loophole
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
Types & categories
- ambiguity hypernym
Related & opposite
- contract domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
Types & categories
- hole hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | contract |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | ambiguity |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hole |