pledge
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
his saxophone was in pledge
Types & categories
- security interest hypernym
- pawn hyponym
Related & opposite
- pledge derivation
Sense 2 verb
promise solemnly and formally
I pledge that I will honor my wife
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
Types & categories
- member hypernym
Sense 4 verb
pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station
Types & categories
- donate hypernym
Related & opposite
- subscription derivation
- pledger derivation
- contributor derivation
Sense 5 noun
a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
Types & categories
- drink hypernym
Related & opposite
- salute derivation
Sense 6 verb
propose a toast to
Let us toast the birthday girl!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- salutation derivation
- pledge derivation
- wassail derivation
- toaster derivation
- booze entails
Sense 7 noun
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
an assurance of help when needed
Types & categories
- dedication hypernym
- guarantee hyponym
- guarantee hyponym
- plight hyponym
- vow hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
give as a guarantee
I pledge my honor
Types & categories
- consign hypernym
- collateralize hyponym
- give hyponym
- hypothecate hyponym
Related & opposite
- pledge derivation
Sense 9 verb
bind or secure by a pledge
I was pledged to silence
Types & categories
- oblige hypernym
Related & opposite
- assurance derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pledge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | security interest |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pawn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | assurance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | plight |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pledger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | promise |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vow |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | guarantee |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | covenant |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | covenant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | member |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | subscription |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pledger |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | contributor |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | donate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | salute |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | drink |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | salutation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | pledge |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | wassail |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | toaster |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | booze |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | reward |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | give |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | promise |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | pledge |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | pledge |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | dedication |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | guarantee |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | guarantee |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | plight |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | vow |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | pledge |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | consign |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | collateralize |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | give |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypothecate |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | assurance |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | oblige |