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SPLINT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Derivation:

splint (support with a splint)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A thin sliver of wood

Example:

he lit the fire with a burning splint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

paring; shaving; sliver (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Support with a splint

Example:

splint a broken finger

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he splint his foot?

Derivation:

splint (an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg))

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