one's very nose.
Int
do your worst!, come if you dare!, come on!, marry come up!, hoity toity!
Phrases
don't tread on me
don't you dare
don't even think of it
Go ahead, make my day! " [Dirty Harry] .
Nouns
attack
assault, assault and battery
onset, onslaught, charge. aggression, offense
incursion, inroad, invasion
irruption
outbreak
estrapade, ruade
coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray
run at, run against
dead set at. storm, storming
boarding, escalade
siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade. fire, volley
platoon fire, file fire
fusillade
sharpshooting, broadside
raking fire, cross fire
volley of grapeshot, whiff of the grape, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, home thrust
kick, punch etc. (impulse) Impulse . battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade
devastation etc. [Nonproduction.] Destruction
aggressor, invader. base of operations, point of attack
echelon.
Verbs
attack, assault, assail
invade
set upon, fall upon
charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists. assume the offensive, take the offensive
be the aggressor, become the aggressor
strike the first blow, draw first blood, throw the first stone at
lift a hand against, draw the sword against
take up the cudgels
advance against, march against
march upon, harry
come on, show fight. strike at, poke at, thrust at
aim a blow at, deal a blow at
give one a blow, fetch one a blow, fetch one a kick, give one a kick
have a cut at, have a shot at, take a cut at, take a shot at, have a fling at, have a shy at
be down upon, pounce upon
fall foul of, pitch into, launch out against
bait, slap on the face
make a thrust at, make a pass at, make a set at, make a dead set at
bear down upon. close with, come to close quarters
bring to bay. ride full tilt against
attack tooth and nail, go at hammer and tongs. let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at
make a dash, make a rush at
strike home
drive one hard
press one hard
be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of. lay about one, run amuck. aim at, draw a bead on [U.S.] . fire upon, fire at, fire a shot at
shoot at, pop at, level at, let off a gun at
open fire, pepper, bombard, shell, pour a broadside into
fire a volley, fire red-hot shot
spring a mine. throw a stone, throw stones at
stone, lapidate, pelt
hurl at, hurl against, hurl at the head of
rock beset [U.S.] , besiege, beleaguer
lay siege to, invest, open the trenches, plant a battery, sap, mine
storm, board, scale the walls. cut and thrust, bayonet, butt
kick, strike etc. (impulse) Impulse
whip etc. (punish) Punishment . [attack verbally] assail, impugn
malign (detract) Detraction . bomb, rocket, blast.
Adjectives
attacking etc. v.
aggressive, offensive, obsidional. up in arms.
Phrases
the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death" [Southey]
their fatal hands no second stroke intend" [Paradise Lost]
thirst for glory quells the love of life" [Addison] .
Nouns
defense, protection, guard, ward
shielding etc. v.
propugnation, preservation etc. Preservation
guardianship. area defense
site defense. self-defense, self-preservation
resistance etc. Resistance . safeguard etc. (safety) Safety
balistraria
bunker, screen etc. (shelter) [Means of safety.] Refuge
camouflage etc. (concealment) Ambush [Means of concealment] .
fortification
munition, muniment
trench, foxhole
bulwark, fosse, moat, ditch, entrenchment, intrenchment
kila
dike, dyke
parapet, sunk fence, embankment, mound, mole, bank, sandbag, revetment
earth work, field-work
fence, wall dead wall, contravallation
paling etc. (inclosure) Inclosure
palisade, haha, stockade, stoccado, laager, sangar
barrier, barricade
boom
portcullis
abatis, abattis, abbatis
vallum, circumvallation, battlement, rampart, scarp
escarp, counter-scarp
glacis, casemate
vallation, vanfos. buttress, abutment
shore etc. (support) Support . breastwork, banquette, curtain, mantlet, bastion, redan, ravelin
vauntmure
advance work, horn work, outwork
barbacan, barbican
redoubt
fort-alice
lines. loophole, machicolation
sally port. hold, stronghold, fastness
asylum etc. (refuge) [Means of safety.] Refuge
keep, donjon, dungeon, fortress, citadel, capitol, castle
tower of strength, tower of strength
fort, barracoon, pah, sconce, martello tower, peelhouse, blockhouse, rath
wooden walls. [body armor] bulletproof vest, armored vest, buffer, corner stone, fender, apron, mask, gauntlet, thimble, carapace, armor, shield, buckler, aegis, breastplate, backplate, cowcatcher, face guard, scutum, cuirass, habergeon, mail, coat of mail, brigandine, hauberk, lorication, helmet, helm, bassinet, salade, heaume, morion, murrion, armet, cabaset, vizor, casquetel, siege cap, headpiece, casque, pickelhaube, vambrace, shako etc. (dress) Clothing . bearskin
panoply
truncheon etc. (weapon) Arms . garrison, picket, piquet
defender, protector
guardian etc. (safety) Safety
bodyguard, champion
knight-errant, Paladin
propugner. bulletproof window. hardened site.
Verbs
defend, forfend, fend
shield, screen, shroud
engarrison
fend round etc. (circumscribe) Circumscription
fence, entrench, intrench
guard etc. (keep safe) Safety
guard against
take care of etc. (vigilance) Care [Vigilance.]
bear harmless
fend off, keep off, ward off, beat off, beat back
hinder etc. Hindrance . parry, repel, propugn, put to flight
give a warm reception to [Iron.]
hold at bay, keep at bay, keep arm's length. stand on the defensive, act on the defensive
show fight
maintain one's ground, stand one's ground
stand by
hold one's own
bear the brunt, stand the brunt
fall back upon, hold, stand in the gap.
Adjectives
defending etc. v.
defensive
mural
armed, armed at all points, armed cap-a-pie, armed to the teeth
panoplied
iron-plated, ironclad
loopholed, castellated, machicolated, casemated
defended etc. v.
proof against. armored, ballproof, bulletproof
hardened.
Adverbs
defensively
on the defense, on the defensive
in defense
at bay
Phrases
defense not defiance
defender of the faith.
Nouns
retaliation, reprisal, retort, payback
counter-stroke, counter-blast, counterplot, counter-project
retribution
reciprocation etc. (reciprocity) [Double or reciprocal relation.] Correlation
reproof valiant, retort courteous. recrimination etc. (accusation) Accusation
revenge etc. Revenge
compensation etc. Compensation
reaction etc. (recoil) Recoil .
Verbs
retaliate, retort, turn upon
pay, pay off, pay back
pay in one's own coin, pay in the same coin
cap
reciprocate etc. [Double or mutual change.] Interchange
turn the tables upon, return the compliment
give a quid pro quo etc. n., give as much as one takes, give as good as one gets
give and take, exchange fisticuffs
be quits, be even with
pay off old scores. serve one right, be hoist on one's own petard, throw a stone in one's own garden, catch a Tartar.
Adjectives
retaliating etc. v.
retaliatory, retaliative
talionic.
Adverbs
in retaliation
en revanche.
Nouns
resistance, stand, front, oppugnation
oppugnancy
opposition etc. Opposition
renitence, renitency
reluctation, recalcitration
kicking etc. v.. repulse, rebuff. insurrection etc. (disobedience) Disobedience
strike
turn out, lock out, barring out
Jacquerie
riot etc. (disorder) [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder
Verbs
resist
not submit etc. Submission
repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand
stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against
stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out
hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm. breast the wave, breast the current
stem the tide, stem the torrent
face, confront, grapple with
show a bold front etc. (courage) [Absence of fear.] Courage
present a front
make a stand, take one's stand. kick, kick against
recalcitrate, kick against the pricks
oppose etc. Opposition
fly in the face of
lift the hand against etc. (attack) Attack
rise up in arms etc. (war) Warfare
strike, turn out
draw up a round robin etc. (remonstrate) Disapprobation
revolt etc. (disobey) Disobedience
take the bit between the teeth
sell one's life dearly, die hard, keep at bay
repel, repulse.
Nouns
contention, strife
contest, contestation
struggle
belligerency
opposition etc. Opposition . controversy, polemics
debate etc. (discussion) Reasoning,
war of words, logomachy, litigation
paper war
high words etc. (quarrel) Discord
sparring etc. v.. competition, rivalry
corrivalry, corrivalship, agonism, concours, match, race, horse racing, heat, steeple chase, handicap
regatta
field day
sham fight, Derby day
turf, sporting, bullfight, tauromachy, gymkhana
boat race, torpids. wrestling, greco-roman wrestling
pugilism, boxing, fisticuffs, the manly art of self-defense
spar, mill, set-to, round, bout, event, prize fighting
quarterstaff, single stick
gladiatorship, gymnastics
jiujitsu, jujutsu, kooshti, sumo
athletics, athletic sports
games of skill etc. Amusement . shindy
fracas etc. (discord) Discord
clash of arms
tussle, scuffle, broil, fray
affray, affrayment
velitation
colluctation, luctation
brabble, brigue, scramble, melee, scrimmage, stramash, bushfighting. free fight, stand up fight, hand to hand, running fight. conflict, skirmish
rencounter, encounter
rencontre, collision, affair, brush, fight
battle, battle royal
combat, action, engagement, joust, tournament
tilt, tilting [Mediev.]
tournay, list
pitched battle. death struggle, struggle for life or death, life or death struggle, Armageddon. hard knocks, sharp contest, tug of war. naval engagement, naumachia, sea fight. duel
single combat, monomachy, satisfaction, passage of arms, affair of honor
triangular duel
hostile meeting, digladiation
deeds of arms, feats of arms
appeal to arms etc. (warfare) Warfare . pugnacity
combativeness etc. adj.
bone of contention etc. Discord .
Verbs
contend
contest, strive, struggle, scramble, wrestle
spar, square
exchange blows, exchange fisticuffs
fib, justle, tussle, tilt, box, stave, fence
skirmish
pickeer
fight etc. (war) Warfare
wrangle etc. (quarrel) Discord . contend with etc. , grapple with, engage with, close with, buckle with, bandy with, try conclusions with, have a brush etc. n.. with, tilt with
encounter, fall foul of, pitch into, clapperclaw, run a tilt at
oppose etc. Opposition
reluct. join issue, come to blows, go to loggerheads, set to, come to the scratch, exchange shots, measure swords, meet hand to hand
take up the cudgels, take up the glove, take up the gauntlet
enter the lists
couch one's lance
give satisfaction
appeal to arms
c. (warfare) Warfare . lay about one
break the peace. compete with, cope with, vie with, race with
outvie, emulate, rival
run a race
contend for etc. , stipulate for, stickle for
insist upon, make a point of.
Adjectives
contending etc. v.
together by the ears, at loggerheads. at war. at issue. competitive, rival
belligerent
contentious, combative, bellicose, unpeaceful
warlike etc. Warfare
quarrelsome etc. Irascibility
pugnacious
pugilistic, gladiatorial
palestric, palestrical.
Phrases
a word and a blow
a very pretty quarrel as it stands" [Sheridan]
Nouns
peace
amity etc. (friendship) Friendship
harmony etc. (concord) Concord
tranquility, calm etc. (quiescence) Quiescence
truce, peace treaty, accord etc. (pacification) Pacification
peace pipe, pipe of peace, calumet of peace. piping time of peace, quiet life
neutrality. [symbol of peace] dove of peace, white dove. [person who favors peace] dove. pax Romana [Lat.]
Adjectives
pacific
peaceable, peaceful
calm, tranquil, untroubled, halcyon
bloodless
neutral. dovish
Phrases
the storm blown over
the lion lies down with the lamb
all quiet on the Potomac
peace hath her victories no less renowned than peace hath her victories no less renowned than war" [Milton]
they make a desert and they call it peace."
Nouns
warfare
fighting etc. v.
hostilities
war, arms, the sword
Mars, Bellona, grim visaged war
bloodshed. appeal to arms, appeal to the sword
ordeal of battle
wager of battle
arbitrament of the sword. battle array, campaign, crusade, expedition, operations
mobilization
state of siege
battlefield, theater of operations etc. (arena) Arena
warpath. art of war, tactics, strategy, castrametation
generalship
soldiership
logistics
military evolutions, ballistics, gunnery
chivalry. gunpowder, shot. battle, tug of war etc. (contention) Contention
service, campaigning, active service, tented field
fire cross, trumpet, clarion, bugle, pibroch, slogan
war-cry, war-whoop
battle cry, beat of drum, rappel, tom-tom
calumet of war
word of command
password, watchword
war to the knife
open war, internecine war, civil war.
Verbs
arm
raise troops, mobilize troops
raise up in arms
take up the cudgels etc. Contention
take up arms, fly to arms, appeal to arms, fly to the sword
draw the sword, unsheathe the sword
dig up the hatchet, dig up the tomahawk
go to war, wage war, let slip the dogs of war" [Julius Caesar]
cry havoc
kindle the torch of war, light the torch of war
raise one's banner, raise the fire cross
hoist the black flag
throw away, fling away the scabbard
enroll, enlist
take the field
take the law into one's own hands
do battle, give battle, join battle, engage in battle, go to battle
flesh one's sword
set to, fall to, engage, measure swords with, draw the trigger, cross swords
come to blows, come to close quarters
fight
combat
contend etc. Contention
battle with, break a lance with. [pirates engage in battle] raise the jolly roger, run up the jolly roger. serve
see service, be on service, be on active service
campaign
wield the sword, shoulder a musket, smell powder, be under fire
spill blood, imbrue the hands in blood
on the warpath. carry on war, carry on hostilities
keep the field
fight the good fight
fight it out, fight like devils, fight one's way, fight hand to hand
sell one's life dearly
pay the ferryman's fee.
Adjectives
contending, contentious etc. Contention
armed, armed to the teeth, armed cap-a-pie
sword in hand
in arms, under arms, up in arms
at war with
bristling with arms
in battle array, in open arms, in the field
embattled
battled. unpacific, unpeaceful
belligerent, combative, armigerous, bellicose, martial, warlike
military, militant
soldier-like, soldierly. chivalrous
strategical, internecine.
Adverbs
in the thick of the fray, in the cannon's mouth
at the sword's point, at the point of the bayonet.
Int
to arms!, to your tents O Israel!
Phrases
the battle rages
my voice is still for war" [Addison]
'tis well that war is so terrible, otherwise we 'tis well that war is so terrible, otherwise we might grow fond of it" [Robert E. Lee]
my sentence is for open war" [Milton]
pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war" [Othello]
the cannons have their bowels full of wrath" [King John]
the cannons aspit forth their iron indignation" [King John]
the fire-eyed maid of smoky war" [Henry IV]
Nouns
pacification, conciliation
reconciliation, reconcilement
shaking of hands, accommodation, arrangement, adjustment
terms, compromise
amnesty, deed of release. peace offering
olive branch
calumet of peace, preliminaries of peace. truce, armistice
suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities, stand-down
breathing time
convention
flag of truce, white flag, cartel. hollow truce
drawn battle.
Verbs
pacify, tranquilize, compose
allay etc. (moderate) Moderation
reconcile, propitiate, placate, conciliate, meet halfway, hold out the olive branch, heal the breach, make peace, restore harmony, bring to terms. settle matters, arrange matters, accommodate matters, accommodate differences
set straight
make up a quarrel
come to an understanding, come to terms
bridge over, hush up
make it, make matters up
shake hands
mend one's fences [U.S.] . raise a siege, lift a siege
put up the sword, sheathe the sword
bury the hatchet, lay down one's arms, turn swords into plowshares
smoke the calumet of peace, close the temple of Janus
keep the peace etc. (concord) Concord
be pacified etc.
come round.
Adjectives
conciliatory
composing etc. v.
pacified etc. v..
Nouns
mediation, mediatorship, mediatization
intervention, interposition, interference, intermeddling, intercession
arbitration
flag of truce etc. Pacification
good offices, peace offering
parley, negotiation
diplomatics, diplomacy
compromise etc. Compromise . [person who mediates] mediator, arbitrator, intercessor, peacemaker, makepeace, negotiator, go-between
diplomatist etc. (consignee) Consignee
moderator
propitiator
umpire.
Verbs
mediate, mediatize
intercede, interpose, interfere, intervene
step in, negotiate
meet halfway
arbitrate
Nouns
submission, yielding
nonresistance
obedience etc. Obedience . surrender, cession, capitulation, resignation
backdown. obeisance, homage, kneeling, genuflexion, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow, prostration.
Verbs
succumb, submit, yeild, bend, resign, defer to. lay down one's arms, deliver up one's arms
lower colors, haul down colors, strike one's flag, strike colors. surrender, surrender at discretion
cede, capitulate, come to terms, retreat, beat a retreat
draw in one's horns etc. (humility) Humility
give way, give round, give in, give up
cave in
suffer judgment by default
bend, bend to one's yoke, bend before the storm
reel back
bend down, knuckle down, knuckle to, knuckle under
knock under. eat dirt, eat the leek, eat humble pie
bite the dust, lick the dust
be at one's feet, fall at one's feet
craven
crouch before, throw oneself at the feet of
swallow the leek, swallow the pill
kiss the rod
turn the other cheek
gulp down. obey etc. Obedience
kneel to, bow to, pay homage to, cringe to, truckle to
bend the neck, bend the knee
kneel, fall on one's knees, bow submission, courtesy, curtsy, kowtow. pocket the affront
make the best of, make a virtue of necessity
grin and abide, grin and bear it, shrug the shoulders, resign oneself
submit with a good grace etc. (bear with) [Absence of excitability, or of excitement.] Inexcitability
Adjectives
surrendering etc. v.
submissive, resigned, crouching
downtrodden
down on one's marrow bones
on one's bended knee
unresistant, unresisting, nonresisting
pliant etc. (soft) Softness
undefended. untenable, indefensible
humble etc. Humility .
Phrases
have it your own way
it can't be helped
amen etc. (assent) Assent
Nouns
combatant
disputant, controversialist, polemic, litigant, belligerent
competitor, rival, corrival
fighter, assailant
champion, Paladin
mosstrooper, swashbuckler fire eater, duelist, bully, bludgeon man, rough. prize fighter, pugilist, boxer, bruiser, the fancy, gladiator, athlete, wrestler
fighting-cock, game-cock
warrior, soldier, fighting man, Amazon, man at arms, armigerent
campaigner, veteran
swordsman, sabreur, redcoat, military man, Rajput. armed force, troops, soldiery, military forces, sabaoth, the army, standing army, regulars, the line, troops of the line, militia, yeomanry, volunteers, trainband, fencible
auxiliary, bersagliere, brave
garde-nationale
minuteman [U.S.]
auxiliary forces, reserve forces
reserves, national guard, gendarme, beefeater
guards, guardsman
yeomen of the guard, life guards, household troops. janissary
myrmidon
Mama, Mameluke
spahee, spahi, Cossack, Croat, Pandoz. irregular, guerilla, partisan, condottiere
tirailleur, bashi-bazouk
[guerilla organization names: list] , vietminh, vietcong
shining path
contras
huk, hukbalahap. mercenary, soldier of fortune
hired gun, gunfighter, gunslinger
bushwhacker, free lance, companion
Hessian. hit man torpedo, soldier. levy, draught
conscript, recruit, cadet, raw levies. infantry, infantryman, private, private soldier, foot soldier
Tommy Atkins, rank and file, peon, trooper, sepoy, legionnaire, legionary, cannon fodder, food for powder
officer etc. (commander) Master
subaltern, ensign, standard bearer
spearman, pikeman
spear bearer
halberdier, lancer
musketeer, carabineer, rifleman, sharpshooter, yager, skirmisher
grenadier, fusileer
archer, bowman. horse and foot
horse soldier
cavalry, horse, artillery, horse artillery, light horse, uhlan, mounted rifles, dragoon, hussar
light dragoon, heavy dragoon
heavy
Foot Guards, Horse Guards. gunner, cannoneer, bombardier, artilleryman, matross
sapper, sapper and miner
engineer
light infantry, rifles, zouave
military train, coolie. army, host, division, battalia, column, wing, detachment, garrison, flying column, brigade, regiment, corps, battalion, sotnia, squadron, company, platoon, battery, subdivision, section, squad
piquet, picket, guard, rank, file
legion, phalanx, cohort
cloud of skirmishers. war horse, charger, destrier. marine, man-of-war's man etc. (sailor) Mariner
navy, wooden walls, naval forces, fleet, flotilla, armada, squadron. [ships of war] man-of-war
destroyer
submarine
minesweeper
torpedo-boat, torpedo-destroyer
patrol torpedo boat, PT boat
torpedo-catcher, war castle, H.M.S.
battleship, battle wagon, dreadnought, line of battle ship, ship of the line
aircraft carrier, carrier. flattop [Coll.]
helicopter carrier
missile platform, missile boat
ironclad, turret ship, ram, monitor, floating battery
first-rate, frigate, sloop of war, corvette, gunboat, bomb vessel
flagship, guard ship, cruiser
armored cruiser, protected cruiser
privateer. [supporting ships] tender
store ship, troop ship
transport, catamaran
merchant marine.
Nouns
arm, arms
weapon, deadly weapon
armament, armaments, armature
panoply, stand of arms
armor etc. (defense) Defense
armory etc. (store) Store
powder, powder and shot
cartridge
ball cartridge, cartouche, fireball
villainous saltpeter" [Henry IV]
dumdum bullet. explosive
gunpowder, guncotton
mercury fulminate
picrates
pentaerythritol tetranitrate, PETN. high explosive
trinitrotoluene, TNT
dynamite, melinite, cordite, lyddite, plastic explosive, plastique
pyroxyline. [knives and swords: list] sword, saber, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, scimitar, cimeter, brand, whinyard, bilbo, glaive, glave, rapier, skean, Toledo, Ferrara, tuck, claymore, adaga, baselard, Lochaber ax, skean dhu, creese, kris, dagger, dirk, banger, poniard, stiletto, stylet, dudgeon, bayonet
sword-bayonet, sword-stick
side arms, foil, blade, steel
ax, bill
pole-ax, battle-ax
gisarme, halberd, partisan, tomahawk, bowie knife
ataghan, attaghan, yataghan
yatacban
assagai, assegai
good sword, trusty sword, naked sword
cold steel. club, mace, truncheon, staff, bludgeon, cudgel, life preserver, shillelah, sprig
hand staff, quarter staff
bat, cane, stick, knuckle duster
billy, blackjack, sandbag, waddy. gun
firearms
artillery, ordnance
siege train, battering train
park, battery
cannon, gun of position, heavy gun, mortar, howitzer, carronade, culverin, basilisk
falconet, jingal, swivel, pederero
petard, torpedo
infernal machine
smooth bore, rifled cannon, Armstrong gun, Lancaster gun, Paixhan gun, Whitworth gun, Parrott gun, Krupp gun, Gatling gun, Maxim gun, machine gun
pompom
ten pounder. small arms
musket, musketry, firelock, rifle, fusil, caliver, carbine, blunderbuss, musketoon, Brown Bess, matchlock, harquebuss, arquebus, haguebut
pistol, postolet
petronel
small bore
breach-loader, muzzle-loader
revolver, repeater
Minis rifle, Enfield rifle, Flobert rifle, Westley Richards rifle, Snider rifle, Martini-Henry rifle, Lee-Metford rifle, Lee-Enfield rifle, Mauser rifle, magazine rifle
needle gun, chassepot
wind gun, air gun
automatic gun, automatic pistol
escopet, escopette, gunflint, gun-lock
hackbut, shooter, shooting iron [U.S.] , six-shooter [U.S.] , shotgun
Uzzi, assault rifle, Kalashnikov. bow, crossbow, balister, catapult, sling
battering ram etc. (impulse) Impulse
gunnery
ballistics etc. (propulsion) [Motion given to an object situated in front.] Propulsion
grape
grape shot, canister shot, bar shot, cannon shot, langrel shot, langrage shot, round shot, chain shot
balista, ballista, slung shot, trebucbet, trebucket
bullet, slug, stone, brickbat, grenade, shell, bomb, carcass, rocket
congreve, congreve rocket
shrapnel
levin bolt, levin brand
thunderbolt. pike, lance, spear, spontoon, javelin, dart, jereed, jerid, arrow, reed, shaft, bolt, boomerang, harpoon, gaff
eelspear, oxgoad, weet-weet, wommerah
cattle prod
chemical mace.
Nouns
arena, field, platform
scene of action, theater
walk, course
hustings
stare, boards etc. (playhouse) The Drama
amphitheater
Coliseum, Colosseum
Flavian amphitheater, hippodrome, circus, race course, turf, cockpit, bear garden, playground, gymnasium, palestra, ring, lists
tiltyard, tilting ground
Campus Martins, Champ de Allars
campus [U.S.] . boxing ring, canvas. theater of war, seat of war
battle-field, battle-ground
field of battle, field of slaughter
Aceldama, camp
the enemy's camp
trusting place etc. (place of meeting) [Place of meeting.] Focus
Phrases
estate coming into possession.
Nouns
giving etc. v.
bestowal, bestowment, donation
presentation, presentment
accordance
concession
delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment
investment, investiture
award. almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity. [Thing given] gift, donation, present, cadeau
fairing
free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation
lagniappe [U.S.] , pilon [U.S.] . grace, act of grace, bonus. allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention. bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage
voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance etc. Transfer
amortization. alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, drink money, pourboire, bakshish
fee etc. (recompense) Reward
consideration. bribe, bait, ground bait
peace offering, handsel
boodle [Slang] , graft, grease [Slang]
grantor etc. v.
donor, feoffer, settlor.
Verbs
deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of
hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over
assign dower. present, give away, dispense, dispose of
give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out. pay etc. Payment
render, impart, communicate. concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast
spend etc. Expenditure . give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign. intrust, consign, vest in. make a present
allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota. invest, endow, settle upon
bequeath, leave, devise. furnish, supply, help
administer to
afford, spare
accommodate with, indulge with, favor with
shower down upon
lavish, pour on, thrust upon. tip, bribe
tickle the palm, grease the palm
offer etc. Offer
sacrifice, immolate.
Adjectives
giving etc. v.
given etc. v.
allowed, allowable
concessional
communicable
charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary
gratis etc. Cheapness
donative.
Nouns
receiving etc. v.
acquisition etc. Acquisition
reception etc. (introduction) [Motion into, actively.] Reception
suscipiency, acceptance, admission. recipient, accipient
assignee, devisee
legatee, legatary
grantee, feoffee, releasee [Law] , relessee, lessee
receiver. sportulary, stipendiary
beneficiary
pensioner, pensionary
almsman. income etc. (receipt) Receipt .
Verbs
receive
take etc. Taking
acquire etc. Acquisition
admit. take in, catch, touch
pocket
put into one's pocket, put into one's purse
accept
take off one's hands. be received
come in, come to hand
pass into one's hand, fall into one's hand
go into one's pocket
fall to one's lot, fall to one's share
come to one, fall to one
accrue
have given to one etc. Giving .
Adjectives
receiving etc. v.
recipient, suscipient. received etc. v.
given etc. Giving
secondhand. not given, unbestowed etc. (give) , (bestow) etc. Giving .
Nouns
apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment
appropriation
dispensation, distribution
division, deal
repartition, partition
administration. dividend, portion, contingent, share, allotment, fair share, allocation, lot, measure, dose
dole, meed, pittance
quantum, ration
ratio, proportion, quota, modicum, mess, allowance
suerte.
Verbs
apportion, divide
distribute, administer, dispense
billet, allot, detail, cast, share, mete
portion out, parcel out, dole out
deal, carve. allocate, ration, ration out
assign
separate etc. Disjunction . partition, assign, appropriate, appoint. come in for one's share etc. (participate) [Joint possession.] Participation
Adjectives
apportioning etc. v.
respective.
Adverbs
respectively, each to each.
Nouns
lending etc. v.
loan, advance, accommodation, feneration
mortgage, second mortgage, home loan etc. (security) Security
investment
note, bond, pawnshop, my uncle's. lender, pawnbroker, money lender
usurer, loan shark. loaner (of item loaned) .
Verbs
lend, advance, accommodate with
lend on security
loan
pawn etc. (security) Security . intrust, invest
place out to interest, put out to interest. let, demise, lease, sett, underlet.
Adjectives
lending etc. v.
lent etc. v.
unborrowed etc. (borrowed) etc. Borrowing .
Adverbs
in advance
on loan, on security.
Nouns
borrowing, pledging. borrowed plumes
plagiarism etc. (thieving) Stealing . replevin [Law] .
Verbs
borrow, desume. hire, rent, farm
take a lease, take a demise
take by the hour, take by the mile, take by the year etc.
hire by the hour, hire by the mile, hire by the year etc.
adopt, apply, appropriate, imitate, make use of, take. raise money, take up money
raise the wind
fly a kite, borrow from Peter to pay Paul
run into debt etc. (debt) Debt . replevy [Law] .
Nouns
taking etc. v.
reception etc. (taking in) [Motion into, actively.] Reception
deglutition etc. (taking food) [Eating.] Food
appropriation, prehension, prensation
capture, caption
apprehension, deprehension
abreption, seizure, expropriation, abduction, ablation
subtraction, withdrawal etc. Nonaddition. Subtraction
abstraction, ademption
adrolepsy. dispossession
deprivation, deprivement
bereavement
divestment
disherison
distraint, distress
sequestration, confiscation
eviction etc. [Motion out of, actively] Ejection
theft etc. Stealing . resumption
reprise, reprisal
recovery etc. Acquisition . clutch, swoop, wrench
grip etc. (retention) Retention
haul, take, catch
scramble. taker, captor. [Descent of one of the earth's crustal plates under another plate] subduction [Geol.] .
Verbs
take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket
receive
accept. reap, crop, cull, pluck
gather etc. (get) Acquisition
draw. appropriate, expropriate, impropriate
assume, possess oneself of
take possession of
commandeer
lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on
help oneself to
make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution
intercept
scramble for
deprive of. take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off
adeem
abstract
hurry off with, run away with
abduct
steal etc. Stealing
ravish
seize
pounce upon, spring upon
swoop to, swoop down upon
take by storm, take by assault
snatch, reave. snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up
kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on. get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of
lay by the heels, take prisoner
fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of. catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at
reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand. take from, take away from
disseize
deduct etc. Nonaddition. Subtraction
retrench etc. (curtail) Shortness
dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp
tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from
extort
deprive of, bereave
disinherit, cut off with a shilling. oust etc. (eject) [Motion out of, actively] Ejection
divest
levy, distrain, confiscate
sequester, sequestrate
accroach
usurp
despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume, impoverish, eat out of house and home
drain, drain to the dregs
gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up
absorb etc. (suck in) [Motion into, actively.] Reception
draw off
suck the blood of, suck like a leech. retake, resume
recover etc. Acquisition .
Adjectives
taking etc. v.
privative, prehensile
predaceous, predal, predatory, predatorial
lupine, rapacious, raptorial
ravenous
parasitic. bereft etc. Loss .
Phrases
give an inch and take an ell.
Nouns
restitution, return
rendition, reddition
restoration
reinvestment, recuperation
rehabilitation etc. (reconstruction) Restoration
reparation, atonement
compensation, indemnification. release, replevin [Law] , redemption
recovery etc. (getting back) Acquisition
remitter, reversion.
Verbs
return, restore
give back, carry back, bring back
render, render up
give up
let go, unclutch
disgorge, regorge
regurgitate
recoup, reimburse, compensate, indemnify
remit, rehabilitate
repair etc. (make good) Restoration . reinvest, revest, reinstate. redeem, recover etc. (get back) Acquisition
take back again. revest, revert.
Nouns
stealing etc. v.
theft, thievery, latrociny, direption
abstraction, appropriation
plagiary, plagiarism
autoplagiarism
latrocinium. spoliation, plunder, pillage
sack, sackage
rapine, brigandage, foray, razzia, rape, depredation, raid
blackmail. piracy, privateering, buccaneering
license to plunder, letters of marque, letters of mark and reprisal. filibustering, filibusterism
burglary
housebreaking
badger game [Slang] . robbery, highway robbery, hold-up [U.S.] , mugging. peculation, embezzlement
fraud etc. Deception
larceny, petty larceny, grand larceny, shoplifting. thievishness, rapacity, kleptomania, Alsatia, den of Cacus, den of thieves. blackmail, extortion, shakedown, Black Hand [U.S.] . [person who commits theft] thief etc. Thief .
Verbs
steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm
abstract
appropriate, plagiarize. convey away, carry off, abduct, kidnap, crimp
make off with, walk off with, run off with
run away with
spirit away, seize etc. (lay violent hands on) Taking . plunder, pillage, rifle, sack, loot, ransack, spoil, spoliate, despoil, strip, sweep, gut, forage, levy blackmail, pirate, pickeer, maraud, lift cattle, poach
smuggle, run
badger [Slang]
bail up, hold up, stick up
bunco, bunko, filibuster. swindle, peculate, embezzle
sponge, mulct, rook, bilk, pluck, pigeon, fleece
defraud etc. Deception
obtain under false pretenses
live by one's wits. rob Peter to pay Paul, borrow of Peter to pay Paul
launder, launder money.
Adjectives
thieving etc. v.
thievish, light-fingered
furacious, furtive
piratical
predaceous, predal, predatory, predatorial
raptorial etc. (rapacious) Taking . stolen etc. v..
Nouns
thief, robber, pilferer, rifler, filcher, plagiarist. spoiler, depredator, pillager, marauder
harpy, shark [Slang] , land shark, falcon, mosstrooper, bushranger, Bedouin, brigand, freebooter, bandit, thug, dacoit
pirate, corsair, viking, Paul Jones, buccaneer, buccanier
piqueerer, pickeerer
rover, ranger, privateer, filibuster
rapparee, wrecker, picaroon
smuggler, poacher
abductor, badger [Slang] , bunko man, cattle thief, chor, contrabandist, crook, hawk, holdup man, hold-up [U.S.] , jackleg [U.S.] , kidnaper, rustler, cattle rustler, sandbagger, sea king, skin [Slang] , sneak thief, spieler, strong-arm man [U.S.] . highwayman, Dick Turpin, Claude Duval, Macheath, footpad, sturdy beggar. cut purse, pick purse
pickpocket, light-fingered gentry
sharper
card sharper, skittle sharper
thimblerigger
rook [Slang] , Greek, blackleg, leg, welsher [Slang]
defaulter
Autolycus, Jeremy Diddler, Robert Macaire, artful dodger, trickster
swell mob [Slang]
shoplifter. swindler, peculator
forger, coiner
fence, receiver of stolen goods, duffer
smasher. burglar, housebreaker
cracksman, magsman [Slang]
Bill Sikes, Jack Sheppard, Jonathan Wild. gang [group of thieves] , gang of thieves, theft ring
organized crime, mafia, the Sicilian Mafia, the mob, Dillinger, Al Capone
Robin Hood.
Nouns
booty, spoil, plunder, prize, loot, swag [Slang] , pickings
prey
blackmail
stolen goods.