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SHARE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

Example:

they all did their share of the work

Synonyms:

contribution; part; share

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "share"):

end (the part you are expected to play)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The allotment of some amount by dividing something

Example:

death gets more than its share of attention from theologians

Synonyms:

parcel; portion; share

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

allocation; allotment; apportioning; apportionment; assignation; parceling; parcelling (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan)

Derivation:

share (give out as one's portion or share)

share (have, give, or receive a share of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Synonyms:

ploughshare; plowshare; share

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)

Holonyms ("share" is a part of...):

moldboard plow; mouldboard plough (plow that has a moldboard)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

Example:

he wanted his share in cash

Synonyms:

part; percentage; portion; share

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

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

assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "share"):

allocation; allotment (a share set aside for a specific purpose)

cut (a share of the profits)

profit sharing (a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business)

interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)

split (a promised or claimed share of loot or money)

piece; slice (a share of something)

allowance (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period))

ration (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))

way (a portion of something divided into shares)

dole (a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)

dispensation (a share that has been dispensed or distributed)

tranche (a portion of something (especially money))

Holonyms ("share" is a part of...):

earnings; lucre; net; net income; net profit; profit; profits (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))

Derivation:

share (have, give, or receive a share of)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate

Example:

he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

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

stock; stock certificate (a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation)

Holonyms ("share" is a part of...):

stock (the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Communicate

Example:

I'd like to share this idea with you

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sharing (sharing thoughts and feelings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give out as one's portion or share

Synonyms:

apportion; deal; divvy up; portion out; share

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give to several people)

"Share" entails doing...:

divide; part; separate (come apart)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

share (the allotment of some amount by dividing something)

sharer (someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share)

sharing (a distribution in shares)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Have, give, or receive a share of

Example:

We shared the cake

Synonyms:

partake; partake in; share

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

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

cut in (allow someone to have a share or profit)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

share (the allotment of some amount by dividing something)

share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)

sharer (someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Use jointly or in common

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)

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

double up (share a room or a bed designed for only one person)

pool (combine into a common fund)

communalise; communalize (make something the property of the commune or community)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

sharing (using or enjoying something jointly with others)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Have in common

Example:

The two countries share a long border

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

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

overlap (coincide partially or wholly)

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

partake (have some of the qualities or attributes of something)

osculate (have at least three points in common with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something

Derivation:

sharing (having in common)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A female relative who is a sibling of the biological father, and who both share a common ancestor.

(Biological Paternal Aunt, NCI Thesaurus)

She had not even a share in his opening compliments.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

NCK2 shares 68% amino acid identity with NCK-alpha; most differences occur outside the SH2/SH3 domains.

(NCK Adaptor Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)

NAG shares 83 to 86% identity with orthologous mammalian proteins.

(Neuroblastoma-Amplified Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)

TNK1 shares highest homology with ACK, especially in the kinase and putative SH3 domains.

(Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1, NCI Thesaurus)

"Try it, honey. Let's hear the sound of the baby pianny," said Hannah, who always took a share in the family joys and sorrows.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

A female who shares with her sibling the genetic makeup inherited from one or both of their shared biological parents.

(Biological Sister, NCI Thesaurus)

A male relative who is a sibling of either of the biological parents, and who share a common ancestor.

(Biological Uncle, NCI Thesaurus)

It was torturing to me to hear them talk of occurrences in which I had had no share.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

‘I trust that I have my share,’ I said.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)