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KAYAK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("kayak" is a kind of...):
canoe (small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle)
Derivation:
kayak (travel in a small canoe)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they kayak ... he / she / it kayaks
Past simple: kayaked
Past participle: kayaked
-ing form: kayaking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Travel in a small canoe
Example:
we kayaked down the river
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "kayak" is one way to...):
boat (ride in a boat on water)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
kayak (a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos)
