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HORSESHOE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
Synonyms:
horseshoe; shoe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("horseshoe" is a kind of...):
plate; scale; shell (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("horseshoe" is a kind of...):
game equipment (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "horseshoe" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
