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operating |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb operate 6 of 7 senses of operate Sense 1 operate, run => financier => work => block => warm up Sense 2 function, work operate, go run => double => roll => run => cut => service, serve Sense 3 operate, control => dial => turn => submarine => treadle => relay => gate => pedal => drive => fly, aviate, pilot Sense 4 maneuver, manoeuvre, operate => jockey Sense 6 engage, mesh, lock, operate => throw, flip, switch => ride Sense 7 operate on operate => sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, fix => face-lift, lift => trephine Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb operate 6 of 7 senses of operate Sense 1 operate, run => financier => work => block => warm up Sense 2 function, work operate, go run => double => roll => run => cut => service, serve Sense 3 operate, control => dial => turn => submarine => treadle => relay => gate => pedal => drive => coach => test drive => drive => pull => cut in => tool => fly, aviate, pilot => fly blind => fly contact => solo => test fly => jet => glide => sailplane, soar => hydroplane, seaplane => balloon => hedgehop, flat-hat => hang glide, soar Sense 4 maneuver, manoeuvre, operate => jockey Sense 6 engage, mesh, lock, operate => throw, flip, switch => switch on turn on => switch off cut, turn off turn out => kill => ride Sense 7 operate on operate => sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, fix => alter, spay, neuter => defeminize => emasculate, castrate, demasculinize => caponize => geld => vasectomize => face-lift, lift => trephine Entailment of verb operate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb operate 7 senses of operate Sense 1 operate, run => direct Sense 2 function, work operate, go run Sense 3 operate, control => manipulate Sense 4 maneuver, manoeuvre, operate => move go Sense 5 operate => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place Sense 6 engage, mesh, lock, operate => move displace Sense 7 operate on operate => treat, care for Familiarity of verb operate operate used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb operate Sense 1 operate, run => direct -------------- Sense 2 function, work operate, go run -------------- Sense 3 operate, control => manipulate -------------- Sense 4 maneuver, manoeuvre, operate => move go -------------- Sense 5 operate => happen, hap, go on pass off occur, pass, come about take place -------------- Sense 6 engage, mesh, lock, operate => move displace -------------- Sense 7 operate on operate => treat, care for -------------- Grep of noun operating chief operating officer disk operating system microsoft disk operating system operating budget operating capability operating capital operating cost operating expense operating instructions operating microscope operating procedure operating room operating statement operating surgeon operating system operating table operating theater operating theatre standard operating procedure standing operating procedure unix operating system Overview of verb operate The verb operate has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (34) operate, run -- (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan") 2. (31) function, work operate, go run -- (perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore") 3. (14) operate, control -- (handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever") 4. (3) maneuver, manoeuvre, operate -- (perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense) 5. (2) operate -- (happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?") 6. engage, mesh, lock, operate -- (keep engaged; "engaged the gears") 7. operate on operate -- (perform surgery on "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life") Overview of adj operating The adj operating has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) operating -- (involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond") 2. operational, in operation, operating -- (being in effect or operation; ; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions") Antonyms of adj operating 1 of 2 senses of operating Sense 2 operational, in operation(prenominal), operating(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA operative) -> inoperative Similarity of adj operating 2 senses of operating Sense 1 operating Participle of verb operate (Sense 2) =>function, work operate, go run Sense 2 operational, in operation(prenominal), operating(postnominal) => operative (vs. inoperative) Attributes of adj operating Familiarity of adj operating operating used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj operating operating Overview of verb operate The verb operate has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (34) operate, run -- (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan") 2. (31) function, work operate, go run -- (perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore") 3. (14) operate, control -- (handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever") 4. (3) maneuver, manoeuvre, operate -- (perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense) 5. (2) operate -- (happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?") 6. engage, mesh, lock, operate -- (keep engaged; "engaged the gears") 7. operate on operate -- (perform surgery on "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life") Overview of adj operating The adj operating has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) operating -- (involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond") 2. operational, in operation, operating -- (being in effect or operation; ; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions")
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