chair

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  chair 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  chair 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  chair 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  chair 
 
  2  senses  of  chair 
 
  Sense  1 
  chair,  chairman 
  =>  head,  lead 
 
  Sense  2 
  moderate,  chair,  lead 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  chair 
 
  chair  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  chair 
 
  Sense  1 
  chair,  chairman 
  =>  head,  lead 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  moderate,  chair,  lead 
  =>  discuss,  talk  over 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  chair 
  armchair 
  barber  chair 
  bath  chair 
  beach  chair 
  boatswain's  chair 
  bosun's  chair 
  camp  chair 
  captain's  chair 
  chair 
  chair  car 
  chair  lift 
  chairlift 
  chairman 
  chairman  of  the  board 
  chairmanship 
  chairperson 
  chairwoman 
  death  chair 
  deck  chair 
  eames  chair 
  easy  chair 
  electric  chair 
  feeding  chair 
  fighting  chair 
  folding  chair 
  garden  chair 
  highchair 
  ladder-back  chair 
  lawn  chair 
  lounge  chair 
  morris  chair 
  motorized  wheelchair 
  overstuffed  chair 
  potty  chair 
  pushchair 
  reclining  chair 
  rocking  chair 
  sedan  chair 
  side  chair 
  straight  chair 
  swivel  chair 
  tablet-armed  chair 
  wheelchair 
  windsor  chair 
  wing  chair 
  yacht  chair 
 
  Overview  of  noun  chair 
 
  The  noun  chair  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  chair  --  (a  seat  for  one  person,  with  a  support  for  the  back) 
  2.  (2)  professorship,  chair  --  (the  position  of  professor) 
  3.  president,  chairman,  chairwoman,  chair,  chairperson  --  (the  officer  who  presides  at  the  meetings  of  an  organization) 
  4.  electric  chair,  chair,  death  chair,  hot  seat  --  (an  instrument  of  execution  by  electrocution;  resembles  a  chair) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  chair 
 
  The  verb  chair  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chair,  chairman  --  (act  or  preside  as  chair,  as  of  an  academic  department  in  a  university;  "She  chaired  the  department  for  many  years") 
  2.  moderate,  chair,  lead  --  (preside  over  "John  moderated  the  discussion") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  chair 
  armchair 
 
  Overview  of  noun  chair 
 
  The  noun  chair  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  chair  --  (a  seat  for  one  person,  with  a  support  for  the  back) 
  2.  (2)  professorship,  chair  --  (the  position  of  professor) 
  3.  president,  chairman,  chairwoman,  chair,  chairperson  --  (the  officer  who  presides  at  the  meetings  of  an  organization) 
  4.  electric  chair,  chair,  death  chair,  hot  seat  --  (an  instrument  of  execution  by  electrocution;  resembles  a  chair) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  chair 
 
  The  verb  chair  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chair,  chairman  --  (act  or  preside  as  chair,  as  of  an  academic  department  in  a  university;  "She  chaired  the  department  for  many  years") 
  2.  moderate,  chair,  lead  --  (preside  over  "John  moderated  the  discussion") 

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