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Verb
▲
Lie low
lie low
“This keen perception also alerts them when it's time to lay low and avoid trouble.”
Verb
▲
To cause to become physically weaker
prostrate
overcome
crush
overwhelm
overpower
debilitate
incapacitate
devastate
devitalize
enfeeble
exhaust
fatigue
immobiliseUK
immobilizeUS
sap
weaken
drain
enervate
hamstring
paralyseUK
weary
floor
tire
handicap
reduce
cripple
depress
disable
down
drop
etiolate
fell
frazzle
knacker
level
make helpless
make powerless
oppress
overmaster
overtax
overturn
paralyzeUS
ruin
soften
swamp
tax
undermine
waste
whack
whelm
disarm
make impotent
overthrow
poop
tire out
bring someone to their knees
defeat
destroy
drown
grind down
impair
knock down
knock over
make weary
mow
mow down
overtire
snow under
wash out
wear out
wreck
do in
knock out
bowl down
bowl over
fag out
take it out of
tucker out
bring low
damage
lessen
subvert
spoil
sabotage
lame
maim
compromise
decrease
threaten
impede
mutilate
numb
erode
mangle
disqualify
take out
deaden
wither
benumb
lower
disfigure
dilute
destabilizeUS
deface
tarnish
blemish
corrode
debase
batter
devaluate
unfit
thwart
foul up
hock
destabiliseUK
water down
dull
invalidate
eat away
shoot down
impoverish
obtund
deteriorate
render powerless
break
disrupt
consume
blight
bloody
crab
flaw
endamage
shrink
cross up
devalue
deactivate
temper
calm
cheapen
rough up
mess up
thin
abate
prejudice
torpedo
assuage
inactivate
sap the strength of
shake
palsy
demean
halt
soothe
kibosh
unbrace
muzzle
pinion
hogtie
be detrimental to
foil
freeze
disenable
put out of commission
render incapable
put the kibosh on
drag through the mud
take the edge off
throw monkey wrench in
arrest
bleed
wear down
atrophy
wear away
rob
sideline
dismember
dislimb
stifle
hobble
emaciate
shrivel
have a bad effect on
hog-tie
clip wings
lay up
faint
make lame
jeopardizeUS
pull the rug out from under
gnaw
bleach
sicken
whiten
blanch
fade
wan
pale
stop
jam
undo
be prejudicial to
be deleterious to
drive a nail into the coffin of
be disadvantageous to
dampen
clamp
wheel-clamp
afflict
taint
trash
wound
corrupt
contract
tie
prevent from moving
bring to a standstill
render inoperative
make inoperative
prevent from working
action
render inactive
bring to a halt
shock
blast
inconvenience
scorch
minimizeUS
undercut
detract
belittle
make feebler
minimiseUK
restrict
make unfit
spike
interfere with
jeopardiseUK
screw up
detract from
shake up
smash up
louse up
muck up
cool
chip away
allay
moderate
muffle
cause detriment to
do harm to
reduce the power of
deprive of force
botch
mollify
sate
appease
relieve
slake
damp
alleviate
cauterizeUS
ease
whittle away
constrict
adulterate
deflate
mitigate
rarefy
lighten
dissipate
offset
tone down
throw a monkey wrench into
mine
dig
demoraliseUK
frustrate
tunnel
demoralizeUS
dent
sandbag
wear
challenge
reduce the powers of
pull the teeth of
remove the sting from
clip one's wings
dig out
chip away at
knock the bottom out of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
queer the pitch of
poke full of holes
hollow out
throw a spanner in the works of
hebetate
desensitiseUK
cauteriseUK
desensitizeUS
put a damper on
shame
defuse
appallUS
transfix
bemuse
daze
close
stop dead
stun
anesthetizeUS
petrify
astound
anaesthetizeUK
stupefy
make inert
shut down
make nerveless
daunt
bring to grinding halt
nonplus
appalUK
humble
humiliate
disgrace
discredit
degrade
dishonourUK
prostitute
abase
worsen
dishonorUS
foul
blacken
chasten
sink
smirch
disband
deescalate
remove the fuse from
skin
subdue
neutraliseUK
render defenseless
strip
make safe
subjugate
occupy
make harmless
neutralizeUS
unarm
dump on
put down
take down a peg
take down
reduce the status of
drag down
bemean
cast down
lower the status of
bring shame to
ding
queer
tweak
lose strength
make useless
more ❯
Verb
▲
Reduce or hurt
bring down
deck
demolish
abase
cut down
damage
drop
fell
floor
harsh one's mellow
injure
knock down
knock over
knock the wind out of
KO
level
lower
mow down
murder
overthrow
overturn
prostrate
pull down
shoot down
slay
throw down
tumble
undermine
upset
wound
more ❯
Verb
▲
Strike down
strike down
affect
afflict
infect
make ill
injure
damage
vitiate
corrupt
devastate
destroy
cripple
ruin
spoil
contaminate
mar
annihilate
impair
trouble
ravage
demolish
impact
touch
overcome
compromise
harm
strike
influence
perturb
break
wreck
disrupt
shatter
trash
disfigure
foul up
mess up
screw up
louse up
dirty
foul
radioactivate
deprave
spread among
make impure
pervert
enthuse
debauch
move
disease
frustrate
dash
undo
end
quell
quash
scotch
prevent
crool
nix
queer
scupper
banjax
scar
dish
stymie
make a mess of
put an end to
do in
cruel
nullify
stain
euchre
decay
blow a hole in
bring to naught
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
put a damper on
bring to an end
put the lid on
put paid to
disappoint
make a hash of
put a stop to
put the kibosh on
glitch up
destabilizeUS
undermine
jeopardizeUS
subvert
hinder
tarnish
deteriorate
impoverish
debilitate
diminish
devitalize
impede
incapacitate
dismantle
disable
depress
wound
enervate
corrode
blemish
torpedo
batter
shock
scorch
deface
flaw
smash
blast
enfeeble
endamage
inconvenience
bloody
sap
cross up
wither
crab
be detrimental to
put out of commission
interfere with
cause detriment to
take out
jeopardiseUK
smash up
throw a monkey wrench into
destabiliseUK
do harm to
detract from
put out of action
muck up
rough up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To strike (someone) so as to make them fall down
flatten
fell
floor
prostrate
deck
rugby-tackle
topple
knock down
knock over
abrade
debase
depress
flush
grade
ground
KO
lay
plaster
poleax
roll
straighten
bowl over
lay out
beat down
iron out
knock for six
knock to the ground
mow down
roll out
spread out
knock off your feet
knock into the middle of next week
bowl down
bring down
throw to the ground
put down
bring to the ground
run over
smite
hit
pound
smash
trip
throw
tackle
overthrow
spill
tip over
upset
overturn
cut down
overpower
overcome
trip up
set down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disconcert or defeat
floor
baffle
defeat
disconcert
puzzle
beat
confound
dumbfound
perplex
throw
bewilder
nonplus
stump
discomfit
faze
bemuse
confuse
flummox
mystify
amaze
astonish
astound
buffalo
conquer
discombobulate
dumfound
flabbergast
fog
fox
overthrow
rock
shock
startle
stun
stupefy
surprise
surprize
thunderstrike
wilder
gravel
maze
obfuscate
pose
bowl over
flatten
ground
stagger
be all Greek to
make someone scratch their head
bring up short
cause to be at a stand
derange
cloud
becloud
make uneasy
unbalance
make unclear
mess up
embroil
distort
disorganize
disarrange
terrify
make anxious
horrify
terrorizeUS
foul up
appalUK
discommode
put out of countenance
appallUS
terroriseUK
depress
enmesh
deter
convolute
hurry
destabilizeUS
disarray
intricate
dislocate
snarl
destabiliseUK
snafu
occupy
displace
mislead
bustle
pain
dement
rummage
affright
lead astray
put someone off their stride
work up
interfere
pull the rug from under
distract from
pull the rug out from under
muddle up
ensnarl
entwine
tie somebody in knots
daydream
moon
flutter
mistake
shame
humiliate
corner
hustle
put down
gather wool
pipe dream
heat
harry
quicken
galvanizeUS
stimulate
put someone off his stride
make uncomfortable
preoccupy
burden
dash
hinder
fill with wonder
fill with amazement
subdue
galvaniseUK
disillusion
cause to lose your bearings
put someone off
put on edge
send into a spin
prevent
vanquish
worst
trump
try
disgruntle
disenchant
rouse
outrage
badger
arouse
intrude
tire
fill with consternation
let down
put the wind up someone
louse up
give someone a turn
muck up
make self-conscious
put off his or her stride
take the wind out of someone's sails
upset apple cart
bedazzle
muss
catch somebody off balance
catch somebody unawares
garble
knock one's socks off
be unbelievable
blow one away
straiten
get in the way
blind
disjoint
dishevel
hash
shuffle
scramble
tousle
rumple
tumble
mire
down
gnaw at
lie heavy on
twist
divert
wreck
spoil
make insane
misplace
drive mad
throw into confusion
ensnare
make a mess of
render uncertain
misinform
obnubilate
make difficult
make more difficult
make complex
throw into uproar
throw into disorder
implicate
sidetrack
darken
muddy up
broil
embrangle
scarify
fright
incriminate
entrap
disunite
bog down
compromise
catch
amuse
deflect
detract
madden
abstract
scare to death
scare stiff
make your hair stand on end
fill with fear
scare someone out of their wits
scare the pants off
scare the bejesus out of
chill off
frighten to death
frighten the living daylights out of
throw into a panic
scare the living daylights out of
throw into a blue funk
draw
engross
entertain
beguile
frenzy
stall
call off
engage
absorb
turn aside
catch up
cause trouble
cause to lose concentration
call away
draw away
turn away
lead away
catch flies
more ❯
Verb
▲
To deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently
dispatch
perform
conclude
finish
settle
discharge
execute
expedite
effect
fulfillUS
fulfilUK
accomplish
achieve
dismiss
accelerate
carry out
deal with
hasten
devour
dispose of
push through
sort out
hurry on
speed up
eat up
scarf down
make short work of
do
complete
implement
enact
follow
consummate
apply
engineer
administer
manage
put into practice
produce
bring to fruition
attain
obey
put into effect
engage in
undertake
put into action
succeed in
act
honorUS
honourUK
wrap up
actualize
go through with
operate
make happen
cause
occasion
perfect
contrive
conform to
adhere to
heed
finalizeUS
practiceUS
result in
polish off
go through
bring on
translate into
sew up
create
take care of
act on
organizeUS
practiseUK
succeed
pursue
handle
impose
live up to
clinch
engender
bring
organiseUK
render
finaliseUK
win
generate
secure
draw on
spawn
induce
procure
prompt
beget
make good
catalyzeUS
score
breed
invoke
establish
give rise to
get through
catalyseUK
put into operation
fix
wreak
crown
polish
initiate
keep to
cap
make good on
stick to
respect
act in accordance with
affect
exercise
administrate
hit
finish off
take
run
tackle
yield
gain
land
put to bed
set the seal on
mind
bring to pass
reach
cope with
follow up on
carry on
put in force
deliver on
follow through on
nail
start in on
defer to
keep faith with
be true to
be faithful to
complement
participate in
inflict
have
work out
be involved in
provoke
pass
ply
live out
terminate
originate
precipitate
add the final touch to
round off
go whole hog
go the limit
call it a day
bring to a conclusion
add the finishing touch to
make perfect
bring to maturity
do thoroughly
round out
bring to an end
put the last touches on
make up
top off
put the finishing touches on
pull
chalk up
clock up
accept
notch up
kindle
serve
set up
be responsible for
rack up
take part in
obtain
acquit
pull something off
deliver
survive
ultimate
acquire
process
turn
respond to
trigger
be guilty of
bag
net
make it
earn
be to blame for
get there
snag
bring forth
promote
introduce
foster
button down
do the trick
consent to
develop
be true
be faithful
measure up to
pay attention to
acquiesce in
clean up
see through
make it through
put the tin lid on
bring to bear
be as good as
bring home the bacon
undergo
take action
motivate
have an effect on
exhibit
give
put something into effect
actionize
bring something off
direct
determine
arrange
annexeUK
annexUS
work on
be behind
transgress
make ready
action
take action on
hold to
up and do
make work
take effect
stage
set off
carry something on
swing
present
cut
be successful
employ
enable
exact
hack
score a success
put screws to
press
work at
specialize in
exert
play out
reify
authorizeUS
authoriseUK
embrace
regard
consecrate
sanctify
put on
close
incarnate
advance
force
contribute to
follow up
follow out
follow through
provide the means for
spend
take notice of
act according to
be bound by
have regard to
cross
clear
put over
do the job
come through
sail through
wrap
can
make real
earn wings
serve out
bring into effect
bring into play
deal out
materializeUS
reorganiseUK
make concrete
materialiseUK
reorganizeUS
corporealize
do to a T
function
laborUS
labourUK
form
inspire
surmount
ring up
log
mop up
top it off
knock off
put away
grasp
strike
conquer
seize
bear
put lid on
fold up
put finishing touch on
put the finishing touch to
call a day
wrest
institute
muster
hatch
conjure
found
enkindle
thrash out
oversee
adopt
make a reality
stir up
touch off
sow the seeds of
multiply
work up
spark off
get up
bring into being
whip up
lead to
inaugurate
hammer out
steward
overlook
see to
get done
arrive at
get over
overcome
field
nail it
get someplace
latch onto
bring to completion
toil through
launch
do business
button up
fulfill one's potential
make hay
navigate
get round
vault
get past
hurdle
overleap
traverse
address
juggle
be heedful of
put it over
do a bang-up job
do one proud
TCB
goose-step to
fit in
match
pass over
make it past
make it round
make it over
equal
preside over
tend to
put in place
pass through
get around
go around
leap over
be at the helm of
be in charge of
watch over
hold down
fit
arrange for
call forth
play
merit
justify
get
deserve
start
actuate
cause to occur
cause to happen
warrant
comply
reap
come around to
concur in
knuckle to
fall in with
bow to
agree to
fit in with
knuckle under
assent to
play the game
concur with
yield to
accede to
don't rock the boat
cave in to
acquiesce with
submit to
give in to
stay in line
go along with
play ball
suffice
tie
gratify
begin
turn the trick
turn out
put across
carry
draw
find
garner
capture
match up to
knock down
come to have
bring home
gather
scare up
make fast buck
cop
be in line for
wrangle
scrape together
bring home the groceries
be deserving of
hustle
bring in
pay one's dues
come by
be entitled to
be worthy of
be gainfully employed
have a right to
pull down
make it big
eke out
derive
pick up
profit
sock
measure up
come up to
act in
perform in
play in
more ❯
Verb
▲
Deliberately avoiding providing a clear answer or statement
weasel
hedge
equivocate
waffle
tergiversate
fudge
pussyfoot
dodge
duck
sidestep
circumvent
elude
shirk
baulkUK
balkUS
eschew
shuck
flee
renege
welsh
get around
cop out
hem and haw
put off
slip out
sneak away
tap dance
beat around the bush
give the runaround
dance around an issue
worm one's way out of
bilk
escape from
duck-shove
funk
miss
wriggle out of
shrink from
pass over
cut
fight shy of
throw off the scent
decline
duck out of
slide out of
quit
gloss over
get rid of
skive off
keep clear of
ignore
throw off
fly
give the slip to
outstrip
outdistance
shy from
drop
abandon
skim over
shy
renounce
get shot of
dismiss
have nothing to do with
skive
neglect
keep away from
duck out
foil
abscond
refrain from
keep one's distance from
frustrate
run away
double
pay no attention to
baffle
pull out of
run off
skate over
get out
abstain from
default
turn your back on
give up
let lapse
forgo
nod
bend
rid oneself of
disregard
bow
overlook
thwart
lower
stoop
crouch
outrun
withdraw
prevent
spurn
bob
recoil from
fail to pay
turn back on
desert
back out of
cease
forbear from
shuffle off
lam
clear out
deflect
dispense with
check
desist from
take no notice of
hide from
back out
leave
decamp
depart
slip away from
elope
creep
dog
repudiate
stay shy of
shy away from
outwit
abstain
stop
relinquish
forsake
slough off
avert
pass up
preclude
desist
resist
goldbrick
loaf
skulk
restrain from
leave off
keep from
break the habit of
hold off
lie down on job
kick
break out of
break out
halt
pack in
get off
get away
withhold from
refuse
do without
swear off
stay clear of
jack in
run out on
play hooky
skirt around
fail to deal with
pass on
relay
get clear of
get free from
avoid dealing with
beg
throw someone off
defeat
keep off
shake someone off
leapfrog
jouk
circumnavigate
deprive
wriggle
brush off
deke
find a way out of
outpace
clear
snub
get round
field
duck out of the way of
swerve away from
get out of the way of
discount
fabricate
give something a miss
balk at
keep at arm's length
discontinue
give a wide berth
keep out of the way of
rid
sneak away from
get ahead of
maneuverUS
contest
manoeuvreUK
feint
distort
dither
misstate
invent
dissemble
garble
belie
exaggerate
misspeak
detour
rationalizeUS
backpedal
excuse
revoke
break off
cut out
lead on a merry chase
escape the clutches of
keep distance
dip
incline
call a halt to
swerve
fence off
answer evasively
have no part of
turn away from
cold-shoulder
call it a day
burke
fight off
be oblivious to
pay no heed to
pay no mind
unheed
lay low from
unmind
turn a blind eye to
tune out
extricate oneself from
put on
phony up
stretch the truth
back down
back off
weasel out
use pretext
have alibi
rationaliseUK
waggle
wag
shirk from
edge past
fake out
wuss out
baulk at
knock off
suspend
give a false colour to
lower yourself
lay off
fail to mention
slink
slack
loiter
lurk
bum
laze around
laze
lounge
idle
run from
finish
belay
zigzag
jink
slalom
weave
take fright
flinch from
turn tail
cut someone dead
give someone the brush-off
give someone the go-by
cut someone cold
give the cold shoulder to
back off from
pack up
put a stop to
axeUK
rein in
can
check out from
give over
axUS
put an end to
kibosh
surcease from
call it quits on
be absent from
blow off
break up
nip something in the bud
dive
give somebody the slip
slip through the net
be beyond someone
rat
backtrack
backslide
chicken out of
evacuate
kite
retreat
go
exit
scram
egress
split
vacate
alight
hightail
vamoose
begone
skedaddle
move to side
forget
levant
welch
not attend
let slide
scrimshank
make tracks
bug off
be off
go away
free oneself
buzz off
take off
extricate oneself
beat it
abjure
forswear
leave undone
play truant from
skimp on
dishonorUS
swindle
fall behind
stiff
defraud
dishonourUK
fail
skate
disavow
sacrifice
reject
lose sight of
be lax about
be remiss about
not attend to
bob off
disclaim
disdain
abdicate
deny
abnegate
pay little attention to
gainsay
disaffirm
refrain
sham
fail to honour
stay away
forbear
withstand
control
steer clear
divert
take a hike
pass
emerge
vanish
run
bolt
disappear
blow
ward off
neutraliseUK
help
go into arrears
leave town
put on the cuff
meet under arch
see in the alley
renege on
let well enough alone
have no truck with
not touch
interfere with
stave off
make up for
deny yourself
nullify
obviate
block
impede
counterbalance
prohibit
deter
hinder
head off
negate
neutralizeUS
provide
forestall
arrest
offset
counteract
checkmate
forbid
anticipate
compensate for
fly the coop
slip away
make oneself scarce
burst out
take it on the lam
cut and run
get away with
make a getaway
make getaway
cut loose
steal away
make off
wriggle out
take on the lam
take flight
work out of
bail out
take a powder
go scot-free
feign illness
fake illness
be AWOL
put it on
pretend to be ill
take a sickie
pretend to be an invalid
bunk off
swing the lead
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Past tense for to conceal oneself
hid
concealed oneself
went underground
hid out
lurked
skulked
took cover
went into hiding
went to earth
went to ground
holed up
lay doggo
found a hiding place
kept a low profile
kept out of sight
secreted oneself
sheltered
hid oneself
lied
kept hidden
reposed
gone to ground
hidden
hidden out
lain low
taken cover
gone underground
lain doggo
gone to earth
gone into hiding
stowed away
travelled secretly
“Stay here, lie low, and do nothing to attract any attention whatsoever, do you understand?”
Verb
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Past tense for be quiet and discreet
kept a low profile
avoided publicity
kept quiet
kept oneself to oneself
kept out of sight
kept out of the public eye
regarded oneself as unimportant
withdrew
kept out of the limelight
made oneself inconspicuous
treated oneself as unimportant
effaced
withdrawn
lain low
Verb
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Past tense for watch and wait
waited and saw
bode one's time
played a waiting game
treaded water
trod water
Verb
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Past tense for be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something
lurked
skulked
sneaked
snuck
hid
slunk
slinked
prowled
stole
loitered
crouched
holed up
lied
mooched
moused
pussyfooted
reposed
shirked
sidled
slid
slipped
snaked
snooped
concealed oneself
crept
creeped
gumshoed
took cover
waited
concealed yourself
lay in wait
moved furtively
crept around
hung about
kept out of sight
stayed hidden
went furtively
lay in wait for
moved with stealth
hidden
stolen
slidden
lain low
taken cover
lain in wait
gone furtively
lain in wait for
roved
ranged
stalked
roamed
cruised
hunted
scavenged
padded
moved stealthily
tiptoed
sidestepped
ghosted
patrolled
nosed
tramped
strolled
nosed around
hung around
rove
sloped
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Past tense for be patient, wait
sat tight
anticipated
lingered
stalled
cooled it
filled time
hung around
hung out
held on
marked time
stood by
stayed put
stuck around
bode one's time
held the phone
lay in wait
put on hold
kept your shirt on
passed the time
paused
abided
werepatient
delayed
hung fire
waited
held your horses
held one's breath
hanged
was patient
waited on
been patient
bided your time
bidden one's time
lain in wait
lain low
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