All let fly antonyms

verb let fly

• 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.
• receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
• compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
• praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
• fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
• 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.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
• slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
• 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.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
• displease — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
• retain — to keep possession of.
• gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
• 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.
• keep quiet — not reveal a secret
• create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
• backfire — If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
• walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
• bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• pull — pull media
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
• help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.