1. To pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; SYN. assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate.
2. Behave in a certain manner
1. To follow through or carry out a plan without deviation.
2. To stick to firmly; SYN. hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to.
3. Be loyal to
4. Be a devoted follower or supporter
5. Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
6. Be compatible or in accordance with
(Irregular preterit, past participle: bore, borne).
1. To move while holding up or supporting; also with communication nouns:.
2. To have:.
3. To bring forth, SYN. turn out.
4. To be pregnant with; SYN. carry, gestate, expect.
5. To have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; SYN. hold.
6. To take on as one's own expenses or debts of another person; SYN. take over, accept, assume.
1. To transport; to bear; to support.
2. To transfer from one place to another:
3. To be conveyed over a certain distance
4. To bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure, or responsibility of
5. To have with oneself; have on one's person; SYN. pack, take.
6. To compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
7. To be successful in
8. To continue or extend; SYN. extend.
9. To cover a certain distance or advance beyond, as of a ball in golf, or a bullet
10. To have as a feature
11. To have on the surface or on the skin
12. To win in an election
13. To capture after a fight
14. To include as the content; broadcast or publicize; SYN. run.
15. To pass on a communication:
16. To be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
17. To secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
18. To serve as a means for expressing something: SYN. convey, express.
19. To drink alcohol without showing ill effects; SYN. hold.
20. To sustain, as of livestock
21. To take further or advance
22. To retain one unit from a column of addition to another (carrying numbers).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: clung).
1. To come or be in close contact with; SYN. adhere, stick, cohere.
2. To hold on tightly or tenaciously; SYN. hang.
3. To remain emotionally or intellectually attached.
1. To be determined, based, or contingent
2. To be pending or undecided
3. To place reliance or trust; to be dependent especially for financial support
4. To hang down
5. To Elliptical use of:
(Irregular preterit, past participle: kept).
1. To retain possession of; SYN. hold on.
2. To keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,; SYN. maintain, hold.
3. To look after; be the keeper of; have charge of.
4. To maintain by writing regular records; SYN. maintain.
5. To maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger; SYN. preserve.
6. To maintain or support.
7. To fail to spoil or rot; SYN. stay fresh.