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MOO

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sound made by a cow or bull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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

cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)

Derivation:

moo (make a low noise, characteristic of bovines)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

Synonyms:

low; moo

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

moo (the sound made by a cow or bull)

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