nnoun.quantity(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extentSynset:batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight spate stack tidy sum wad
Examples:- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
Derivationally Related Form:plenteouswadheappile
Hypernyms:large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:batchlarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:delugefloodhaymowinundationtorrent
Full Hyponyms:floodhaymow
vverb.motionturn sharply; change direction abruptlySynset:curve cut sheer slue swerve trend veer
Examples:- The car cut to the left at the intersection
- The motorbike veered to the right
Derivationally Related Form:trendcurveveeringswerveswerving
Hypernyms:turn
Inherited Hypernyms:swerveturnmove
Direct Hyponyms:peel offyaw
Full Troponyms:peel offyaw
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.motionmove obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled mannerSynset:skid slide slip slue
Examples:- the wheels skidded against the sidewalk
Derivationally Related Form:slidesliderslipskid
Hypernyms:glide
Inherited Hypernyms:skidglidetravel
Direct Hyponyms:side-slipskidsubmarine
Full Troponyms:side-slipskidsubmarine
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.socialkill intentionally and with premeditationSynset:bump off dispatch hit murder off polish off remove slay
Examples:- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Derivationally Related Form:murderslayermurdererdispatchslayinghit
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:murderkill
Direct Hyponyms:burkeexecute
Full Troponyms:burkeexecute
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: murder) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: slay, hit, dispatch, bump off)