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STOOGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A victim of ridicule or pranks
Synonyms:
butt; goat; laughingstock; stooge
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stooge" is a kind of...):
dupe; victim (a person who is tricked or swindled)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stooge"):
April fool (the butt of a prank played on April 1st)
Derivation:
stooge (act as the stooge)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person of unquestioning obedience
Synonyms:
flunkey; flunky; stooge; yes-man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("stooge" is a kind of...):
follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stooge"):
pushover (someone who is easily taken advantage of)
Derivation:
stooge (act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner
Example:
He stooged for the flamboyant Senator
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "stooge" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
stooge (a person of unquestioning obedience)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Act as the stooge
Example:
His role was to stooge for the popular comedian
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "stooge" is one way to...):
act; play; playact; roleplay (perform on a stage or theater)
Domain category:
dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
stooge (a victim of ridicule or pranks)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cruise in slow or routine flights
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "stooge" is one way to...):
cruise (travel at a moderate speed)
Domain category:
air; air travel; aviation (travel via aircraft)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
