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CLAXON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
Synonyms:
claxon; klaxon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("claxon" is a kind of...):
horn (an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound)
Derivation:
claxon (use the horn of a car)
claxon (make a loud noise)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Use the horn of a car
Synonyms:
claxon; honk
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "claxon" is one way to...):
make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
claxon (a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make a loud noise
Example:
The horns of the taxis blared
Synonyms:
beep; blare; claxon; honk; toot
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "claxon" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "claxon"):
tootle (play (a musical instrument) casually)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
claxon (a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles)
