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CATCALL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cry expressing disapproval

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Derivation:

catcall (utter catcalls at)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter catcalls at

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

deride (treat or speak of with contempt)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

catcall (a cry expressing disapproval)

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