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scourge scourge definition

scourge


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scourge 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  scourge 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  scourge 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  scourge 
 
  2  senses  of  scourge 
 
  Sense  1 
  scourge 
  =>  punish,  penalize,  penalise 
 
  Sense  2 
  flagellate,  scourge 
  =>  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  scourge 
 
  scourge  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  scourge 
 
  Sense  1 
  scourge 
  =>  punish,  penalize,  penalise 
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  Sense  2 
  flagellate,  scourge 
  =>  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
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  Grep  of  noun  scourge 
  scourge 
  scourge  of  god 
  scourge  of  the  gods 
  scourger 
 
  Overview  of  noun  scourge 
 
  The  noun  scourge  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scourge,  flagellum  --  (a  whip  used  to  inflict  punishment  (often  used  for  pedantic  humor)) 
  2.  bane,  curse,  scourge,  nemesis  --  (something  causes  misery  or  death;  "the  bane  of  my  life") 
  3.  terror,  scourge,  threat  --  (a  person  who  inspires  fear  or  dread;  "he  was  the  terror  of  the  neighborhood") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scourge 
 
  The  verb  scourge  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scourge  --  (punish  severely) 
  2.  flagellate,  scourge  --  (whip;  "The  religious  fanatics  flagellated  themselves") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  scourge 
 
  The  noun  scourge  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scourge,  flagellum  --  (a  whip  used  to  inflict  punishment  (often  used  for  pedantic  humor)) 
  2.  bane,  curse,  scourge,  nemesis  --  (something  causes  misery  or  death;  "the  bane  of  my  life") 
  3.  terror,  scourge,  threat  --  (a  person  who  inspires  fear  or  dread;  "he  was  the  terror  of  the  neighborhood") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  scourge 
 
  The  verb  scourge  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  scourge  --  (punish  severely) 
  2.  flagellate,  scourge  --  (whip;  "The  religious  fanatics  flagellated  themselves") 



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