Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb toy
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb toy
Entailment of verb toy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb toy
3 senses of toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
=> act move
Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> manipulate
Also See-> toy with#1
Sense 3
play, toy
=> act behave, do
Familiarity of verb toy
toy used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb toy
Sense 1
dally, toy, play, flirt
=> act move
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Sense 2
toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> manipulate
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Sense 3
play, toy
=> act behave, do
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Grep of noun toying
toying
Overview of noun toying
The noun toying has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying -- (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
Overview of verb toy
The verb toy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dally, toy, play, flirt -- (behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection")
2. toy, fiddle, diddle, play -- (manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate:)
3. play, toy -- (engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea")
Overview of noun toying
The noun toying has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying -- (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
Overview of verb toy
The verb toy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dally, toy, play, flirt -- (behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection")
2. toy, fiddle, diddle, play -- (manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate:)
3. play, toy -- (engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea")
toying definition
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