mime
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
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Sense 2 verb
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
The actor mimicked the President very accurately
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- imitate hypernym
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Sense 3 noun
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
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Sense 4 verb
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
The acting students mimed eating an apple
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- roleplay hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pantomime |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pantomime |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mime |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | actor |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Marceau |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mime |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mimic |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | imitate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mime |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pantomime |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mimic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | acting |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | panto |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pantomime |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mime |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | roleplay |