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EXSERT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thrust or extend out

Example:

the bee exserted its sting

Synonyms:

exsert; extend; hold out; put out; stretch forth; stretch out

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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

gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)

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

hyperextend (extend a joint beyond its normal range)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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