nnoun.actthe commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign countrySynset:importation
Derivationally Related Form:import
Hypernyms:commerce commercialism mercantilism
Inherited Hypernyms:importingcommercetransactiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:importingcommercetransactiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:smuggling
Full Hyponyms:gunrunningsmuggling
vverb.possessionbring in from abroadTopic:commercecommercialismmercantilism
Antonyms:export
Derivationally Related Form:importimportingimporterimporteeimportation
Hypernyms:merchandise trade
Inherited Hypernyms:importtrade
Direct Hyponyms:smuggle
Full Troponyms:smuggle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: import)
vverb.possessiontransfer (electronic data) into a database or documentTopic:computer sciencecomputing
Antonyms:export
Hypernyms:transfer
Inherited Hypernyms:importtransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationindicate or signifySynset:import spell
Examples:- I'm afraid this spells trouble!
Derivationally Related Form:import
Hypernyms:intend mean
Inherited Hypernyms:spellmeanconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something