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REMISE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("remise" is a kind of...):
knife thrust; stab; thrust (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument)
Domain category:
fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
Holonyms ("remise" is a part of...):
lunge; passado; straight thrust ((fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
Synonyms:
carriage house; coach house; remise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("remise" is a kind of...):
outbuilding (a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An expensive or high-class hackney
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("remise" is a kind of...):
hackney; hackney carriage; hackney coach (a carriage for hire)
