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divert
divert /dai'və:t/
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Đồng nghĩa của divert
Alternative for divert
diverts, diverted, diverting
Đồng nghĩa:
amuse
,
confuse
,
delight
,
detract
,
distract
,
entertain
,
tickle
,
Verb
To lead or turn to a different direction
redirect
deflect
avert
reroute
deviate
swing
switch
turn
veer
wheel
whip
channel
sidetrack
transfer
alter
change
modify
offlead
pivot
sheer
swerve
turn aside
volte-face
whirl
channel away
draw away
head off
change the course of
bend
curve
diverge
twist
wind
shift
detour
drift
change course
change direction
turn off
zigzag
incline
meander
slew
bow
curl
skew
hook
lean
reorient
convert
arch
tilt
direct
angle
ricochet
loop
weave
snake
swivel
bear
crook
depart
careen
sway
digress
yaw
refract
dip
stoop
buckle
droop
alter course
make a right
make a left
angle off
turn away
relay
diffuse
spread
rotate
head
career
tack
warp
contort
slip
disperse
shy
divagate
whirl around
sheer off
turn about
turn on your heel
turn around
deform
reverse
diffract
waver
flex
incurvate
arc
control
go off course
skid
branch off
be deflected
shunt
rearrange
turnabout
crimp
verge
coil
transmute
purify
refine
get around
train off
go around
change around
change over
angle away
spiral
chop and change
trend
sweep
bulge
undulate
round
sublimate
suppress
repress
swell
slant
fall off
wreathe
incurve
gyrate
concave
convex
inflect
slope
tip
list
heel
cant
bank
pitch
bias
put
decline
roll
bend forward
sink
be slanted
be at an angle
nod
bend over
beetle
overhang
sag
move
pass
cut
recoil
focus
corner
rechannel
set
alternate
return
backslide
retrace
revert
pass around
take a bend
hang a right
hang a left
stray
wander
vary
slide
tend
evolve
vacillate
transform
slither
metamorphose
move away
progress
fluctuate
mutate
modulate
run
morph
roam
go
get sidetracked
ramble
transmogrify
part
point
turn from
bear off
aquaplane
gravitate
take a turn
leave beaten path
differ
lead
glide
fork
slue
flow
coast
skim
maunder
bevel
excurse
camber
train
aim
level
toboggan
leave-one-out
zag
zig
break
back
snap
remove
proceed
derogate
jackknife
spin
aberrate
extend
make
revolve
hydroplane
straggle
be
lie
twirl
abandon
desert
put at an angle
load
lurch
sidestep
err
sideslip
wander away
shelve
corkscrew
swing over
depart from
veer off
turn sharply
swirl
get off course
convolute
screw
oscillate
grade
descend
splay
lie obliquely
beam
be askew
lither
twist and turn
wrap around
spin out
go into skid
recline
rise
fall
lay
glissade
grow
develop
metastasize
metamorphize
stream
skate
sail
plane
brush
whisk
breeze
cruise
bowl
transfigure
smooth along
drive
move along
scooch
move smoothly
move over
affect
amend
adapt
adjust
realign
transmutate
transit
interchange
edit
distort
transition
disguise
mold
revise
flip-flop
substitute
replace
swap
displace
remodel
transpose
mould
Verb
To entertain or amuse
amuse
entertain
delight
beguile
distract
regale
titillate
absorb
disport
enchant
engross
fascinate
grip
interest
occupy
please
recreate
rivet
solace
charm
gratify
give pleasure to
gladden
panic
relax
slay
tickle
wow
bowl over
tickle pink
fracture one
hold the attention of
make happy
be a hit with
break one up
get one's jollies
knock 'em dead
put 'em away
enthral
enthrall
engage
captivate
involve
immerse
bewitch
enrapture
busy
entrance
preoccupy
mesmerize
intrigue
attract
cheer
satisfy
allure
thrill
mesmerise
grab
enwrap
bemuse
spellbind
knock dead
excite
turn on
kill
ravish
hold
transfix
arrest
enamor
pique
appeal to
employ
hypnotize
magnetize
wile
draw
send
delectate
magnetise
tantalize
cheer up
catch up
lure
hypnotise
tantalise
content
enliven
humour
humor
pleasure
indulge
elate
witch
concern
bedazzle
rejoice
crack up
tempt
ensnare
hook
carry away
tickle to death
put under a spell
give a buzz
go over big
hit the spot
give someone a kick
make laugh
entice
exhilarate
fracture
convulse
monopolize
rapture
stimulate
win over
fulfil
dazzle
intoxicate
suit
warm
enamour
engulf
transport
groove
overjoy
arride
touch
compel
monopolise
fulfill
infatuate
glad
overwhelm
knock out
take up
make smile
seduce
hold spellbound
keep busy
make content
please greatly
make a hit with
arouse
pull
agree with
make someone feel good
make roll in the aisles
be the ticket
tickle someone's fancy
be of interest to
hold one's attention
catch
oblige
fix
fixate
fill
vamp
score
glory
exult
jubilate
put away
take
elevate
keep amused
bury
obsess
commit
rap
throw
wrap
hold someone's attention
make somebody's day
be agreeable to
make someone glad
make someone pleased
enlist
tickle the fancy of
freak out
turn someone on
sweep off one's feet
crack someone up
snare
lose oneself in
absorb yourself in
throw yourself into
get lost in
give someone a charge
do one's heart good
give great pleasure to
give joy to
ecstasize
inspire
comfort
inspirit
crease up
animate
fire
interest greatly
attach
appeal
invite
kindle
subdue
stir
overpower
provoke
win
enslave
refresh
party
nurture
be attractive to
affect
arouse one's curiosity
perk up
light someone's fire
float someone's boat
sit up
be interesting to
matter to
catch one's eye
engage one's attention
whet one's appetite
move
capture one's imagination
arouse the curiosity of
tickle your fancy
engage someone's attention
arouse curiosity
arouse someone's curiosity
be a source of fascination to
tickle one's fancy
treat to
make merry
hearten
uplift
scratch
prickle
brush
pat
kittle
irritate
itch
vellicate
tingle
caress
laugh it up
have a get-together
toss a party
give a party
brighten up
consume
buoy up
bring joy to
buck up
give a lift
give someone pleasure
do someone's heart good
warm the cockles of the heart
get one's kicks
attend
soak
make somebody laugh
use up
hold attention
be concerned with
tie up
be active with
own
sweep off feet
get under someone's skin
woo
capture
persuade
hex
cast a spell on
inveigle
influence
bedevil
coax
blow away
ensorcell
suck in
astound
hold in awe
trick
decoy
catch the eye of
trance
stun
strike
electrify
voodoo
cajole
stupefy
lead on
betray
bait
solicit
sweep off your feet
rope in
whet the appetite of
induce
amaze
beckon
stir up
bring in
pull in
mislead
ensorcel
spell
overcome
impress
curse
possess
control
rouse
delude
inflame
entrap
endear
blind
seize
gain
befool
subjugate
court
hoodoo
quicken
enthuse
send into raptures
condemn
steer
come on
draw one's attention
catch hold of
give the evil eye
pick up
root to the spot
come on to
sweep sombeody off his/her feet
capture your imagination
bewilder
be unable to take one's eyes off
subject
turn one on
spark
dumbfound
agitate
tease
waken
whet
stagger
confuse
awe
grab the attention of
make hit with
fall in love with
send into transports
take someone's breath away
astonish
forspeak
besot
call
prompt
overawe
take someone's fancy
whet someone's appetite
lead
secure
get
obtain
bring forth
call forth
elicit
argue into
bring around
incline
put in a trance
put a spell on
get going
get someone going
give someone a thrill
do it for someone
train
rope
drag
hit on
draw in
floor
give the come-on to
put horns on
fill with delight
put the whammy on
put under magic spell
daze
feast
gas
exert a pull on
exert influence on
make a fool of
lift
catch someone's eye
indicate
bid
sign
summon
demand
ask
command
sweep you off your feet
work up
initiate
get started
show
introduce
rally
charge
motivate
brighten
recompense
requite
baby
make a hit
fill the bill
favour
do the trick
coddle
do one proud
pamper
favor
make someone's mouth water
petrify
paralyse
fuel
galvanize
razzle-dazzle
mozz
accurse
flush
haunt
galvanise
juice
sweep someone off their feet
put the mozz on
point the bone at
put the evil eye on
take somebody's breath away
jinx
immobilize
halt
freeze
gorgonize
fire up
key up
stop dead
paralyze
root
fire with enthusiasm
stop one dead
knock one's socks off
immobilise
pump up
palsy
rivet the attention of
stop someone in their tracks
race one's motor
stop in one's tracks
fool
deceive
dominate
con
dupe
mollify
appease
hoodwink
madden
take in
placate
convert
bamboozle
take control of
take over
have power over
drive mad
conciliate
pacify
propitiate
sweeten
gull
double-cross
string along
cheat
sweet-talk
sucker
soft-soap
snooker
cast a spell over
have mastery over
assuage
gentle
misguide
shaft
have
humbug
spoof
juggle
snow
misinform
burn
buffalo
gammon
hornswoggle
bluff
cozen
gaff
hoax
diddle
butter up
exploit
flimflam
rook
manipulate
gyp
stick
have on
scam
take advantage of
jockey
shave
play
fake out
finesse
chisel
set at ease
urge
win the affection of
put off guard
convince
unarm
disarm
undermine someone's resistance
eat up
impose on
put one over on
lead up the garden path
pull a swifty on
pull a fast one on
play for a sucker
take for a ride
Verb
To divert one's mind or attention (to something else)
detract
distract
sidetrack
abstract
deflect one's attention
shift one's attention
draw one's attention away
lead away
call off
disengage
throw off
put off
attract attention
bend the rules
be a distraction
send on a wild-goose chase
deflect
turn aside
turn away
draw away
shift
avert
head off
mislead
unbalance
call away
lead astray
cause to lose concentration
put someone off their stroke
put somebody off his or her stride
cause someone to lose their concentration
disturb someone's concentration
divert someone's attention
Verb
To avoid, lessen, or guard against
save
avoid
deflect
deter
prevent
free
reprieve
spare
absolve
avert
forestall
obviate
stop
dispense
exempt
preclude
block
circumvent
discharge
frustrate
stave off
halt
help
head off
foil
ward off
fend off
nip in the bud
forfend
rule out
shunt
look away
veer
shove aside
turn
turn from
check
hinder
curb
restrain
intercept
impede
obstruct
arrest
baulk
hamper
shut out
keep
stay
counteract
turn aside
damp
thwart
inhibit
prohibit
let
pre-empt
debar
put a stop to
chill
scare
hold back
dampen
disadvise
balk
cool
talk out of
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
turn off
act like a wet blanket
put a damper on
bar
retard
restrict
stymie
slow down
hold up
fetter
interfere with
hamstring
delay
constrain
handicap
repress
encumber
trammel
shackle
interrupt
suppress
limit
cramp
slow
interdict
cripple
forbid
hobble
stall
clog
withhold
handcuff
cut off
hog-tie
put a brake on
tie up
throw a spanner in the works of
stand in the way of
bridle
anticipate
stonewall
contravene
detain
derail
crimp
interfere
preempt
muzzle
smother
stifle
oppose
manacle
cumber
hold
curtail
baffle
embarrass
ward
rein in
short-circuit
keep back
hang up
shut off
get in the way of
set back
hold down
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
control
contain
disrupt
eliminate
exclude
counter
subdue
put an end to
scotch
brake
moderate
regulate
neutralize
discourage
scupper
discomfit
freeze
parry
govern
rattle
tame
bork
second-guess
faze
measure
rule
neutralise
keep under control
gag
confine
bit
choke
keep in check
pick off
make late
slow up
get ahead of
get in before
choke back
put paid to
hold in
put off
box in
beat someone to the punch
bring to screeching halt
foul up
close off
screw up
beat someone to it
shut down
provide against
keep within bounds
keep the lid on
beat someone to the draw
steal a march on
get in the way
stem the flow of
louse up
keep in
defend against
hold off
forefend
keep waiting
commandeer
remove
postpone
bottleneck
retardate
burden
keep from
cause to wait
cause to stay
crab
resist
be early
beat somebody to it
be one step ahead of
act in advance of
prepare for
head off at pass
defer
pause
protract
intervene
interpose
foreclose
remit
shelve
prorogue
intermit
prolong
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
throw a spanner in the works
dissuade
quash
disqualify
put back
back off
bog down
hold off on
choke off
take down
hold over
obscure
estop
get round
make unnecessary
sandbag
taboo
reduce
outlaw
enjoin
make impossible
make it impossible for
make impracticable
quit
make it impracticable for
discontinue
cease
put on brakes
put an stop to
get rid of
do away with
take away
preoccupy
forecast
monopolize
project
expect
foresee
envision
predict
put the brakes on
take out of play
rein
cork
monopolise
ruin
leash
harness
dissuade from
bottle up
hold in check
straiten
scuttle
overturn
snooker
invalidate
gaol
keep down
sit on
pull in
box up
jail
put away
pin down
pull back
keep in line
tie down
stem
rein back
hem in
guide
impound
circumscribe
direct
imprison
bring under control
have on a tight leash
kill
crack down
hogtie
lock up
delimit
confound
repel
nullify
upset
squash
repulse
undo
spoil
nobble
dash
checkmate
outwit
blank
defeat
do for
counterplot
disappoint
cross
bury
muffle
strangle
dam
bind
entangle
chain
disconcert
discipline
peg
put the stopper on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
mess up
put the mockers on
upset one's apple cart
put the kibosh on
beat down
take wind out of sails
entrammel
discard
discount
dismiss
cramp one's style
give a hard time
saddle with
except
put a limit on
keep lid on
cool down
put the brakes on
keep a tight rein on
fight back
button up
keep a lid on
bite back
cut back
cool off
keep tight rein on
cancel
proscribe
abolish
revoke
recant
suspend
reject
close out
ban
freeze out
leave out
count out
bate
close one's doors to
not consider
forget about
Verb
To arrange for something to belong to, or be officially controlled by, somebody else
transfer
surrender
relinquish
refer
allocate
charge
commission
designate
grant
redirect
allot
channel
devolve
intrust
place
task
vest
appropriate
cast
leave
abdicate
alien
alienate
apportion
assign
cede
change
commit
confer
confide
consign
convey
deed
delegate
entrust
give
hand
hand over
make over
pass
reassign
relegate
repose
transmit
trust
turn over
pass on
sign over
give over
hand on
deliver
recommend
commend
send on
hand down
bequeath
send
reach
let someone have
will
demise
depute
bestow
submit
invest
throw
dispatch
pass to
give to
deliver to
devise
direct
forward
decentralize
buck
dump
decentralise
remit
toss
foist
chuck
circulate
offload
bung
lodge
dispose of
shift
offer
hand to
authorize
authorise
send to
direct to
consign to
fob off
palm off
hand out
pass on to
turn over to
get rid of
attorn
appoint
abalienate
present
confine
handball
lease
shunt
parcel out
deliver up
endow
escalate
deposit
engage
hand round
send on errand
hold responsible for
send on mission
ordain
move
send out
readdress
relay
lay
employ
destine
promise
exchange
provide
give the right of
give the title of
jettison
bestow on
grant to
settle
confer on
pertain
furnish
belong
entrust to
invest in
give up
leave to
give custody of
leave with
give custody
give free rein
deposit with
tender
point
patronise
advance
let
patronize
aid
store
loan
lend
command
pass down
guide
present to
transfer to
convey to
hand over to
put in the hands of
part with
rid
unburden
divest
allow to look after
let out
put into hands of
make trustee
put into the hands of
let go of
be handed down
route
free from
relieve of
steer
show
usher
marshal
marshall
put in touch with
Verb
To persuade or convince someone not to do something
dissuade
deter
discourage
prevent
disincline
inhibit
stop
disadvise
dehort
deprecate
sidetrack
counsel
derail
put off
scare off
advise against
warn off
caution against
talk out of
persuade against
turn aside
exhort against
remonstrate against
thwart one's attempts
warn against
urge against
turn off
advise not to
argue out of
persuade not to
urge not to
expostulate against
lean on
throw off
cry out against
hinder
detach
disfavor
discountenance
disfavour
counsel against
remove
halt
frighten off
unaccustom
sway
wean
change somebody's mind
turn against
avert
check
block
curb
restrain
intercept
impede
obstruct
prohibit
arrest
baulk
chill
scare
hamper
hold back
throw cold water on
let
pre-empt
foil
pour cold water on
dampen
shut out
obviate
frustrate
forestall
counteract
keep
act like a wet blanket
debar
rule out
head off
save
ward off
damp
balk
fend off
put a stop to
nip in the bud
preclude
stave off
thwart
forfend
cool
stay
help
put a damper on
Verb
To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action
deflect
digress
sidetrack
distract
divagate
get off the subject
stray from the point
stray from the subject
deviate from the topic
get off the point
abstract
detract
turn away
call off
draw away
throw off
turn aside
shift
avert
head off
wander
get sidetracked
get off the track
go off on a tangent
go off at a tangent
mislead
put off
call away
lead astray
cause to lose concentration
unbalance
lead away
shift one's attention
deflect one's attention
draw one's attention away
disengage
attract attention
bend the rules
be a distraction
send on a wild-goose chase
put somebody off his or her stride
put someone off their stroke
cause someone to lose their concentration
disturb someone's concentration
divert someone's attention
Verb
To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive
pervert
distort
twist
warp
abuse
misuse
falsify
misinterpret
misrepresent
bend
garble
misapply
corrupt
misconstrue
colour
color
cook
deflect
fudge
misemploy
misrelate
misstate
profane
prostitute
slant
subvert
adulterate
alloy
alter
animalize
brainwash
change
cut
desecrate
doctor
fake
mistreat
outrage
ruin
salt
seduce
spike
spoil
steer
veer
water
doctor up
phony up
manipulate
misreport
belie
put a spin on
tamper with
misquote
massage
bias
disguise
take out of context
quote out of context
trump up
fiddle
confuse
tinker with
skew
interfere with
embroider
embellish
fix
exaggerate
rig
overstate
muddle
forge
mistranslate
influence
mishandle
mangle
lie
con
misrender
exploit
juggle
mislead
give a false account of
fiddle with
prejudice
misappropriate
obscure
conceal
spin
angle
snow
promote
equivocate
palter
prevaricate
strain
fabricate
deceive
overdraw
mismanage
cloak
mask
ill-use
miscolor
magnify
give a false idea of
pad
airbrush
gloss over
jumble
counterfeit
blur
slur
mutilate
mix up
invent
tamper
twist around
misarticulate
debase
put the wrong slant on
misattribute
quote
vitiate
mold
shape
mould
train
concentrate
focus
aim
direct
point
patch
give a false impression of
quote incorrectly
contravene
four-flush
contort
traverse
gloss
deacon
fib
deprave
defile
cook up
flimflam
diddle
finagle
overdo
dramatize
enhance
varnish
dress up
fake it
frame up
hyperbolize
taint
pollute
put words in somebody's mouth
poison
put on an act
cover
impair
cook the books
romanticise
dramatise
romanticize
dissipate
embezzle
waste
squander
steal
defalcate
parody
modify
transform
revamp
edit
amend
revise
rework
veil
occult
suppress
blanket
shroud
hide
screen
enshroud
curtain
travesty
elaborate on
take advantage of
cheese
blarney
beard
stretch
pirate
dress
puff
make bad use of
blot out
paper over
mess about with
make changes to
make adjustments to
make alterations to
meddle with
blow smoke
pass off
cover up
build up
deteriorate
wind
scam
knot
crush
melt
decline
whitewash
curve
writhe
slump
gnarl
sag
deviate
collapse
engineer
maneuver
manoeuvre
gerrymander
swindle
arrange
trick
put one on
make out like
arrange fraudulently
ill-treat
maltreat
mock up
manhandle
injure
molest
bully
harm
brutalize
maul
hit
beat
hurt
knock around
persecute
strike
wrong
knock about
handle roughly
treat roughly
treat badly
kick around
rough up
mess over
blow
brutalise
do over
beat up
go through
cut up
shake up
run through
mess up
masquerade
dissimulate
overemphasize
affect
amplify
inflate
overestimate
overstress
overplay
emphasize
catastrophize
enlarge
exalt
put on
hike
boost
brag
boast
heighten
expand
overemphasise
emphasise
lay it on thick
blow out of proportion
make a mountain out of a molehill
make too much of
blow up out of all proportion
tilt
tip
weight
slope
misshape
weigh
trim
rearrange
shuffle
change round
throw off balance
perform magic
overvalue
aggrandize
touch up
varnish over
pretend
give a false picture of
over-elaborate
elaborate
oversell
overpitch
add colour
lay on
lay it on with a shovel
pile it on
make a federal case of
draw the longbow
big up
up
caricature
stretch the truth
pile it on about
shoot a line
pyramid
lay it on with a trowel
romance
pretty up
make a big thing of
lay it on with a trowel about
intensify
go to extremes
blow something out of all proportion
make a production out of
make a drama out of a crisis
lay it on thick about
loud talk
overexaggerate
make a pretense of
falsely represent
dissemble
minimize
veneer
downplay
feign
sugarcoat
secrete
extenuate
bluff
simulate
give a false identity to
minimise
sham
camouflage
keep secret
emphasize too much
make a big thing out of
blow up
draw the long bow
play up
put up a smoke screen
put on a false front
de-emphasize
keep quiet about
hush up
keep a lid on
draw a veil over
sweep something under the rug
put on a front
keep dark
sweep something under the carpet
put up a front
be dishonest about
soft-pedal
Verb
Misdirect
misroute
misdirect
lead astray
point in the wrong direction
send off course
send on a wild goose chase
send the wrong way
send to the wrong place
deceive
hoodwink
delude
trick
mislead
misinform
misguide
lead on
seduce
fool
dupe
con
beguile
bluff
hoax
prevaricate
misstate
snooker
disinform
bamboozle
cozen
sucker
doublespeak
gaff
hornswoggle
misrepresent
lie
snow
gammon
propagandize
distort
have
pervert
humbug
spoof
juggle
burn
buffalo
fabricate
catch
propagandise
mousetrap
gull
lie to
take in
have on
string along
cover up
double-talk
suck in
fake out
put on
pull one's leg
put on an act
take for a ride
put on false front
do a number on
give wrong information to
bait and switch
lead one down the garden path
lead up the garden path
pull the wool over one's eyes
throw off the scent
put on the wrong track
give someone a bum steer
wrong steer
put up smoke screen
lead down the garden path
corrupt
lead off
scam
bilk
hose
swindle
illude
cheat
inveigle
shaft
entice
bunk
defraud
tempt
fudge
kid
outfox
rook
betray
ensnare
victimize
jive
victimise
lure
overreach
caboodle
bait
entangle
enmesh
impose on
outwit
rip off
rope in
double-cross
put one over on
pull a fast one on
pull the wool over someone's eyes
pull a swifty on
pull wool over eyes
lead up garden path
pull the wool over somebody's eyes
play trick on
give the wrong impression
Verb
To deploy again
redeploy
dispatch
post
reassign
redistribute
reorganise
reorganize
send
Verb
(fend off) To defend against or keep away
fend
prevent
block
check
curb
forestall
halt
oppose
repel
repulse
resist
arrest
avert
bulwark
defend
deflect
dodge
fence
foil
forfend
guard
intercept
stop
thwart
balk
baulk
discourage
escape
evade
parry
screen
cover
duck
keep
ward
head off
hold off
fend off
hold back
keep off
protect against
safeguard against
secure against
shield against
stave off
ward off
defend oneself against
fight off
guard against
skirt round
keep at bay
turn aside
keep at arm's length
put a stop to
stand up for
pre-empt
restrain
hinder
obstruct
impede
inhibit
suppress
repress
control
withhold
shake
quiet
indispose
put off
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
turn off
keep back
put a damper on
interfere with
protect
safeguard
secure
shield
preserve
shelter
save
keep safe
look after
conserve
watch over
keep from harm
fortify
harbour
uphold
harbor
take care of
watch
house
assure
support
maintain
foster
care for
afford protection to
give sanctuary
ride shotgun
tend
mind
hedge
cushion
shade
garrison
insulate
inoculate
insure
ensure
stick up for
cover up
go to bat for
cover all bases
prohibit
police
patrol
make invulnerable
justify
champion
man
occupy
oversee
wrap
stand guard over
conceal
shotgun
chamber
stonewall
haven
roof
overlook
provide protection for
guide
rule
give shelter
give cover
take under one's wing
be responsible for
attend to
preside over
persevere with
have charge of
minister to
be in charge of
chaperon
sentinel
immunise
mount guard on
escort
stand guard on
cover up for
immunize
give refuge
stand guard
save from harm
take under wing
take someone under your wing
barricade
withstand
hold
beat off
provide sanctuary
take in
repel danger
be the defender of
hold at bay
Verb
To cause to feel less close or friendly
estrange
alienate
disaffect
antagonise
antagonize
divide
part
separate
withdraw
disunite
make hostile
withhold
alien
disgruntle
distance
drive apart
lose
sour
disenchant
disillusion
dissatisfy
disunify
divorce
isolate
leave
set at odds
sever
split
sunder
wean
drive away
make unfriendly
set against
turn away
break up
keep apart
make hostile to
push away
set at variance
sever connections between
turn off
cause antagonism between
destroy the affections of
put at a distance
set at odds with
sow dissension between
drive a wedge between
put on the outs
turn your back on
split up
anger
envenom
detach
embitter
disengage
make bitter
make resentful
poison
repel
segregate
cut off
come between
exasperate
set apart
annoy
empoison
frustrate
disquiet
irritate
disperse
disconnect
dissociate
upset
set in opposition
part company
set as rivals
turn against
pit against
sow dissension
displease
discontent
break off
make indifferent
disturb
discompose
agitate
withdraw the affections of
meddle
intervene
interpose
interrupt
interfere
pull apart
vex
jaundice
disjoin
discourage
exacerbate
aggravate
rankle
worsen
venom
acidulate
bother
make rancorous
acerbate
bitter
cause disagreement between
set against one another
put at odds
pit against one another
quit
ramify
disjoint
partition
disband
dissever
dismantle
uncouple
resolve
decouple
disrupt
unyoke
disassociate
unlink
rive
embroil
dissolve
break
undo
offend
hassle
gall
insulate
sequester
quarantine
seclude
break away
cocoon
dedomicile
exclude
cloister
distance oneself
hack off
become estranged
close off
shut away
be estranged
lose the affection of
cordon off
seal off
abstract
confine
rope off
fence off
island
keep out
screen off
remove
keep in solitude
put a cordon sanitaire around
form a ring around
tape off
block off
shut off
partition off
curtain off
go different ways
reach a parting of the ways
break it off
get divorced
go separate ways
untie the knot
stop living together
get a divorce
pull out
unfasten
unhitch
cleave
unhook
disentangle
rend
dichotomize
loose
unfix
diverge
disarticulate
free
loosen
splinter
break apart
factionalize
untie
take apart
cut
disassemble
slice
dissect
come apart
disaffiliate
tear asunder
extricate
branch
luxate
spread
triangulate
rupture
bifurcate
section
unbutton
subdivide
tear off
unclasp
dismount
tear
open
unbridle
dislocate
untether
break down
go in different directions
cause dissent
cause disagreement among
unstrap
fork
move
release
displace
relocate
unbind
dispel
divaricate
liberate
shatter
unlock
crack
segment
scatter
unbolt
disentwine
bisect
clear
unloose
disintegrate
unravel
chop off
branch off
dislodge
branch out
unclick
divide in two
cut up
unhinge
split in two
stir the pot
set free
cause a rift
sow dissension among
cause to disagree
cause disagreement
put to flight
sow disaccord
go their separate ways
cut in two
abjugate
delink
decompose
reduce
unmarry
unbuckle
draw back
put away
dismember
unpin
break open
wedge apart
unsnap
tear apart
fracture
burst
fragment
divide up
dock
amputate
unzip
rift
crumble
puncture
breach
lop off
hew off
shear off
slice off
unwrap
shift
transfer
particularise
itemise
factor
itemize
portion
strip
particularize
articulate
uncombine
rip asunder
carve
unfetter
unlace
unmanacle
unshackle
bust
move apart
clip off
nip off
pull off
prune off
fork off
schismatize
reposition
budge
transpose
put asunder
draw apart
come away
strip off
unlash
unseal
fragmentize
become disconnected
become detached
rip in two
split down the middle
disappear
dismiss
demarcate
hack
rip off
disembarrass
untangle
ease
differentiate
unloosen
let out
unshut
unclose
unblock
unknot
unstop
polarise
polarize
vanish
rout
create a rift in
create a schism in
cause a rift between
quarter
rip
chop
halve
slash
dissipate
demobilize
banish
pierce
smite
send off
demobilise
drive off
chase away
cut loose
cut out
crack open
chop up
split open
lay open
slice up
rummage
perturb
misplace
get rid of
drive
squander
send
chase
migrate
clear out
set asunder
disject
move in different directions
unjoint
slip
subluxate
put out of place
put out of joint
put out
Verb
To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion)
intercept
block
catch
check
seize
stop
interrupt
obstruct
take
arrest
commandeer
cut off
expropriate
grab
impede
snatch
ambush
attack
challenge
deflect
detain
interdict
accost
appropriate
buttonhole
capture
confront
curb
head off
hijack
hinder
interlope
interpose
prevent
shortstop
tackle
waylay
pick off
pounce on
take on
cut in
swoop down on
take away
make off with
head off at pass
redirect
reroute
intervene
turn back
block off
turn aside
interfere with
intrude
intersect
butt in
wrestle
break in
throw
sack
fell
grasp
floor
collar
nail
halt
clutch
grapple
down
contend with
bring down
knock down
grapple with
throw down
face up to
take hold of
put the freeze on
bring to the ground
have a go at
rugby-tackle
Verb
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
baffle
frustrate
foil
thwart
check
hinder
balk
block
obstruct
baulk
beat
checkmate
defeat
discomfit
prevent
upset
bar
deflect
circumvent
dash
disappoint
impede
ruin
hamper
stop
stymie
cramp
curb
inhibit
hold up
forestall
restrain
trammel
scupper
scotch
fetter
snooker
hold back
handicap
interfere with
crimp
halt
hobble
derail
counter
hamstring
hang up
outwit
cumber
cripple
encumber
clog
bilk
delay
cramp one's style
arrest
put a stop to
shackle
put the kibosh on
retard
foul up
spoil
manacle
embarrass
hog-tie
short-circuit
handcuff
tie up
get in the way
oppose
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
nobble
do for
crab
restrict
put paid to
stand in the way of
slow down
nip in the bud
nullify
neutralize
counteract
neutralise
screw up
louse up
upset the apple cart
put the mockers on
give the slip
put a spoke in someone's wheel
set back
entangle
smash
avoid
undo
elude
confound
stall
dodge
cross
stump
root
duck
disconcert
obviate
constrain
put the stopper on
prohibit
deter
take down
rattle
upset one's apple cart
debar
interrupt
put a brake on
interfere
bork
be a hindrance to
get in the way of
bind
throw a spanner in the works
overcome
quash
stifle
overturn
negate
queer
conquer
sidestep
cancel
annul
snafu
escape
shun
evade
confuse
preclude
traverse
brake
eschew
disrupt
chill
corner
shake
skirt
head off
forbid
cook someone's goose
play off
contravene
slow
curtail
take wind out of
spike someone's guns
ditch
faze
queer someone's pitch
repress
mess up
give the run around
inconvenience
throw monkey wrench in
shake off
dam
stonewall
choke
steer clear of
close off
give a hard time
shut off
shut down
drag one's feet
choke off
shut out
chain
hold off
cut off
countermove
worst
offset
buck
throw
inc
triumph
gain
vanquish
throw a curve
bridle
freeze
puzzle
saddle with
weigh down
leash
tie
tie one's hands
debilitate
mystify
scuttle
invalidate
suppress
repel
squash
nonplus
repulse
parry
flummox
put the damper on
put a damper on
promote
skip
juke
buffalo
bollix
blank
counterplot
bury
avert
dish
put on hold
dead-end
pigeonhole
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
shelve
hang fire
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
bottleneck
muzzle
burden
blight
shuffle off
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
take wind out of sails
resist
dampen
run circles around
give the run-around
run rings around
box in
throw a spoke in the wheel of
cloud
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
rule out
crush
wreak havoc with
confront
burst one's bubble
keep lid on
defend against
turn aside
stave
ward
fend off
stave off
ward off
keep off
intercept
put an end to
forfend
interdict
cool
keep at bay
cork
limit
anticipate
decelerate
crool
banjax
detain
lick
bypass
postpone
defer
put the lid on
miss
upset the applecart
dash one's hope
slow up
put back
keep back
slacken
stay
affect
disturb
remit
suspend
tamper
influence
lessen
bring to screeching halt
down
decrease
hesitate
let up
loaf
back off
falter
bog down
mire
reduce
dawdle
flag
cheat
loiter
poke
bog
retardate
render null and void
intermit
jam
incommode
conflict
trouble
discommode
lose
shirk
finesse
scape
shuck
body-swerve
slip through the net of
stay away from
lead on a merry chase
fly
sneak away
weasel out of
get around
escape the clutches of
get away from
end-run
slip out
give a wide berth
shy
leave behind
escape from
run away from
shuffle out of
give the runaround
break away from
keep distance
flee
skin
confine
impair
sabotage
control
damage
withhold
mar
hold
injure
hurt
keep
smother
weaken
undermine
diminish
compromise
put off
enfeeble
close
harm
straiten
destroy
barricade
regulate
moderate
rein in
subdue
catch
plug
subvert
hold down
hold in
squelch
constrict
block off
clog up
disable
vitiate
stem
contain
break
wreck
gag
congest
seal
stuff
occlude
stopper
ban
quell
fill
tie down
turn off
stop up
stultify
pick off
blockade
outlaw
bung up
block up
cramp someone's style
threaten
plug up
pause
discourage
discontinue
muffle
deny
stamp out
disadvantage
throttle
sandbag
sap
withstand
strangle
blemish
pre-empt
govern
tame
bloody
flaw
obscure
endamage
clot
choke back
entrammel
protract
hem in
put an stop to
help
prolong
make late
cross up
cut short
stem the flow of
cut out
shut in
gum up
hold over
proscribe
hold off on
still
circumscribe
guard
sink
estop
exclude
delimit
swallow
eat away
unsettle
emasculate
isolate
shatter
stunt
staunch
deteriorate
quelch
capture
rein
make illegal
damp down
kill
wound
destabilize
enjoin
disallow
enervate
embargo
nix
blunt
draw up
tarnish
disqualify
quiet
commandeer
keep waiting
taboo
measure
rule
overload
circumnavigate
pull up
disfigure
deface
prorogue
challenge
embog
fill up
fetch up
get out of
charge
corrode
debase
keep under control
adjourn
take out
bung
prejudice
torpedo
make impossible
pull in
keep in check
crash
fight back
put at a disadvantage
bottle up
preempt
defend
deprive
procrastinate
block out
close up
close out
destabilise
second-guess
table
reschedule
rough up
be detrimental to
place at a disadvantage
keep a lid on
bite back
deny access
mothball
continue
cut back
lock up
bring to a standstill
put out of commission
respite
put over
put the brakes on
cool off
cordon off
do harm to
get ahead of
get in before
extend
lose speed
keep within bounds
lay on the table
put out of action
take a rain check on
set aside
put on the back burner
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to it
put on ice
beat someone to the draw
put in cold storage
provide against
steal a march on
give rain check
head off at pass
hold in abeyance
close down
switch off
strangle at birth
straitjacket
erode
consume
dissuade from
use up
wear away
clobber
crack down on
tie-up
cap
finish something
finish off
act against
nip something in the bud
cause to wait
cause to stay
net
enmesh
ensnare
oppress
bother
snag
caulk
sideline
veto
tie someone's hands
entrap
whittle
silence
deaden
pocket
submerge
extinguish
prevent from making progress
constipate
screen
make difficult
tether
boycott
blacklist
complicate
wall off
impose limits on
set limits on
temper
choke up
pack
stanch
jam up
quench
mute
overpower
give disadvantage
drag feet
hold captive
clip someone's wings
put a crimp in
forefend
ostracize
make an end of
bring to a close
get bogged down
put the brakes on
take out of play
keep from happening
jeopardize
obturate
stand
fence
put straitjacket on
criminalize
garrote
garrotte
shush
bring an end to
worsen
terminate
stand in the way
lag
abate
impoverish
ravage
dam up
glut
silt up
bottle
monkey with
slam on the brakes
ease up
peg
discipline
dissuade
beat somebody to it
act in advance of
prepare for
be one step ahead of
be early
bring up
qualify
reef
damp
gunge up
spike
censor
afflict
incapacitate
taint
annihilate
devitalize
depress
trash
dismantle
corrupt
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
temporise
temporize
dally
give a rain check
take a raincheck
keep in abeyance
imprison
incarcerate
intern
rebuff
quit
cease
bit
ostracise
gainsay
duel
contradict
impugn
combat
negative
disaffirm
contest
fight
dispute
save
let
hedge
declare taboo
criminalise
clutter up
stand still
indispose
scorch
wither
batter
shock
blast
put a limit on
come to a standstill
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
stand off
peter out
not move
disadvise
scare
slacken pace
give the thumbs down to
declare illegal
put the chill on
give the red light to
say no
lock in
coop up
fence in
jail
necessitate
gaol
close in
immure
concuss
shotgun
keep in
back-water
cut down
lose steam
wind down
anchor it
detract from
shake up
jeopardise
smash up
muck up
wrong
cool down
put on brakes
devalue
tweak
unfit
devaluate
ding
cheapen
total
hit the brakes
let down flaps
be prejudicial to
be disadvantageous to
button up
keep the lid on
keep a tight rein on
keep tight rein on
make impracticable
cause detriment to
wreak havoc on
be deleterious to
play for time
treat harshly
disarrange
disorder
disorganize
have a negative effect on
have a bad effect on
hedge out
talk out of
make useless
lose strength
put half nelson on
drive a nail into the coffin of
do a disservice to
tell against
treat unfairly
give a disadvantage to
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
inflict a handicap on
act like a wet blanket
convulse
go against
shutdown
immobilize
derange
turn upside-down
refrain from
cause confusion in
throw into disarray
cause turmoil in
throw into disorder
throw into confusion
render powerless
monopolize
foresee
predict
forecast
envision
preoccupy
project
expect
make a mess of
devastate
demolish
monopolise
carry over
immobilise
paralyse
do in
waive
lengthen
lay over
bankrupt
cruel
make a hash of
euchre
seize
put out of business
bring to an end
bring to standstill
bring someone to their knees
bring to naught
wipe out
bring to a stop
pull the plug on
load
blow a hole in
play havoc with
take
withhold from
refuse
make up for
deny yourself
break the habit of
skip out on
kick
steer clear
shrink from
abstain
renounce
keep from
desist
desist from
stay away
forbear
give up
abstain from
restrain from
counterbalance
do without
shy from
leave off
forgo
forbear from
paralyze
expropriate
grab
snatch
overwhelm
saddle
attack
ambush
botch
strain
shut
disempower
whittle away
appropriate
interlope
shortstop
accost
interpose
hijack
tackle
waylay
buttonhole
laden
weight
lumber
demoralise
demoralize
attenuate
mine
dig
soften
tunnel
dent
wear
rain on someone's parade
pounce on
take on
lade
pile
freight
drag through the mud
dig out
hollow out
clip one's wings
chip away at
knock the bottom out of
queer the pitch of
poke full of holes
swoop down on
cut in
take away
yoke
lock out
make off with
dump on
snow under
bear down on
snow
overburden
make heavy
Verb
To change, or move, to an opposing or opposite side
turn
defect
abandon
depart
desert
go
leave
renege
revolt
abscond
apostatize
decamp
quit
rebel
escape
renounce
retract
forsake
reject
repudiate
tergiversate
tergiverse
change sides
go over
shift ground
change your mind
pull out
run out
sell out
fall away from
go back on
walk out on
rat on
turn coat
go over the fence
disown
discard
disinherit
dump
cast off
give up
spurn
cut off
rat
wash your hands of
have nothing more to do with
throw over
secede from
go over to the enemy
go AWOL
change loyalties
change allegiances
turn traitor
revolt against
break faith
be apostate
back out
take a walk
withdraw
eschew
shun
apostacize
abjure
disavow
recant
reverse
forswear
cast aside
decline
nix
pass
refuse
reprobate
disapprove
rescind
deselect
revoke
negative
divorce oneself from
throw off
have done with
leave off
wash hands of
toss over
rebuff
disprofess
have no more truck with
wash one's hands of
cast
dishonor
demur
throw out
turn your back on
be against
default
balk at
turn down
break with
shed
lay aside
fly in the face of
pass up
not accept
banish
disacknowledge
flush
oust
dishonour
deny
disclaim
relinquish
drop
dismiss
snub
disallow
abdicate
abnegate
surrender
knock back
disdain
turn one's back on
forgo
yield
ditch
negate
avoid
scorn
ignore
neglect
disaffirm
gainsay
cold-shoulder
dispense with
refute
abstain from
brush off
kick
cut
rebut
sacrifice
resign
ostracize
disregard
renege on
refrain from
ostracise
say no to
freeze out
look right through someone
give someone the brush-off
repulse
give the cold shoulder
forbear
steer clear of
slight
refrain
jilt
snout
skip
contradict
withhold
disconfirm
withdraw from
shy from
desist from
stiff-arm
veto
pass on
put down
cut dead
opt out
give the brush
give someone the go-by
exclude
swear off
tell someone where to get off
repeal
unsay
waive
say no
welsh
foreswear
cede
repel
abstain
refuse to acknowledge
betray
jettison
shirk
drop out
baulk at
set aside
withhold from
pack in
cut out
resign from
pull out of
send to Coventry
give the thumbs down to
pass by
give something a miss
withgo
desist
resist
junk
disaffiliate
dodge
evade
bilk
chuck
scrap
separate
demur at
discount
duck
back down
cop out
end relations with
oppose
axe
miss
hand over
take back
do away with
weasel out of
refuse to recognize
cut off without a penny
jack in
turn back on
depart from
ax
break away from
fail to honour
split with
sever relations with
hold off
stay clear of
run out on
send one's regrets
shake one's head
prohibit
not hear of
shut out
bin off
fight shy of
look past
rule out
turn away
give the bum's rush
part with
go away from
leave out
shy away from
keep clear of
take the oath
drop out of
give a wide berth to
give the elbow
not touch
have nothing to do with
give someone the big E
defect from
give someone the air
leave alone
give someone the push
give thumbs down to
concede
disprove
prove to be false
show to be false
give the lie to
belie
invalidate
blackball
renig
impugn
call into question
overlook
discontinue
disincline
scrub
discredit
forego
contemn
not heed
not take advantage of
blank
explode
disgorge
worm out of
stop using
delink from
forbid
go back on word
excommunicate
prevent
block
interdict
stop having
quitclaim
vacate
discountenance
elude
disaffiliate oneself from
dissociate oneself from
turn up one's nose
act cool
make unwelcome
unfollow
strand
send packing
dislike
scoff at
treat with contempt
look down on
not grant
hold in contempt
turn nose up at
sneer at
sneeze at
turn your nose up at
give the red light to
shoot down
stay shy of
have no part in
stand aloof from
give the runaround
turn away from
break free from
take leave from
be exclusive of
other
not include
not be inclusive of
body-swerve
keep away from
give a wide berth
shake off
have no part of
recoil from
shrink from
keep your distance from
palm off
bag it
step down from
deliver up
bail out
step aside from
contravene
cast out
refuse to abide by
shy
shake
finesse
scape
deliver
render
lay down
turn over
say ‘no’ to
rule against
leave behind
leave flat
maroon
divest
leave high and dry
leave stranded
do without
bereave
sit out
say goodbye to
go without
keep from
break up with
split
let well enough alone
have no truck with
get around
shuffle out of
protest
exheridate
evict
deprive
dispossess
don't want
let go of
take the pledge
kiss good-bye
stand down
quit cold turkey
let go by
give away
turn in
cut loose
sign away
cough up
let pass
drop like hot potato
refuse to accept
bin
trash
violate oath
jump ship
leave in the lurch
take your leave of
kiss goodbye
change one's tune
drift away
show the door
cashier
retire
cancel
scratch
retreat from
backpedal
back off
fink out
except
disburden
throw
doff
turn deaf ear to
turn from
jib at
hold out
not buy
refuse to receive
not budge on
send off
not care for
protest at
hold back
draw the line at
slough
retreat
backtrack
backslide
throw on the scrapheap
dispose of
fling away
cast away
get shut of
get rid of
chuck out
get shot of
chuck away
toss out
throw away
shrug off
leave penniless
cut off without a cent
cut out of will
secede
brush aside
elide
preclude
bypass
levant
welch
default on
cry off
weasel out
call off
wiggle out
beg off
back pedal
worm out
chicken out
bar
pretermit
overpass
overleap
break from
disaffiliate from
become independent
separate oneself from
split from
form a splinter group
separate from
split off from
break away
swindle
stiff
defraud
fail
skate
not bother
pass over
count out
let slide
take out
miss out
fail to include
fail to mention
skip over
factor out
omit
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
opt out of
throw in the towel
blow it off
get cold feet about
get cold feet
chicken out of
check
go into arrears
leave town
skip out on
put on the cuff
meet under arch
fall behind
break one's word
fail to pay
see in the alley
not pay
let lapse
duck out
discourage
give the thumbs down
give the red light
chide
rebuke
cross
reprove
stave off
push back
ward off
beat off
put off
fend off
send away
tell off
keep at bay
lash out at
keep at a distance
put in one's place
keep at arm's length
Verb
To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something
stall
delay
hesitate
procrastinate
dither
temporise
temporize
tarry
equivocate
hedge
defer
stonewall
filibuster
prevaricate
postpone
distract
hang back
hold back
hang fire
play for time
use delaying tactics
gain time
buy time
drag one's feet
take one's time
avoid the issue
beat about the bush
beat around the bush
hold over
kick the can down the road
vacillate
shilly-shally
hum and haw
tergiversate
waver
dilly-dally
dally
pussyfoot around
be indecisive
haver
pause
put off
fluctuate
sit on the fence
waffle
dawdle
linger
flannel
falter
wait
evade
blow hot and cold
halt
be non-committal
dodge
swither
loiter
dodge the issue
stagger
parry questions
be evasive
be undecided
quibble
oscillate
pussyfoot
waste time
think twice
lag
hang around
hem and haw
evade the issue
scruple
palter
stop
avoid
teeter
hang about
drag your feet
be irresolute
take your time
wobble
fudge
wabble
fudge the issue
dillydally
sidestep
duck the question
poke
balance
drag
be vague
hold off
play a waiting game
yo-yo
shuffle
fence
cavil
weasel
shillyshally
duck
falsify
stay
get cold feet
deliberate
obstruct
trifle
be unsure
diddle
creep
mope
lollygag
crawl
lallygag
kill time
sidestep the issue
mark time
cop out
stall for time
hang on
duck the issue
stay put
balk
lie
idle
hold on
misrepresent
baulk
parry
shift
potter
sit tight
remain
fib
be ambiguous
tremble
jive
con
be uncertain
sway
tergiverse
mince words
while away time
shuck
plod
be doubtful
trail
flip-flop
be slow
potter around
potter about
beg the question
drag your heels
potter round
wait around
warm a chair
hang round
put off doing something
hang out
pass the buck
mince one's words
cop a plea
let the grass grow under one's feet
get no place fast
rest
see-saw
refuse
rebuff
resist
discontinue
cease
skirt
be ambivalent
fake
penelopize
deceive
be in two minds
faff about
mess around
um and ah
bide
prevent
block
shift ground about
fabricate
flicker
tumble
use dilatory tactics
vary
hinder
invent
distort
misstate
dissemble
garble
belie
exaggerate
misspeak
bobble
lurch
reel
roll
quaver
escape
elude
eschew
adumbrate
double-talk
quiver
avoid committing oneself
put something on the back burner
trim
shudder
change
loaf
shuffle about
goof around
tail
hold the phone
stop over
tool
lose time
lodge
use Fabian tactics
avoid making a decision
run around
cover up
straddle the fence
be unable to decide
whiffle waffle
be unable to make up your mind
run hot and cold
phony up
stretch the truth
put on
toddle
diddle-daddle
saunter
employ delaying tactics
tell white lie
cloud the issue
give run around
adopt Fabian tactics
change one's mind
give a false colour to
stick around
stay behind
adjourn
retard
prolong
protract
fritter time away
move slowly
straggle
baffle
maneuver
manoeuvre
feint
shirk
foil
contest
outwit
blather
goldbrick
cool
amble
shlep along
sit around
fritter away
fool around
scrounge around
sit on one's butt
bum around
blarney
blandish
beguile
totter
putter
fight off
defer action
take a raincheck
let slide
be dilatory
use flattery
talk blarney
butter up
fast-talk
have a breather
call time
take a break
goof off
horse around
not keep pace
lag behind
fall behind
postpone action
suspend action
drag one's heels
take ten
hold your horses
take a breather
hold your fire
take five
stop briefly
hedge one's bets
be noncommittal
shuffle around
give the run around
alternate
demur
hover
seesaw
stumble
doubt
boggle
flounder
ponder
hang
mammer
debate
weigh
be hesitant
shy away
be reluctant
be unwilling
pull back
think about
sit on fence
chop and change
have doubts
rock
swing
faff around
keep changing your mind
mess about
go from one extreme to the other
wobble about
be on the fence
will and will not
fence-straddle
straddle
whiffle
change mind
loll
slouch
be on the horns of a dilemma
have misgivings
second-guessing oneself
doubt yourself
become unsteady
doubt oneself
be long
be tardy
shy
jib
keep changing one's mind
express misgivings
express reluctance
express reservations
stay back
shrink back
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
dance around
euphemize
tapdance
be tentative
be divided
dodder
feel uncertain
wonder about
wait and see
be cagey
second-guessing yourself
fudge and mudge
back and fill
think something unlikely
be dubious
lack conviction
be sceptical
have reservations about
have doubts about
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
express suspicions about
express reservations about
entertain doubts about
harbour reservations about
have suspicions about
fluctuate on
have one's doubts about
feel uneasy about
shamble
careen
waddle
hobble
trip
zigzag
topple
walk unsteadily
slide
slip
shimmy
blunder
wheel
weave
Verb
To sing or play a serenade (for someone)
serenade
sing
croon
court
entertain
regale
warble
hum
carol
trill
quaver
troll
lilt
chant
pipe
intone
lull
vocalize
yodel
sing softly
intonate
chorus
descant
whistle
purr
whine
render
perform
buzz
vibrate
reverberate
burst into song
singsong
resonate
duet
harmonise
wait
hymn
make melody
tune
harmonize
resound
cantillate
lift up a voice
canary
lullaby
line out
solo
vocalise
groan
mouth
choir
belt out
Verb
To suffuse with vigor, life, energy, or spirit
enliven
stimulate
animate
fire
gladden
hearten
envigorate
invigorate
vitalize
cheer up
exhilarate
rouse
vivify
excite
liven up
quicken
cheer
enhance
galvanise
galvanize
ginger up
inspire
spark
uplift
wake up
boost
brighten
rejuvenate
restore
brace
brighten up
energise
energize
fillip
jump-start
pep up
refresh
revive
spike
buoy up
inspirit
make lively
perk up
waken up
amp up
buck up
buoy
entertain
give life to
jazz up
juice up
liven
recreate
renew
spice
vivificate
zap
zip up
light a fire under
brace up
fire up
make more exciting
make more lively
pick up
work up
give a lift
let sunshine in
put pep into
snap out of it
revitalize
arouse
encourage
stir
rally
revitalise
strengthen
incite
activate
electrify
stir up
awaken
revivify
fortify
provoke
elate
reanimate
resuscitate
trigger
enkindle
reinvigorate
move
kindle
motivate
regenerate
inflame
embolden
spur
breathe new life into
instigate
freshen
recharge
repair
lift
thrill
elevate
rekindle
promote
kick-start
spur on
renovate
waken
resurrect
pump up
goad
build up
refreshen
fan
wake
evoke
whip up
enthuse
improve
prod
give a boost to
reinforce
bounce back
reawaken
reassure
steel
lighten
awake
raise
console
intoxicate
call forth
engender
exalt
bring out
give a shot in the arm to
rewaken
rewake
spark off
delight
reactivate
intensify
rev up
gee up
impassion
turn on
relieve
comfort
bring around
draw forth
impel
pique
generate
give a lift to
bolster
get going
drive
set off
touch off
urge
titillate
recondition
give a buzz
foment
breathe life into
recover
initiate
enrapture
sustain
egg on
touch up
assure
agitate
make whole
charge
fire the imagination of
bring into being
call into being
transport
update
replenish
bear up
heighten
modernize
chirk up
regain
spice up
innervate
modernise
look up
commove
prompt
empower
give new strength to
support
put zip into
whet
give someone a kick
imbue
fuel
key up
enhearten
give a new lease of life to
dynamize
inform
help
prime
prop up
put some spark into
warm
activize
psych up
please
solace
ameliorate
give someone a charge
innerve
restart
wind up
tickle pink
re-establish
suffuse
take a turn for the better
fire the enthusiasm of
bring back
bring to
raise someone's spirits
sway
hot up
modify
incentivize
infuse
put new life into
irritate
cool
soothe
touch
influence
goose
actify
arm
enable
give shot in arm
re-energize
rejoice
sweeten
cause
leaven
incentivise
raise your spirits
confirm
send
give new life to
foster
rile
affect
snap up
brush up
harden
tickle
magnify
recall
increase
bring to life
save
get going again
bestir
be heartened
make happier
make happy
take heart
put new life in
get better
relax
blow away the cobwebs
rescue
set up
reinstitute
relaunch
recuperate
build a fire under
needle
charge up
add zest to
add zing to
shake up
challenge
fire with enthusiasm
steam up
raise spirits
shake
give the kiss of life to
bring back to life
get your act together
incentify
applaud
push
add zest
disinhibit
enforce
smarten up
nerve
zhoosh up
zhoosh
put some life into
light up
grip
egg
jumpstart
build
reestablish
move to action
reenforce
cheer on
ignite
boost up
make something swing
become lively
stiffen
reproduce
redevelop
make alive
edify
nudge
top up
sharpen
accelerate
put new heart in
get someone going
make confident
give courage to
feed
cool down
add some colour to
add some zest to
spice something up
praise
prick
tempt
put new heart into
put new strength in
pervade
permeate
speed
take off
put life into
roil
change
boost moral
reintroduce
titivate
rediscover
bring round
overcome
stimulate spiritually
raise the morale of
spirit up
give hope to
lift the spirits of
give confidence to
boost someone's morale
bield
stiffen the resolve of
grow
dispatch
spring
precipitate
actuate
exacerbate
nurture
punch up
make something go with a bang
give a bit of zing
lift up
persuade
penetrate
fill with joy
better
refine
anger
disturb
startle
nourish
power
tidy
dust
neaten
clean
come to life
give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
perform CPR
pour it on
sting
give a new lease on life
heal
cure
lighten up
loosen up
spring up
enthral
transform
zest
irk
incense
freshen up
become livelier
cultivate
civilize
tease
take a load off
make more cheerful
make healthy
grow buoyant
instil
incline
impress
captivate
tantalize
entrance
gain strength
make brighter
clean up
air out
season
elicit
grill
vex
stoke up
jog
instill
summon up
alert
produce
call
tantalise
entice
upraise
advance
civilise
enrich
ask for it
craze
redouble
mount
bug
deepen
make waves
intensate
fluster
upset
spook
taunt
get to
work
ruffle
psych
speed up
become more cheerful
feel happier
clear up
strike
spruce up
enthrall
heat up
make wild
trigger off
bring about
jolt
work into lather
get one started
act as a impetus to
act as a incentive to
act as a fillip to
act as a spur to
act as a stimulus to
get one going
become hopeful
become optimistic
rise
soar
occasion
endue
infect
beghast
get
gratify
become cheerful
carry
feed the fire
start
madden
mend
get into the mood
be refreshed
convalesce
gain
be on the mend
catalyse
catalyze
be responsible for
start off
give impetus
give one an idea
consolidate
bowl over
fire someone's imagination
make your head spin
go to your head
put on cloud nine
switch on
let the sun shine in
induce
content
pleasure
satisfy
glad
start up
put on top of the world
reignite
suit
corroborate
substantiate
uphold
feast
gas
authenticate
augment
flavour
flavor
placate
make real
flesh out
bring alive
give rise to
juice
pep
burgeon
back
gird
warm the cockles of someone's heart
do someone's heart good
give someone pleasure
make someone feel good
bring joy to
calm
agree with
sour
colour
lend more weight to
make more forceful
give weight to
bear out
prosper
back up
assuage
condole
turn someone on
distort
poison
make very happy
give someone great pleasure
arise
give someone a thrill
make someone's spirits soar
allay
palliate
give condolences to
put at ease
lighten burden
mollify
empathize with
compose
commiserate with
sympathize with
succor
succour
pacify
salve
besoothe
condole with
give solace to
make one feel at ease
give sympathy to
quiet fears
ease
make well
bring comfort to
commiserate
tinge
color
rise and shine
shake a leg
come around
bestir oneself
up and at 'em
greet the day
roll out
come to
pile out
get up
turn out
Verb
To use, empty or drain completely
drain
exhaust
consume
deplete
bleed
expend
absorb
empty
strain
sap
break
burn
bust
siphon
spend
syphon
devour
dissipate
finish
tap
waste
bankrupt
catheterize
dry
impoverish
use up
burn out
draw off
run through
bleed dry
draw down
get through
go through
play out
filter off
suck dry
take up
free from
get rid of
swallow up
get last drop
pump out
lavish
squander
blow
misuse
misspend
splurge
lose
misemploy
misapply
ebb
fritter away
frivol away
waste away
throw away
fiddle away
burn up
trifle away
gamble away
be wasteful with
run dry
spend recklessly
pour down the drain
throw around like confetti
spend like water
fritter
use
pass
occupy
blue
idle away
devote
shell out
employ
kill
beguile
milk
lay out
utilize
be prodigal with
while away
make poor use of
utilise
eat up
fill
frivol
splash out
wash up
spend money as if there were no tomorrow
spend money as if it were going out of style
trifle
invest
diminish
draw
disburse
spend unwisely
be wasteful
pay out
throw down the drain
pay
wear out
spend money as if it grows on trees
dry up
give
fork out
diddle away
abuse
outlay
dish out
stump up
ante up
pony up
scatter
cough up
spend freely
eat
burn through
attenuate
idle
slash
cast away
fill up
fill in
run out
play ducks and drakes with
finish up
take last of
dig into
put out
spring for
run down
empty out
spend money as if it were going out of fashion
put in
part with
contribute
spend foolishly
fribble away
throw
donate
wanton
run-through
fiddle
while
allocate
laze
liquidate
lay something out
loiter
suffer the loss of
dispense with
void
dump
reduce
disperse
dispel
make use of
shirk
kiss goodbye
indulge oneself
evacuate
decrease
gobble
guzzle
stop having
discharge
be deprived of
lessen
overspend
spend as if there were no tomorrow
spend as if it were going out of style
spend as if it grows on trees
disinherit
sacrifice
dispossess
no longer have
divest
lower
dally
eat through
fool away
be wastefully extravagant with
embezzle
pare down
weaken
cut back
slim down
undermine
pour something down the drain
chuck something down the drain
let money slip through one's fingers
spend money as if it grew on trees
drop
dole out
exploit
misappropriate
prodigalize
dispense
use fraudulently
foot the bill
throw money at
spend money like water
throw money down the drain
pour money down the drain
throw money around
put to wrong use
run up
put to use
blow through
have recourse to
avail oneself of
Verb
To engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation
play
frolic
sport
caper
romp
trifle
frisk
gambol
toy
cavort
have fun
relax
rest
revel
amuse oneself
dally
rollick
skylark
carouse
entertain oneself
lark
recreate
clown
disport
doodle
fiddle
fool
fribble
jest
joke
jump
kid
occupy oneself
rejoice
amuse yourself
disport oneself
divert oneself
enjoy oneself
entertain yourself
fiddle around
fool around
goof around
hang about
have a good time
horse around
idle away
kick around
lark about
lark around
let loose
make merry
mess about
mess around
monkey around
play games
potter around
putter around
carry on
engage in games
enjoy yourself
let go
play around
be at leisure
cut capers
cut up
kick up heels
occupy yourself
be life of party
go on a spree
let one's hair down
skip
prance
dance
hop
leap
spring
bounce
curvet
whoop it up
trip
capriole
cut loose
bound
bob
flirt
frivol
waste time
fool about
kick up your heels
kick up one's heels
mess
idle
twiddle
scamper
dabble
dawdle
coquet
woo
lollygag
jig
coquette
philander
roister
roughhouse
play with
court
seduce
muck about
mess with
raise hell
trifle with
go on a tear
dally with
philander with
come on to
hit on
wink at
be all over
wanton
caracole
cut
horseplay
lounge
cut a caper
kibitz around
loiter
dilly-dally
futz around
go places and do things
fidget
showboat
bound about
hotdog
footle
potter
futz
bound around
jump about
rollic
spring about
celebrate
spring around
jump around
monkey
kid around
leap about
misbehave
fiddle about
kill time
hang around
let off steam
fool with
play games with
monkey with
go on the town
show off
clown around
play jokes
act up
riot
spree
act the fool
lounge around
mooch around
faff about
tease
touch
vie
participate
contend
contest
challenge
rival
handle
feel
finger
paw
pull
vamp
thumb
take part
engage in
take on
toy with
chat up
lead on
fuss
set one's cap at
bat eyes at
make eyes at
make sheep's eyes at
eyeball
come hither
gam
come on
make advances at
make a pass
pitch
make a move
linger with
ogle
pick up
make romantic advances to
banter
give the come-on to
proposition
be on a team
pick at
tinker
womanize
womanise
play fast and loose
Verb
(colloquial) To poke fun at or make fun of
fun
banter
make fun of
tease
jibe
mock
poke fun at
taunt
be sarcastic about
caricature
chaff
deride
entertain
flip
fool
gag
gibe
goof on
guy
haze
jape
jeer
jeer at
jest
jibe at
jive
joke
jolly
josh
kid
lampoon
laugh at
make a monkey of
make jokes about
make sport of
mess around
mimic
parody
poke mullock at
prank
pull someone's chain
pull someone's leg
quip
quiz
rag
rag on
rally
razz
rib
satirise
satirize
scoff at
send up
sling off at
smoke
take the mickey out of
twit
wind up
wisecrack
amuse
laugh
yuk
yuck
ridicule
roast
have on
shuck
ride
slang
needle
pull somebody's leg
spoof
put on
fool about
fool around
bait
goad
chiack
hoax
pick on
mess about
flout at
poke borak at
make a monkey out of
take the piss out of
pretend
trick
mess
annoy
pun
harass
bother
scoff
sally
retort
rot
sledge
be facetious
play tricks
play a prank
play the fool
play a practical joke
set up
play
remark
frazzle
lark
call names
sneer
frolic
gambol
take the mickey
have a joke with
flout
gird
tell jokes
hoodwink
dupe
delude
deceive
beguile
play a trick
feign
pull one's leg
sham
rot someone
fake
put someone on
play a joke
act
cozen
con
gull
bamboozle
crack wise
lark around
make mischief
lark about
counterfeit
mislead
take in
flimflam
clown around
clown about
yank somebody's chain
make believe
put on an act
torment
plague
worry
hassle
muck around
muck someone about
heckle
pester