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SPAM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)

Synonyms:

junk e-mail; spam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

e-mail; electronic mail; email ((computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A canned meat made largely from pork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

canned meat; tinned meat (meat preserved in a can or tin)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Send unwanted or junk e-mail

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

e-mail; email; netmail (communicate electronically on the computer)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

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