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shelling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shell 1 of 2 senses of shell Sense 1 blast, strafe, shell => crump Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shell 1 of 2 senses of shell Sense 1 blast, strafe, shell => crump Entailment of verb shell Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shell 2 senses of shell Sense 1 blast, strafe, shell => bombard, bomb Sense 2 shell, pod => remove, take take away withdraw Familiarity of verb shell shell used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shell Sense 1 blast, strafe, shell => bombard, bomb -------------- Sense 2 shell, pod => remove, take take away withdraw -------------- Grep of noun shelling shelling Overview of noun shelling The noun shelling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling -- (the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing") Overview of verb shell The verb shell has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blast, strafe, shell -- (use explosives on "The enemy has been shelling us all day") 2. shell, pod -- (take something out of its shell or pod, such as peas or beans) Overview of noun shelling The noun shelling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. barrage, barrage fire, battery, bombardment, shelling -- (the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing") Overview of verb shell The verb shell has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blast, strafe, shell -- (use explosives on "The enemy has been shelling us all day") 2. shell, pod -- (take something out of its shell or pod, such as peas or beans)
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