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ESCALLOP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

Synonyms:

escallop; scallop; scollop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bivalve; lamellibranch; pelecypod (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)

Meronyms (parts of "escallop"):

escallop; scallop; scollop (edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces)

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

bay scallop; Pecten irradians (a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America)

giant scallop; Pecten magellanicus; sea scallop (a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America)

Holonyms ("escallop" is a member of...):

family Pectinidae; Pectinidae (scallops)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

Synonyms:

cutlet; escallop; scallop; scollop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

piece; slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces

Synonyms:

escallop; scallop; scollop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

shellfish (meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean))

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

sea scallop (muscle of large deep-water scallops)

bay scallop (muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops)

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

escallop; scallop; scollop (edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Synonyms:

escallop; scallop

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

cook; fix; make; prepare; ready (prepare for eating by applying heat)

Sentence frame:

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