| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Something used to fill a hole, space, or container: choke, cork, fill, stop, stopper. See FULL. 2. Informal. A systematic effort or part of this effort to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity: advertisement, ballyhoo, buildup, promotion, publicity, puffery. Informal : pitch. Slang : hype. See KNOWLEDGE. | | VERB: | 1. Informal. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product): advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize, talk up. Informal : pitch. Slang : push. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container: block, choke, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, stop. See FULL. 3. Informal. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity: ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up, tout. Slang : hype. See KNOWLEDGE. 4. Slang. To wound or kill with a firearm: gun (down), pick off, shoot. See HELP.
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