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land

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of LAND

1
to stop at or near a place along the shore <the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth after exploring Cape Cod Bay>
Synonyms anchor, dock
Phrases make port
Near Antonyms embark, launch, sail
2
to get to a destination <we landed at the hotel just before midnight>
Related Words fetch, hit, make, reach; pull in, touch down; debark, disembark; barge (in), blow in, breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in); check in, clock (in)
Near Antonyms check out, clock (out); flee, vamoose
Antonyms go, leave
3
to go ashore from a ship <the passengers on the cruise landed at St. George in Bermuda>
Synonyms debark, land
Related Words beach; anchor, dock, put in
Near Antonyms board, get (on); weigh (anchor)
Antonyms embark
4
to come to rest after descending from the air <our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away>
Related Words belly-land, crash-land
5
to receive as return for effort <because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise>
Antonyms forfeit, lose
6
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly <after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass>
Synonyms bag, capture, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
Related Words glove, halter, lasso, rope; apprehend, arrest, detain; bay, corner; clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure; rend, wrest; enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh; abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)
Antonyms miss

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