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stress |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stress 2 of 3 senses of stress Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => background, play down => bring out set off => re-emphasise, re-emphasize => bear down => point up => drive home, ram home, press home => underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise Sense 3 try strain, stress => rack Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stress 2 of 3 senses of stress Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => background, play down => wave off => soft-pedal => bring out set off => pick up => foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up => raise => re-emphasise, re-emphasize => bear down => point up => drive home, ram home, press home => underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise Sense 3 try strain, stress => rack Entailment of verb stress Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb stress 3 senses of stress Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => express, show evince Sense 2 stress, accent => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say Sense 3 try strain, stress => afflict Familiarity of verb stress stress used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stress Sense 1 stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate => express, show evince -------------- Sense 2 stress, accent => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say -------------- Sense 3 try strain, stress => afflict -------------- Grep of noun stress ancestress baller mistress distress fetal distress foetal distress games-mistress headmistress mistress postmistress posttraumatic stress disorder schoolmistress seamstress sempstress sentence stress songstress stress stress fracture stress incontinence stress mark stress test stressor taskmistress toast mistress word stress Overview of noun stress The noun stress has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (67) stress, emphasis, accent, accentuation -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable") 2. (4) tension, tenseness, stress -- (a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor") 3. (4) stress -- ((physics) force that produces strain on a physical body) 4. (3) stress, focus -- (special emphasis attached to something "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed") 5. (2) stress, strain -- (difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension: "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson) Overview of verb stress The verb stress has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (30) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.") 2. (4) stress, accent -- (put stress on utter with an accent) 3. try strain, stress -- (test the limits of "You are trying my patience!") Grep of adj stress stressed stressful Overview of noun stress The noun stress has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (67) stress, emphasis, accent, accentuation -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable") 2. (4) tension, tenseness, stress -- (a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor") 3. (4) stress -- ((physics) force that produces strain on a physical body) 4. (3) stress, focus -- (special emphasis attached to something "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed") 5. (2) stress, strain -- (difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension: "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson) Overview of verb stress The verb stress has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (30) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet.") 2. (4) stress, accent -- (put stress on utter with an accent) 3. try strain, stress -- (test the limits of "You are trying my patience!")
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