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enter - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
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exit,
go out,
get out,
leave lose the lead
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move in move into a new house or office
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enter upon,
luck into,
come upon take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"
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take the field go on the playing field, of a football team
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perforate,
penetrate come to understand
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re-enter enter again; "You cannot re-enter the country with this visa"
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file in enter by marching in a file
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pop in enter briefly; "He popped in for two minutes"
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walk in enter by walking; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here"
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call at,
out in enter a harbor; "the ship called in Athens"
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take water enter the water; "the wild ducks took water"
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turn in make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate"
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board,
get on provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
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irrupt,
intrude thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"
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encroach upon,
intrude on,
obtrude upon,
invade to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
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dock maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships"
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enter - become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" |
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participate |
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chuck up the sponge,
drop by the wayside,
fall by the wayside,
throw in the towel,
drop out,
throw in,
quit,
give up give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
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jump increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
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enter - come on stage |
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act,
represent,
play behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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dramatic art,
dramaturgy,
dramatics,
theater,
theatre the art of writing and producing plays
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