emergency
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
he never knew what to do in an emergency
Types & categories
- crisis hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a state in which martial law applies
the governor declared a state of emergency
Types & categories
- temporary state hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
Types & categories
- brake hypernym
Parts & wholes
- motor vehicle part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crying |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | emergent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | crisis |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | temporary state |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | motor vehicle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | brake |