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BUNKER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hazard on a golf course

Synonyms:

bunker; sand trap; trap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

hazard (an obstacle on a golf course)

Holonyms ("bunker" is a part of...):

golf course; links course (course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf)

Derivation:

bunker (hit a golf ball into a bunker)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground

Synonyms:

bunker; dugout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bunker"):

fox hole; foxhole (a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire)

funk hole (dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A large container for storing fuel

Example:

the ship's bunkers were full of coal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit a golf ball into a bunker

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

hit (cause to move by striking)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

bunker (a hazard on a golf course)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

shift; transfer (move around)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

fuel (provide with a combustible substance that provides energy)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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