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BLACKTOP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock

Synonyms:

blacktop; blacktopping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("blacktop" is a kind of...):

pavement; paving; paving material (material used to pave an area)

Derivation:

blacktop (coat with blacktop)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coat with blacktop

Example:

blacktop the driveway

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "blacktop" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

blacktop; blacktopping (a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock)

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