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INGOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ingot" is a kind of...):
block (a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ingot"):
bullion (gold or silver in bars or ingots)
pig (a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace)