Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
Derived:
holdout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 2
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"This dress wore well for almost ten years"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"He held out his hand"
"point a finger"
"extend a hand"
"the bee exserted its sting"
Kinds of:
hyperextend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"We went without water and food for 3 days"
"These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"
"The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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