nnoun.foodthe food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)Examples:- the rations should be nutritionally balanced
Derivationally Related Form:ration
Hypernyms:fare
Inherited Hypernyms:rationfarefoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:field ration
Full Hyponyms:c-rationfield rationk ration
nnoun.possessiona fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)Derivationally Related Form:ration
Hypernyms:part percentage portion share
Inherited Hypernyms:rationshareassetspossessionrelationabstractionentity
vverb.possessionrestrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during warExamples:- Bread was rationed during the siege of the city
Derivationally Related Form:rationingration
Hypernyms:curb curtail cut back restrict
Inherited Hypernyms:rationrestrictlimitdecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessiondistribute in rations, as in the armySynset:ration out
Derivationally Related Form:ration
Hypernyms:allocate apportion
Inherited Hypernyms:rationallocateassigndistributegivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody