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BANDY
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Irregular inflected forms: bandied , bandier , bandiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Have legs that curve outward at the knees
Synonyms:
bandy; bandy-legged; bowed; bowleg; bowlegged
Classified under:
Similar:
unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they bandy ... he / she / it bandies
Past simple: bandied
Past participle: bandied
-ing form: bandying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discuss lightly
Example:
We bandied around these difficult questions
Synonyms:
bandy; kick around
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bandy" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Exchange blows
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "bandy" is one way to...):
contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Toss or strike a ball back and forth
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "bandy" is one way to...):
play (participate in games or sport)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bandy"):
shuttlecock (send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
