to firm
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4.0
- verb
- /fɜrm/
:
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- Usually, they had the holiday schedule firmed up by the fifth of December.
This is a eye serum to firm and smooth the skin.
- This is a eye serum to firm and smooth the skin.
- So what I like to do is you can fridge them or freeze them and it becomes like, it's not, it firms up, but Junior Mints.
- It revitalises the skin, it firms the skin and it adds an incredible amount of hydration to the skin.
- The lift pro volume cream, and I'm assuming this is serum contour concentrate firms, tones Titans firms redefines plumps.
Examples
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This way, we'll be able to firm up our estimates of the missiles' readiness and develop target packages for strikes, if you should order them, sir.
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Early marriage was encouraged to reduce premarital experimentation and to firm up gender roles.
Academic text (2013) -
All we gotta do is firm you up.
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You might want to firm up a bit before you go and see him.
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Or you could call me tomorrow - and we can just firm it up.
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Yada ya, I'll say that I'll hit them up Tuesday to firm up a place and time.
Blog text (23) -
Iowa continues to firm up as more votes come in, now with 423,586 votes cast.
Blog text (15) -
Not surprisingly, hawkish Indian strategists urged the government to firm up its stand on the nuclear question.
Academic text (1997) -
Impetus for change: increasingly, there are good reasons for tribal courts to firm up conduct codes for lawyers and judges.
Academic text (2011) -
You should firm the mixture by stirring it thoroughly until it thickens.
Synonyms
145
1.5
To make something hold firmly, like a bolt or belt
125
3.8
To become firm, often by cooling
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2.6
Make something hard or solid
25
3.7
To make or become hard and less able to bend
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8.2
To make something stiff and unable to bend or change
To pull something like a rope until it becomes tight or to become tight
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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4.4
To state an opinion strongly and refuse to change it when others disagree
Compounds
- Specialized
20
2.7
A company that keeps and checks money records and helps with taxes for businesses and people
- Specialized
19
3.4
A company that manages people's money by buying stocks and bonds for them
- Specialized
16
4.1
A company that helps people buy and sell stocks and other investments for a fee
- Specialized
12
4.3
A company that buys and sells stocks and bonds for people or companies and charges a fee
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3.0
A company that pays people money when something bad happens after they pay for protection
- UK
A company that moves furniture and boxes for people and businesses to a new place
How Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb firm comes from the Latin firmare 'to make strong', so to firm something is to make it more solid, tight, or secure.