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UMPIRE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

Example:

an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case

Synonyms:

arbiter; arbitrator; umpire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

evaluator; judge (an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "umpire"):

third party (someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An official at a baseball game

Synonyms:

ump; umpire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

official (someone who administers the rules of a game or sport)

Derivation:

umpire (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

Synonyms:

referee; umpire

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

judge (determine the result of (a competition))

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

umpirage (the act of umpiring)

umpirage (mediation by an umpire)

umpire (an official at a baseball game)

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