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pirate

/ pirate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a ship manned by pirates
Type of:
ship
Kinds of:
corsair
Derived:
commandeer hijack highjack
noun Sense 2
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
Type of:
plunderer pillager looter
Kinds of:
corsair Barbary pirate sea king Laffite Lafitte
Derived:
buccaneer
verb Sense 3
copy illegally; of published material
Type of:
steal
Derived:
plagiarist plagiarizer plagiariser literary pirate plagiarism
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Domain:
crime law-breaking
verb Sense 4
take arbitrarily or by force
"The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
Type of:
seize
Kinds of:
skyjack carjack
Derived:
pirate ship piracy buccaneering hijack highjack
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
crime law-breaking
noun Sense 5
someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own
Type of:
thief stealer
Derived:
plagiarize plagiarise lift
Semantic Complexity
81%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
3
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ship corsair plunderer pillager looter Barbary pirate sea king Laffite Lafitte steal seize skyjack