Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

     #303. [Motion beyond] Transcursion —­ N. transcursion|,
transiliency[obs3], transgression; trespass; encroachment, infringement; extravagation|, transcendence; redundancy &c. 641. 
     V. transgress, surpass, pass; go beyond, go by; show in front, come to
the front; shoot ahead of; steal a march upon, steal a gain upon.
     overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo[obs3], override, overleap,
overjump[obs3], overskip[obs3], overlap, overshoot the mark; outstrip, outleap, outjump, outgo, outstep[obs3], outrun, outride, outrival, outdo; beat, beat hollow; distance; leave in the lurch, leave in the rear; throw into the shade; exceed, transcend, surmount; soar &c. (rise) 305.
     encroach, trespass, infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench
on[obs3]; strain; stretch a point, strain a point; cross the Rubicon. 
     Adj. surpassing &c. v. 
     Adv. beyond the mark, ahead.

     #304. [motion short of] Shortcoming —­ N. shortcoming, failure;
falling short &c v.; default, defalcation; leeway; labor in vain, no go.
     incompleteness &c. 53; imperfection &c. 651; insufficiency &c. 640;
noncompletion &c. 730; failure &c. 732. 
     V. 303, come short of, fall short of, stop short of, come short, fall
short, stop short; not reach; want; keep within bounds, keep within the mark, keep within the compass.
     break down, stick in the mud, collapse, flat out [U.S.], come to
nothing; fall through, fall to the ground; cave in, end in smoke, miss the mark, fail; lose ground; miss stays. 
     Adj. unreached; deficient; short, short of; minus; out of depth;
perfunctory &c. (neglect) 460. 
     Adv. within the mark, within the compass, within the bounds;
behindhand; re infecta[Lat]; to no purpose; for from it. 
     Phr. the bubble burst.

     #305. [Motion upwards] Ascent. —­ N. ascent, ascension; rising &c.
309; acclivity, hill &c. 217; flight of steps, flight of stairs; ladder
     rocket, lark; sky rocket, sky lark; Alpine Club. 
     V. ascend, rise, mount, arise, uprise; go up, get up, work one’s way
up, start up; shoot up, go into orbit; float up; bubble up; aspire.
     climb, clamber, ramp, scramble, escalade[obs3], surmount; shin,
shinny, shinney; scale, scale the heights.
     [cause to go up] raise, elevate &c. 307.
     go aloft, fly aloft; tower, soar, take off; spring up, pop up, jump
up, catapult upwards, explode upwards; hover, spire, plane, swim, float, surge; leap &c. 309. 
     Adj. rising &c. v. scandent|, buoyant; supernatant, superfluitant|;
excelsior. 
     Adv. uphill.

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