vverb.contactget rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killingSynset:do in liquidate neutralise neutralize waste
Examples:- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
Derivationally Related Form:liquidatorliquidation
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizekill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: liquidate, waste, knock off, do in)
vverb.possessioncut the price ofSynset:shave
Hypernyms:bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down
Inherited Hypernyms:shavereducedecreasechange
Direct Hyponyms:mark down
Full Troponyms:allowdiscountmark downrebate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessiontake by theftSynset:cop glom hook snitch thieve
Examples:- Someone snitched my wallet!
Derivationally Related Form:snitcherthievingthievery
Hypernyms:rip rip off steal
Inherited Hypernyms:hookstealtake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationwrite quicklyTopic:authorshipcompositionpenningwriting
Synset:dash off fling off scratch off toss off
Examples:- She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper
- He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
Hypernyms:compose indite pen write
Inherited Hypernyms:dash offwritecreate verballymake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his major works over a short period of time? (apply to: toss off, knock off, dash off, fling off)
vverb.changestop pursuing or actingSynset:drop
Examples:- drop a lawsuit
- knock it off!
Hypernyms:cease discontinue give up lay off quit stop
Inherited Hypernyms:dropdiscontinue
Direct Hyponyms:nol.pros.nolle prosnolle prosequi
Full Troponyms:nolle pros
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: knock off)