hover

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hover 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  hover 
 
  Sense  1 
  hover,  vacillate 
  =>  shillyshally 
 
  Sense  3 
  hover 
  =>  poise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hover 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  hover 
 
  Sense  1 
  hover,  vacillate 
  =>  shillyshally 
 
  Sense  3 
  hover 
  =>  poise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  hover 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  hover 
 
  Sense  4 
  levitate,  hover 
  =>  rise,  lift,  arise,  move  up  go  up  come  up  uprise 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  hover 
 
  5  senses  of  hover 
 
  Sense  1 
  hover,  vacillate 
  =>  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
 
  Sense  2 
  hover,  linger 
  =>  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
 
  Sense  3 
  hover 
  =>  fly,  wing 
 
  Sense  4 
  levitate,  hover 
 
  Sense  5 
  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large 
  =>  hang 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  hover 
 
  hover  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  hover 
 
  Sense  1 
  hover,  vacillate 
  =>  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  hover,  linger 
  =>  hesitate,  waver,  waffle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  hover 
  =>  fly,  wing 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  levitate,  hover 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large 
  =>  hang 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  hover 
  hovercraft 
  pushover 
  shover 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hover 
 
  The  verb  hover  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hover,  vacillate  --  (be  undecided  about  something) 
  2.  (2)  hover,  linger  --  (move  to  and  fro;  "The  shy  student  lingered  in  the  corner") 
  3.  (2)  hover  --  (hang  in  the  air;  fly  or  be  suspended  above) 
  4.  (1)  levitate,  hover  --  (be  suspended  in  the  air) 
  5.  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large  --  (hang  over  as  of  something  threatening,  dark,  or  menacing;  "The  terrible  vision  brooded  over  her  all  day  long") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hover 
 
  The  verb  hover  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hover,  vacillate  --  (be  undecided  about  something) 
  2.  (2)  hover,  linger  --  (move  to  and  fro;  "The  shy  student  lingered  in  the  corner") 
  3.  (2)  hover  --  (hang  in  the  air;  fly  or  be  suspended  above) 
  4.  (1)  levitate,  hover  --  (be  suspended  in  the  air) 
  5.  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large  --  (hang  over  as  of  something  threatening,  dark,  or  menacing;  "The  terrible  vision  brooded  over  her  all  day  long") 

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