Anti
() A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of |
Anti-American
(a.) Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. |
Anti-federalist
(n.) One of party opposed to a federative government |
Anti-Gallican
(a.) Opposed to what is Gallic or French. |
Anti-trade
(n.) A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind. |
Pinching
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinch |
Pinch
(v. t.) To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument |
Pinch
(v. t.) o seize |
Pinch
(v. t.) To plait. |
Pinch
(v. t.) Figuratively: To cramp |
Pinch
(v. t.) To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4. |
Pinch
(v. i.) To act with pressing force |
Pinch
(v. i.) To take hold |
Pinch
(v. i.) To spare |
Pinch
(n.) A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument |
Pinch
(n.) As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb |
Pinch
(n.) Pian |
Pinch
(n.) A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar. |
Pinching
(a.) Compressing |
Protection
(n.) The act of protecting, or the state of being protected |
Protection
(n.) That which protects or preserves from injury |
Protection
(n.) A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest |
Protection
(n.) A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation |
Trap
(v. t.) To dress with ornaments |
Trap
(n.) An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock. |
Trap
(a.) Of or pertaining to trap rock |
Trap
(n.) A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used for taking game or other animals |
Trap
(n.) Fig.: A snare |
Trap
(n.) A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot at. |
Trap
(n.) The game of trapball. |
Trap
(n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids. |
Trap
(n.) A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates for want of an outlet. |
Trap
(n.) A wagon, or other vehicle. |
Trap
(n.) A kind of movable stepladder. |
Trap
(v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps |
Trap
(v. t.) Fig.: To insnare |
Trap
(v. t.) To provide with a trap |
Trap
(v. i.) To set traps for game |
apprehension
arrest
catch collar
pinch taking into custody | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal), the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar |
pinch
tweak | a squeeze with the fingers |
| trap block | (American football) an illegal block |
| protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
| protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense
self-defence
self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
| nip pinch | a small sharp bite or snip |
mousetrap
trap play | (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated |
| protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
auspices
protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
ambush
ambuscade
lying in wait
trap | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
| trap-door spider | American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
bunker
sand trap
trap | a hazard on a golf course |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
land mine
ground-emplaced mine
booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
| pinch bar | a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum, used to roll heavy wheels |
protective covering
protective cover
protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
| steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
suntrap
solar trap | a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
| trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned |
| trap | a light two-wheeled carriage |
| trap | a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters |
| trap | drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas |
| trap-and-drain auger | a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain |
| trap door | a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
parsimony
parsimoniousness
thrift
penny-pinching | extreme care in spending money, reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
sun protection factor
SPF | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun |
| equal protection of the laws | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment |
trap
cakehole
hole
maw
yap
gob | informal terms for the mouth |
| steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
pitfall
booby trap | an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty |
trap
snare | something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares, the exam was full of trap questions, it was all a snare and delusion |
| iron trap | a trap from which there is no escape |
| speed trap | a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
emergency
exigency
pinch | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action, he never knew what to do in an emergency |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |