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RUBBERNECK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who stares inquisitively

Synonyms:

rubberneck; rubbernecker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rubberneck" is a kind of...):

looker; spectator; viewer; watcher; witness (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind))

Derivation:

rubberneck (strain to watch; stare curiously)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tourist who is visiting sights of interest

Synonyms:

excursionist; rubberneck; sightseer; tripper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rubberneck" is a kind of...):

holidaymaker; tourer; tourist (someone who travels for pleasure)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strain to watch; stare curiously

Example:

The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "rubberneck" is one way to...):

watch (look attentively)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

rubber-necking (going about to look at places of interest)

rubberneck (a person who stares inquisitively)

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