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skunk

/ skunk /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Type of:
musteline mammal mustelid musteline
Kinds of:
striped skunk Mephitis mephitis hooded skunk Mephitis macroura hog-nosed skunk
noun Sense 2
a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
Type of:
defeat licking
Derived:
lurch
verb Sense 3
defeat by a lurch
Type of:
get the better of overcome defeat
Derived:
shutout lurch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
card game cards
noun Sense 4
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"only a rotter would do that"
"kill the rat"
"throw the bum out"
"you cowardly little pukes!"
"the British call a contemptible person a `git''"
Type of:
unpleasant person disagreeable person
Derived:
rat
noun Sense 5
street names for marijuana
Type of:
cannabis marijuana marihuana
Derived:
smoke dope dope up
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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musteline mammal mustelid musteline striped skunk Mephitis mephitis hooded skunk Mephitis macroura hog-nosed skunk defeat licking get the better of overcome