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SEINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seine" is a kind of...):
fishing net; fishnet (a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seine"):
purse seine (a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line)
Derivation:
seine (fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
Synonyms:
Seine; Seine River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Seine" is a part of...):
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "seine" is one way to...):
fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
In the summer they like to go out and seine
Derivation:
seine (a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom)
