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DETOUR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

Synonyms:

detour; roundabout way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)

Derivation:

detour (travel via a detour)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Travel via a detour

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

deviate; divert (turn aside; turn away from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

detour (a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked))

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