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pleading |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb plead 2 of 4 senses of plead Sense 1 plead => beg, implore, pray => bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure Sense 4 plead => demur Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb plead 2 of 4 senses of plead Sense 1 plead => beg, implore, pray => crave => supplicate => importune, insist => besiege => bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure Sense 4 plead => demur Entailment of verb plead Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb plead 4 senses of plead Sense 1 plead => appeal Sense 2 plead => apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise Sense 3 plead => declare Sense 4 plead => allege, aver, say Familiarity of verb plead plead used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb plead Sense 1 plead => appeal -------------- Sense 2 plead => apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise -------------- Sense 3 plead => declare -------------- Sense 4 plead => allege, aver, say -------------- Grep of noun pleading affirmative pleading alternative pleading defective pleading pleading pleading in the alternative special pleading Overview of noun pleading The noun pleading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pleading -- ((law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding) Overview of verb plead The verb plead has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (10) plead -- (appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop") 2. (4) plead -- (offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity") 3. (4) plead -- (enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty") 4. (1) plead -- (make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, esp. answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts) Overview of adj pleading The adj pleading has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading -- (expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice") Antonyms of adj pleading 1 sense of pleading Sense 1 appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading INDIRECT (VIA beseeching) -> imperative Similarity of adj pleading 1 sense of pleading Sense 1 appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading => beseeching (vs. imperative) Attributes of adj pleading Familiarity of adj pleading pleading used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj pleading pleading Overview of noun pleading The noun pleading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pleading -- ((law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding) Overview of verb plead The verb plead has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (10) plead -- (appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop") 2. (4) plead -- (offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity") 3. (4) plead -- (enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty") 4. (1) plead -- (make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, esp. answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts) Overview of adj pleading The adj pleading has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading -- (expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice")
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