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TROJAN HORSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War
Synonyms:
Trojan Horse; Wooden Horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
figure (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person))
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful
Example:
when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse
Synonyms:
trojan; trojan horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("trojan horse" is a kind of...):
malevolent program (a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst
Synonyms:
fifth column; Trojan horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Trojan horse" is a kind of...):
social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)
Meronyms (members of "Trojan horse"):
fifth columnist; saboteur (a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader)
