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SKUNK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Synonyms:
polecat; skunk; wood pussy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skunk" is a kind of...):
mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skunk"):
Mephitis mephitis; striped skunk (most common and widespread North American skunk)
hooded skunk; Mephitis macroura (of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States)
badger skunk; Conepatus leuconotus; hog-nosed skunk; hognosed skunk; rooter skunk (large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico)
little spotted skunk; Spilogale putorius; spotted skunk (small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Street names for marijuana
Synonyms:
dope; gage; grass; green goddess; locoweed; Mary Jane; pot; sens; sess; skunk; smoke; weed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skunk" is a kind of...):
cannabis; ganja; marihuana; marijuana (the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A defeat in a game where one side fails to score
Synonyms:
shutout; skunk
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skunk" is a kind of...):
defeat; licking (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest)
Derivation:
skunk (defeat by a lurch)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Example:
the British call a contemptible person a 'git'
Synonyms:
bum; crumb; dirty dog; git; lowlife; puke; rat; rotter; scum bag; skunk; so-and-so; stinker; stinkpot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("skunk" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Defeat by a lurch
Synonyms:
lurch; skunk
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "skunk" is one way to...):
defeat; get the better of; overcome (win a victory over)
Domain category:
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
skunk (a defeat in a game where one side fails to score)
