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WIELD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Handle effectively

Example:

The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well

Synonyms:

handle; manage; wield

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

manipulate (hold something in one's hands and move it)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wield"):

ply (wield vigorously)

pump (operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal)

sweep; swing; swing out (make a big sweeping gesture or movement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Have and exercise

Example:

wield power and authority

Synonyms:

exert; maintain; wield

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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