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SKITTLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

Synonyms:

ninepin; skittle; skittle pin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

bowling pin; pin (a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target)

Derivation:

skittle (play skittles)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Play skittles

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

bowl (engage in the sport of bowling)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

skittle (a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles)

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