All fork out antonyms
fork out
F f verb fork out
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- hold β 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 β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- retain β to keep possession of.
- take β 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.
- disagree β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- combine β If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite β to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- attach β If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- collect β If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- gather β to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- dislike β to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- misunderstand β to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- bury β To bury something means to put it into a hole in the ground and cover it up with earth.
- withdraw β to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- fill β to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- hoard β a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- secret β done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- receive β to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- refrain β to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- preserve β to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- store β an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- maintain β to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- append β When you append something to something else, especially a piece of writing, you attach it or add it to the end of it.
- connect β If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- couple β If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
- link β a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
- convince β If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists.
- persuade β to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- agree β If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- accumulate β When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- save β to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- win β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.