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1. remain, dwell, live, reside, sojourn, lodge, abide, inhabit, cohabit; establish oneself, pitch tent, settle, anchor, put down stakes, plant oneself.

2. continue, keep, remain, maintain, sustain, Inf. stand pat, be stable, be permanent.

3.Usu. stay with

endure, persist, persevere, perdure, last; abide, remain, continue, survive, hold on, go on, be constant, be steadfast, Inf. stick it out; cling to, cleave to, hold to, remain through or during, weather; see it through, die in harness.

4. wait, linger, delay, pause, tarry; loiter, hover, lag, dawdle, loaf, trifle; mark time, take time, let the grass grow under one's feet.

5. restrain, constrain, arrest, prevent, check, curb, rein in; hamper, obstruct, block, retard, foil, impede, hinder, deter, thwart, scotch, frustrate, Inf. put the kibosh on.

6. suppress, quell, stop, halt, put down, Inf. squelch, Inf. sit on, nip in the bud, prostrate; destroy, overpower, overturn, overcome, vanquish; crush, smash, rout, upset, discomfit; put an end to, deal a deathblow to, bring to naught, break the neck or back of, stamp or trample out, make short work of; undermine, deadlock, checkmate, bring to a standstill.

7. adjourn, recess, suspend, postpone, delay, put off, interrupt, intermit; take a break, shut up shop, take time out.

8. appease, satisfy, allay, reduce, alleviate; pacify, tranquilize, compose, comfort, soothe, calm, quiet, lull, settle, stop, put at rest.

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9. stop, halt, standstill; intermission, break, suspension, interval, interlude; pause, stoppage, cessation, discontinuance, desistance; rest, respite, Inf. letup, lull, reprieve, breathing spell, wait, lapse, recess, Inf. time out.

10. sojourn, stopover, visit, residency, habitation; rest, repose, pause, vacation, holiday.

11.Informal. staying power, endurance, stick-to-it-iveness, perseverance.

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1. support, brace, prop, underprop, base, fulcrum, Archit. socle; abutment, truss, frame; bolster, bracket, mainstay, buttress, shoulder, reinforcement; beam, girder, rafter, lintel; post, pillar, upright, shaft, stanchion, strut.

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2. bear, bear up, hold, hold up, truss; prop, prop up, brace, bolster, buttress, gird, mainstay, shoulder, shore, reinforce, strengthen; underlie, underprop, underpin, underbrace, bed, embase, be at the bottom of, form the foundation of.

3. sustain, maintain, foster, keep, keep up; succor, relieve, comfort; cheer, inspirit, reassure, give or raise [s.o.'s] hope, yield or afford hope, hold out or justify [s.o.'s] hopes, raise [s.o.'s] hopes or expectations; encourage, enhearten, hearten, embolden, pat [s.o.] on the back, Inf. buck up.