vverb.motioncause to move, usually with force or pressureExamples:- the refugees were displaced by the war
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:displacemove
Direct Hyponyms:bumpcrowd outderacinatedislocatedislodgeevacuateforce outtransfertransplantuproot
Full Troponyms:dislocatedislodgeevacuateforce outthrowtransplantuproot
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.socialtake the place of or have precedence overSynset:preempt
Examples:- live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
- discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor
Hypernyms:replace supersede supervene upon supplant
Inherited Hypernyms:preemptsupplantsucceed
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.socialterminate the employment of; discharge from an office or positionSynset:can dismiss fire force out give notice give the axe give the sack sack send away terminate
Examples:- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
Antonyms:hire
Derivationally Related Form:dismissiblesackfiringsackingdismissaldismission
Hypernyms:remove
Inherited Hypernyms:displaceremove
Direct Hyponyms:clean outdismissdropfurloughlay offpension offretiresend awaysend packingsqueeze out
Full Troponyms:clean outdismissdownsizefurloughpension offretiresqueeze outsuperannuate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: give the axe, give the sack)
vverb.motioncause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract senseSynset:move
Examples:- Move those boxes into the corner, please
- I'm moving my money to another bank
- The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Derivationally Related Form:moveablemovementmovablemovemover
Inherited Hypernyms:move
Direct Hyponyms:advanceagitatebeatblowbowl overbrandishbring downbring forwardbring outsidebring upbump aroundcarrycentercentrechange handschange ownerschannelchannelisechannelizechase awaycirculatecommovecrowddandledepressderacinatedirectdisarrangedisgorgedislocatedislodgedispeldisplacedistributedisturbdisunitedividedragdrawdrivedrive awaydrive offdrive outdropelevateengageexpelexteriorizeextirpateflapflickflourishfluctuateforceforce outfunnelget downget upglideherdhithustleimpeljarkick outknock overlateralizelaunchlaylet downliftlocklowerluxatemeshmobilisemobilizeoperateoverturnpartpass aroundpass onplaceplayposepositionpostpourpress downpropelpullpulsepumppushputraceraiseraise uprakerelocaterepositionrevolverifflerockrollroot outrouserout outrufflerunrun offrushsaltatescansendseparatesetset in motionshake upshedshiftshipsingsongsinkslideslingslipslopspillsplattersplaysqueezestationstirstir upstrikeswayswingtake backtake downthrow outtip overtransfertranslatetransmittransporttugtump overturnturn backturn overtwineunrollunseatunwinduprootupsetupstagevexwashwavewedgewhistlewhooshwindwind offwooshworkwrap
Causes:move
Full Troponyms:abductaccrueacknowledgeactionaddressadductadjureadvanceadvectafforestagitateaimair-dropair-shipairliftairmailalphabetizeanatomizeappealapplyapposearrangearrogateaskask outattractaxebackhandbaitballbanbanishbankbarbargebarrelbatebeadbearbear downbeatbeat downbeckonbedbeepbegbesiegebevelbidbirdiebirdlimebisectblastblast offblowbogeybook upboostboost upborebottlebouncebounce outbowlbowsebrandishbrazenbreakbringbring aboutbring inbroadcastbucketbundle offbunkerbuntburybusbuttbuzzcablecallcall incall oncall one's bluffcall outcall upcampcannoncanvasscaromcarrycarry overcartcarvecascadecatapultcatchcatenatecatheterizecell phonecenterchainchallengechange handscharacterchargechariotchasechase awaychattercheckrowcheesechinchipchiselchopchop downchuckchurncircularizecirculatecircumcisecircumfuseclaimclamorclapclapperclawclawclear the 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Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | They --- the car down the avenue (apply to: move)