All retain antonyms
reΒ·tain
R r verb retain
- 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.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- expulse β To expel.
- disenthrone β to dethrone.
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- lay waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- deputed β to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
- fork out β an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- adios β goodbye; farewell
- mouthed β having a mouth of a specified kind (often used in combination): a small-mouthed man.
- ante up β If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- dismiss β to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- chime in β If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
- gimme β Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.
- hand in β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- convey β To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
- bring to β If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- oust β to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- leave holding the bag β a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- give in β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- in trust β reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- fork over β an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- entrust β Assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone).
- mouthing β the action of speaking in a meaningless, bombastic, or hypocritical manner.
- buckle under β If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
- disjoint β to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- hand on β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- flake out β flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- 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.
- fine tune β to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
- disburse β to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- drop a line β send a message
- hand-carry β to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
- erase β delete
- chuck β When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- hold off 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.
- axe β An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- knuckle β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- leave out β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- commend β If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.