dawdle
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
take one's time; proceed slowly
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
waste time
Get busy--don't dally!
Types & categories
- behave hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | dwell on |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | speed |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | trailer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dalliance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lounger |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | trailer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | behave |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slowdown |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | trailer |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | follow |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | trail |