| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A seizing and holding by law: arrest, seizure. Slang : bust, collar, pickup, pinch. See LAW. 2. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger: affright, alarm, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, funk, horror, panic, terror, trepidation. Slang : cold feet. Idioms: fear and trembling. See FEAR. 3. Intellectual hold: comprehension, grasp, grip, hold, understanding. Informal : savvy. See KNOWLEDGE.
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