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FEUD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bitter quarrel between two parties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

battle; conflict; struggle (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals))

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

blood feud; vendetta (a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other)

Derivation:

feud (carry out a feud)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carry out a feud

Example:

The two professors have been feuding for years

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

feud (a bitter quarrel between two parties)

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