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BRANDISH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of waving

Synonyms:

brandish; flourish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

wafture; wave; waving (the act of signaling by a movement of the hand)

Derivation:

brandish (move or swing back and forth)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move or swing back and forth

Example:

She waved her gun

Synonyms:

brandish; flourish; wave

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

"Brandish" entails doing...:

hold; take hold (have or hold in one's hands or grip)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "brandish"):

wigwag (send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

brandish (the act of waving)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exhibit aggressively

Example:

brandish a sword

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

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

display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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