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GARTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
Synonyms:
garter; supporter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("garter" is a kind of...):
band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))
Derivation:
garter (fasten with or as if with a garter)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fasten with or as if with a garter
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "garter" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
garter (a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve))
