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SIGN UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate
Example:
Sign up for yoga classes
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "sign up" is one way to...):
fall in; get together; join (become part of; become a member of a group or organization)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sign up"):
enlist (join the military)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Engage by written agreement
Example:
They signed two new pitchers for the next season
Synonyms:
contract; sign; sign on; sign up
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "sign up" is one way to...):
employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sign up"):
contract out (assign a job to someone outside one's own business)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
