All pursue antonyms
purΒ·sue
P p verb pursue
- hang it up β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- kick over β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- leave holding the bag β a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- adios β goodbye; farewell
- kick the habit β quit smoking
- beaded β A beaded dress, cushion, or other object is decorated with beads.
- flake out β flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- beading β Beading is a narrow strip of wood that is used for decorating or edging furniture and doors.
- give notice β warn, inform
- blow away β If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- cut it out β to stop doing what one is doing
- lose heart β to become despondent or disillusioned (over something)
- whacking β large.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- give over β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- abandon β If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- call it a day β If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- dust off β earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- iced β of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
- call it quits β to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- abdicate β If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
- offing β the state or fact of being off.
- back up β If someone or something backs up a statement, they supply evidence to suggest that it is true.
- quit β to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
- knock off β an act or instance of knocking.
- quitclaim β a transfer of all one's interest, as in a parcel of real estate, especially without a warranty of title.
- fly the coop β an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
- despair β Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
- leave behind β fail to bring
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.