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101United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
102govern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rule, reign, administrate, preside; hold power, sway, or the reins; guide, control; restrain, moderate, temper, curb, bridle, check. See restraint, authority. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rule, command,… …
103trammel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. net; tether, manacle, chain, fetter; impediment, shackle, hindrance; confinement, restraint. v. t. entangle, catch, trap; bind, hobble, tether, shackle, bridle, manacle, chain; restrain, imprison;… …
104check — I. n. 1. Restraint, curb, bridle, hindrance, stop, obstacle, impediment, obstruction, bar, barrier, damper, interference, rebuff, repression, control. 2. Counter, register, corresponding indenture, corresponding cipher. 3. Mark, symbol, sign. 4.… …
105check — v 1. stop, arrest, stay, stall, bring to a standstill; halt, pause, hesitate, balk, brake; put a stop or an end to, terminate, end, quash, quell, squash, Inf. put the kibosh on, nip in the bud; cut, cut back on, decrease, diminish, reduce, lessen …
106clog — v 1. encumber, hamper, hinder, cumber, place an obstacle in the way of, balk; impede, incommode, embarrass, delay, U.S. filibuster, retard, slow up or down, brake; frustrate, thwart, cross, oppose, countercheck, counteract; complicate, make… …
107control — v 1. dominate, rule over, reign over, exercise control over, govern; command, order, dictate, have it all one s way, call the shots, call the plays, run the show; boss, lay down the law, hold the purse strings; be in control, be in the driver s… …
108leash — n 1. lead, tether, rein, harness, bridle, halter, yoke, collar; thong, line, strap, rope, cord, chain, tie, binding. 2. check, curb, restraint, hold, constraint; control, order, discipline, line. v 3. tether, hitch, harness, bridle, collar, rein; …
109control — [n] command, mastery ascendancy, authority, bridle, charge, check, clout, containment, curb, determination, direction, discipline, domination, dominion, driver’s seat*, force, government, guidance, inside track, juice, jurisdiction, limitation,… …
110leash — [n] rein bridle, chain, check, control, cord, curb, deterrent, hold, lead, restraint, rope, strap, tether; concept 475 leash [v] rein, hold bridle, check, clog, control, curb, entrammel, fasten, fetter, hamper, hobble, hog tie*, hold back,… …
