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sluice sluice definition

sluice


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sluice 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sluice 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sluice 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sluice 
 
  5  senses  of  sluice 
 
  Sense  1 
  sluice,  sluice  down 
  =>  pour,  pelt,  stream,  rain  cats  and  dogs,  rain  buckets 
 
  Sense  2 
  sluice,  flush 
  =>  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse 
 
  Sense  3 
  sluice 
  =>  flow,  flux 
 
  Sense  4 
  sluice 
  =>  transport 
 
  Sense  5 
  sluice 
  =>  draw,  take  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sluice 
 
  sluice  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sluice 
 
  Sense  1 
  sluice,  sluice  down 
  =>  pour,  pelt,  stream,  rain  cats  and  dogs,  rain  buckets 
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  Sense  2 
  sluice,  flush 
  =>  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  sluice 
  =>  flow,  flux 
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  Sense  4 
  sluice 
  =>  transport 
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  Sense  5 
  sluice 
  =>  draw,  take  out 
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  Grep  of  noun  sluice 
  sluice 
  sluice  valve 
  sluicegate 
  sluiceway 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sluice 
 
  The  noun  sluice  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sluice,  sluiceway,  penstock  --  (conduit  that  carries  a  rapid  flow  of  water  controlled  by  a  sluicegate) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sluice 
 
  The  verb  sluice  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sluice,  sluice  down  --  (pour  as  if  from  a  sluice;  "An  aggressive  tide  sluiced  across  the  barrier  reef.") 
  2.  (1)  sluice,  flush  --  (irrigate  with  water  from  a  sluice;  "sluice  the  earth") 
  3.  sluice  --  (flow  or  pour  from  or  as  if  from  a  sluice) 
  4.  sluice  --  (transport  in  or  send  down  a  sluice,  as  of  logs) 
  5.  sluice  --  (draw  through  a  sluice,  as  of  water) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  sluice 
 
  The  noun  sluice  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sluice,  sluiceway,  penstock  --  (conduit  that  carries  a  rapid  flow  of  water  controlled  by  a  sluicegate) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sluice 
 
  The  verb  sluice  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sluice,  sluice  down  --  (pour  as  if  from  a  sluice;  "An  aggressive  tide  sluiced  across  the  barrier  reef.") 
  2.  (1)  sluice,  flush  --  (irrigate  with  water  from  a  sluice;  "sluice  the  earth") 
  3.  sluice  --  (flow  or  pour  from  or  as  if  from  a  sluice) 
  4.  sluice  --  (transport  in  or  send  down  a  sluice,  as  of  logs) 
  5.  sluice  --  (draw  through  a  sluice,  as  of  water) 



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