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HOT DOG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
Synonyms:
dog; frank; frankfurter; hot dog; hotdog; weenie; wiener; wienerwurst
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("hot dog" is a kind of...):
sausage (highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hot dog"):
Vienna sausage (short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off)
Holonyms ("hot dog" is a part of...):
hot dog; hotdog; red hot (a frankfurter served hot on a bun)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A frankfurter served hot on a bun
Synonyms:
hot dog; hotdog; red hot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("hot dog" is a kind of...):
sandwich (two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
Meronyms (parts of "hot dog"):
dog; frank; frankfurter; hot dog; hotdog; weenie; wiener; wienerwurst (a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)
frankfurter bun; hotdog bun (a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hot dog"):
chili dog (a hotdog with chili con carne on it)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself
Synonyms:
hot dog; hotdog
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hot dog" is a kind of...):
exhibitionist; show-off (someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention)
