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CARTOON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

Synonyms:

animated cartoon; cartoon; toon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

short subject (a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature)

Derivation:

cartoon (draw cartoons of)

cartoonist (a person who draws cartoons)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

Synonyms:

cartoon; sketch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)

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

anime (a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes)

cartoon strip; comic strip; funnies; strip (a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book)

Holonyms ("cartoon" is a part of...):

publication (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)

Derivation:

cartoon (draw cartoons of)

cartoonist (a person who draws cartoons)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Draw cartoons of

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

draw (represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cartoon (a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence)

cartoon (a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine)

cartoonist (a person who draws cartoons)

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