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CROCHET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

Synonyms:

crochet; crocheting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

needlecraft; needlework (a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)

Derivation:

crochet (create by looping or crocheting)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

Example:

She sat there crocheting all day

Synonyms:

crochet; hook

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

intertwine; loop (make a loop in)

Verb group:

crochet (create by looping or crocheting)

Domain category:

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

crocheting (needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Create by looping or crocheting

Example:

crochet a bedspread

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)

Verb group:

crochet; hook (make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle)

Domain category:

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "crochet"):

shell stitch (make by shell stitching)

double crochet; double stitch (make by double stitching)

single crochet; single stitch (make by single stitching)

Sentence frames:

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

Sentence example:

They crochet the cape

Derivation:

crochet (needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle)

crocheting (creating a garment of needlework)

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