| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An act of thrusting into or against, as to attract attention: dig, jab, jog, nudge. See TOUCH. 2. One that lags: dawdler, dilly-dallier, lag, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, procrastinator, straggler, tarrier. Informal : slowpoke. See FAST. | | VERB: | 1. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one's feet (or heels) , mark time, take one's time. See FAST. 2. To thrust against or into: dig, jab, jog, nudge, prod. See TOUCH. 3. To reach about or search blindly or uncertainly: feel, fumble, grabble, grope. See SEEK, TOUCH. 4. To cause to stick out: push, shove, thrust. See CONVEX. 5. To look into or inquire about curiously, inquisitively, or in a meddlesome fashion: pry, snoop. Informal : nose (around). Idioms: stick one's nose into. See INVESTIGATE, PARTICIPATE.
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