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CROCHETING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Creating a garment of needlework

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Derivation:

crochet (create by looping or crocheting)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

Synonyms:

crochet; crocheting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)

Derivation:

crochet (make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb crochet

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