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SPLURGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any act of immoderate indulgence

Example:

a splurge of spending

Synonyms:

binge; orgy; splurge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

fanfare; flash; ostentation (a gaudy outward display)

Derivation:

splurge (be showy or ostentatious)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be showy or ostentatious

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

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

flash; flaunt; ostentate; show off; swank (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

splurge (an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Indulge oneself

Example:

I splurged on a new TV

Synonyms:

fling; splurge

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

consume; squander; ware; waste (spend extravagantly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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