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FAX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

Synonyms:

facsimile; facsimile machine; fax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)

Derivation:

fax (send something via a facsimile machine)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Send something via a facsimile machine

Example:

Can you fax me the report right away?

Synonyms:

facsimile; fax; telefax

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sentence examples:

They fax them the information

They fax the information to them

Derivation:

fax (duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio)

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