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All blow past antonyms

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verb blow past

  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
  • halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
  • miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
  • get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • fall behind — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
  • live — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
  • accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
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