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    STRAWMAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seedsplay

    Synonyms:

    bird-scarer; scarecrow; scarer; straw man; strawman

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

    effigy; image; simulacrum (a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture))

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A weak or sham argument set up to be easily refutedplay

    Synonyms:

    straw man; strawman

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

    specious argument (an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A person used as a cover for some questionable activityplay

    Synonyms:

    figurehead; front; front man; nominal head; straw man; strawman

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

    beguiler; cheat; cheater; deceiver; slicker; trickster (someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)

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