act
[{'id': '863436935f', 'def': 'something that people do or cause to happen', 'synonyms': ['deed', 'human action', 'human activity'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f5bfa1c924', 'def': 'a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body', 'synonyms': ['enactment'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '7553c812dd', 'def': 'a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program', 'example': 'The troupe did their act three times every evening.', 'synonyms': ['routine', 'turn', 'bit', 'number'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '6b212ee6f2', 'def': 'a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'def70642c7', 'def': 'a manifestation of insincerity', 'example': 'They put on quite an act for your benefit.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ad87c360d9', 'def': 'to behave in a certain manner', 'example': 'Stop acting like a dunce.', 'synonyms': ['carry', 'conduct', 'do', 'behave', 'behave', 'comport', 'deport'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c85c79a1b3', 'def': 'to pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind', 'example': 'We acted the idiot.', 'synonyms': ['play'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '080911a753', 'def': "to discharge one's duties", 'example': 'They acted as the chair for the duration of the meeting.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5288bbb911', 'def': 'to play a role or part', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I am acting in the play all week.', 'synonyms': ['play'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '30038e16d4', 'def': 'to perform on a stage or theater', 'example': 'We act in this play.', 'synonyms': ['play'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '019cd9a71e', 'def': 'to behave unnaturally or affectedly', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "You're just acting.", 'synonyms': ['pretend', 'dissemble'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6b9702c2a3', 'def': 'to perform an action', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "I acted out last night's events.", 'synonyms': ['move'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '057c1b554c', 'def': 'to have an effect or outcome', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The alarm system acts as a theft deterrent.', 'synonyms': ['work'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ef1694ef49', 'def': 'to be suitable for theatrical performance', 'example': 'This scene acts well.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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cut
[{'id': 'ed2952f625', 'def': 'with parts removed', 'example': 'the drastically cut film', 'synonyms': ['shortened'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '3041ed1c48', 'def': 'separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument', 'example': 'the cut surface was mottled', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '0a12ab3b79', 'def': '(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit', 'example': 'the cut pages of the book', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '788823450b', 'def': 'fashioned or shaped by cutting', 'example': 'a well-cut suit', 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '4b1fbcb0c5', 'def': 'mixed with water', 'example': 'sold cut whiskey', 'synonyms': ['weakened', 'thinned'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'c8f8aee3a7', 'def': '(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply', 'synonyms': ['slashed'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'e3aa8ec490', 'def': '(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine', 'synonyms': ['mown'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'fc7c5696ad', 'def': 'a male animal, whose testicles are removed', 'labels': [{'name': 'technical', 'is_dialect': False}, {'name': 'medical', 'parent': {'name': 'technical', 'is_dialect': False}, 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The cut horse was more docile.', 'synonyms': ['emasculated', 'gelded'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': 'c3258ffc43', 'def': 'made neat and tidy by trimming', 'synonyms': ['trimmed'], 'speech_part': 'adjective'}, {'id': '8d666fcd48', 'def': 'an unexcused absence from class', 'example': 'I was punished for taking too many cuts in my math class.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4626e1c147', 'def': 'the act of reducing the amount or number', 'example': 'the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9584529480', 'def': 'the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends', 'example': 'The barber gave me a good cut.', 'synonyms': ['cutting off'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9f8a4ab3fe', 'def': 'the act of cutting something into parts', 'example': 'Their cuts were skillful.', 'synonyms': ['cutting'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f1b7a44cd5', 'def': 'the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge', 'example': 'The cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels.', 'synonyms': ['cutting'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '20031a9ba5', 'def': 'the division of a deck of cards before dealing', 'example': 'They insisted that we give them the last cut before every deal.', 'synonyms': ['cutting'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '7ba6db1484', 'def': '(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball', 'example': 'cuts do not bother a good tennis player', 'synonyms': ['undercut'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'bb01301fb8', 'def': 'in baseball', 'synonyms': ['swing'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '5f63c3aa49', 'def': 'a refusal to recognize someone you know', 'synonyms': ['cold shoulder'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9ef32b0919', 'def': 'a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation', 'synonyms': ['gash'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b013c7dc26', 'def': 'a canal made by erosion or excavation', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '150ae12929', 'def': 'the style in which a garment is cut', 'example': 'a dress of traditional cut', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b4a9e4e196', 'def': 'the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage', 'synonyms': ['excision'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '496e4c1337', 'def': 'a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc', 'example': 'I played the first cut on the cd.', 'synonyms': ['track'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3380843bb2', 'def': '(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next', 'example': 'the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ad7e5c4c5c', 'def': 'a remark capable of wounding mentally', 'example': 'the unkindest cut of all', 'synonyms': ['stinger'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '70a5b1c65a', 'def': 'a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass', 'synonyms': ['cut of meat'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4c070cc027', 'def': 'a share of the profits', 'example': 'everyone got a cut of the earnings', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '5f43599fe8', 'def': 'a wound made by cutting', 'example': 'I put a bandage over the cut.', 'synonyms': ['slash'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'd990d9c833', 'def': 'a step on some scale', 'example': 'They are a cut above the rest.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '2694ce1dd1', 'def': 'to cut off the testicles of male animals such as horses', 'synonyms': ['geld'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6e7dddb0b1', 'def': 'to grow through the gums', 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The new tooth is cutting, which causes the baby pain.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '0cd84a6ffc', 'def': 'to have grow through the gums', 'example': 'The baby cut a tooth', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4a31adfdb6', 'def': 'to cut and assemble the components of', 'synonyms': ['edit', 'edit out'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '539005775f', 'def': 'to lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture', 'example': 'cut bourbon', 'synonyms': ['thin'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f3ded5be6a', 'def': 'to reduce in scope while retaining essential elements', 'synonyms': ['contract'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c8e8c53215', 'def': 'to cease, stop', 'example': 'cut the noise', 'synonyms': ['cut off'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '34ffd23d58', 'def': 'to cut down on', 'synonyms': ['trim', 'reduce', 'cut back', 'cut down', 'trim down', 'trim back', 'bring down'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '781747dc86', 'def': 'to have a reducing effect', 'example': 'This cuts into my earnings', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '954eaae71e', 'def': 'to dissolve by breaking down the fat of', 'example': 'soap cuts grease', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ccfb664220', 'def': 'to weed out unwanted or unnecessary things', 'example': 'We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet', 'synonyms': ['prune', 'rationalise', 'rationalize'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'fc3ab6b80e', 'def': 'to shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of', 'example': 'cut my hair', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5755944070', 'def': 'to refuse to acknowledge', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I cut them dead at the meeting.', 'synonyms': ['disregard'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '60206bd1e0', 'def': 'to make out and issue', 'synonyms': ['issue'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6d76148a1a', 'def': 'to penetrate injuriously', 'example': 'The glass from the shattered windshield cut deep into the skin.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd6a507cdba', 'def': 'to fell by sawing', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '316def5fd4', 'def': 'to reap or harvest', 'example': 'cut grain', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ca3a560403', 'def': 'to hit a ball with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I cut a ping-pong ball, catching my opponent off-guard.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '811dc66069', 'def': 'to cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch', 'example': 'Cut the lights!', 'synonyms': ['turn out', 'switch off', 'turn off'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7dc7629414', 'def': 'to separate with or as if with an instrument', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c2efdbac3c', 'def': 'to divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult', 'example': 'Wayne cut', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '01e4dddbc4', 'def': 'to make an incision or separation', 'example': 'cut along the dotted line', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9398dd495b', 'def': 'to allow incision or separation', 'example': 'This bread cuts easily', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '47b712df7e', 'def': 'to function as a cutting instrument', 'example': 'This knife cuts well', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '603ff23f0f', 'def': 'to style and tailor in a certain fashion', 'example': 'cut a dress', 'synonyms': ['tailor'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5b9b8bcc7f', 'def': 'to perform or carry out', 'example': 'cut a caper', 'synonyms': ['make'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'cc6c9deea3', 'def': 'to form or shape by cutting or incising', 'example': 'They cut paper dolls for the children.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd44e97d52e', 'def': 'to form by probing, penetrating, or digging', 'example': 'We cut a hole.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c8b5da58e2', 'def': 'to create by duplicating data', 'example': 'We cut a disk.', 'synonyms': ['burn'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4345e58309', 'def': 'to record a performance on a medium', 'example': 'cut a record', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'fac861e119', 'def': 'to make a recording of', 'example': 'We cut the record in three days.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ff9ff2bbb0', 'def': 'to stop filming something', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}, {'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The director told me to cut filming.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'd2bd9d5282', 'def': 'to make an abrupt change of image or sound', 'example': 'They cut from one scene to another.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b3e5c4ca9c', 'def': 'to pass through or across', 'example': 'The boat cut the water', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7a7fa4b252', 'def': 'to pass directly and often in haste', 'example': "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ed0367c996', 'def': 'to turn sharply', 'synonyms': ['curve'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'c6929ec9d8', 'def': "to move one's fist", 'labels': [{'name': 'intransitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "The boxer cut upward toward their opponent's chin.", 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b325a920f5', 'def': 'to give the appearance or impression of', 'example': 'cut a nice figure', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '42b1c71cdf', 'def': 'to discharge from a group', 'example': 'The coach cut two players from the team.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'fb5a1e58fd', 'def': 'to be able to manage or manage successfully', 'synonyms': ['hack'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4da4500ba2', 'def': 'to intentionally fail to attend', 'example': 'I cut gym class all year.', 'synonyms': ['skip'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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hit
[{'id': '6178792072', 'def': 'a successful swing in a baseball game', 'example': "The base runner came all the way home on Williams' hit.", 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '648f152c1f', 'def': 'a conspicuous success', 'example': 'That song was my first hit and marked the beginning of my career as a singer.', 'synonyms': ['bang', 'smash', 'smasher', 'strike'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '829b5ca482', 'def': 'the act of forcefully contacting one thing with another', 'example': 'repeated hitting raised a large bruise', 'synonyms': ['striking', 'hitting'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '4328bf3881', 'def': 'a counting term for an internet user viewing a web page', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'Yesterday our website got over 500 hits!', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9b94caeabf', 'def': 'a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate', 'example': 'it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f75f0f5e0d', 'def': 'a dose of an illicit drug', 'example': "it's not a good idea to take your first hit of heroin", 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '6368840dae', 'def': 'to pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to', 'example': 'They tried to hit on patrons of the bar.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '1aefff0d9b', 'def': 'gain points in a game', 'synonyms': ['score', 'tally', 'rack up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ec6a5f5e87', 'def': 'make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target', 'synonyms': ['strike'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'b7030c3c56', 'def': 'hit with a missile from a weapon', 'synonyms': ['shoot', 'pip'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '3220c13d5f', 'def': 'to strike the intended target or goal', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I hit the goal!', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4960823980', 'def': 'consume to excess', 'example': 'hit the bottle', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '146ae96c7e', 'def': 'affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely', 'example': 'We were hit by really bad weather', 'synonyms': ['strike'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5d73404bfb', 'def': 'produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically', 'synonyms': ['strike'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'dd336f1842', 'def': 'hit against', 'synonyms': ['strike', 'impinge on', 'run into', 'collide with'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'cb3c3fabde', 'def': 'deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument', 'example': 'I hit you hard in the face.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'f4524e7c70', 'def': 'to cause to move by striking, moving it into a new location, either intended or not', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I hit a ball into the backyard.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2819e8d3ca', 'def': 'reach a point in time, or a certain state or level', 'example': 'The thermometer hit 100 degrees', 'synonyms': ['reach'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '01368fa6fe', 'def': 'reach a destination, either real or abstract', 'example': 'We hit Detroit by noon', 'synonyms': ['make', 'reach', 'gain', 'arrive at', 'attain'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7bb6ac4996', 'def': 'to drive something violently into a location', 'example': "I hit my fist on the table to get the room's attention.", 'synonyms': ['strike'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ee9414e96a', 'def': 'cause to experience suddenly', 'synonyms': ['strike', 'come to'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7615c2e95d', 'def': 'encounter by chance', 'synonyms': ['stumble'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'fd692a5d60', 'def': 'kill intentionally and with premeditation', 'synonyms': ['dispatch', 'murder', 'off', 'remove', 'polish off', 'slay', 'bump off'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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tie
[{'id': '90790642ff', 'def': 'a fastener that serves to join or connect', 'synonyms': ['link'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'b9d3fc73ab', 'def': 'neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn under a collar and tied in knot at the front', 'example': 'I stood in front of the mirror tightening my necktie.', 'synonyms': ['necktie'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'fe5677aa10', 'def': 'a cord, string, ribbon, wire etc. with which something is tied', 'example': 'We needed a tie for the packages.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '3d738fca4e', 'def': 'a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating', 'example': 'I nailed the rafters together with a tie beam.', 'synonyms': ['tie beam'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '52da32dac7', 'def': 'one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track', 'example': 'the British call a railroad tie a sleeper', 'synonyms': ['sleeper'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '691782acf3', 'def': '(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '93f085acb2', 'def': 'the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided', 'synonyms': ['draw'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1005345c59', 'def': 'a social or business relationship', 'synonyms': ['association'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'ec2f97507c', 'def': 'equality of score in a contest', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '27d6f5a301', 'def': 'form a knot or bow in', 'example': 'tie a necktie', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '84fe5de3ce', 'def': 'limit or restrict to', 'example': 'I am tied to UNIX', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5d15315fee', 'def': 'finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.', 'example': 'The teams drew a tie', 'synonyms': ['draw'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '3cbc80d3f6', 'def': 'fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord', 'example': 'They tied their victim to the chair', 'synonyms': ['bind'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '52803367fa', 'def': 'connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces', 'synonyms': ['link'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'a29b7739d4', 'def': 'unite musical notes by a tie', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2256ca31ec', 'def': 'make by tying pieces together', 'example': 'The fishermen tied their flies', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '6507c99c9f', 'def': 'perform a marriage ceremony', 'synonyms': ['wed'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'ff75c9dff8', 'def': 'create social or emotional ties', 'synonyms': ['bond'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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