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coddle definition

coddle


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  coddle 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  coddle 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  coddle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  coddle 
 
  2  senses  of  coddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
 
  Sense  2 
  coddle 
  =>  cook 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  coddle 
 
  coddle  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  coddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  coddle 
  =>  cook 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  coddle 
  coddled  egg 
  mollycoddle 
 
  Overview  of  verb  coddle 
 
  The  verb  coddle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 
  2.  coddle  --  (cook  in  nearly  boiling  water;  "coddle  eggs") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  coddle 
  coddled 
 
  Overview  of  verb  coddle 
 
  The  verb  coddle  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 
  2.  coddle  --  (cook  in  nearly  boiling  water;  "coddle  eggs") 



coddle definition