ransom
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
money demanded for the return of a captured person
Types & categories
- cost hypernym
Related & opposite
- ransom derivation
Sense 2 verb
exchange or buy back for money; under threat
Types & categories
- exchange hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
payment for the release of someone
Types & categories
- defrayal hypernym
Related & opposite
- ransom derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Types & categories
- recovery hypernym
Related & opposite
- ransom derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ransom |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cost |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | repurchase |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ransom |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ransom |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | redeemer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ransom |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | crime |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | exchange |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ransom |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | defrayal |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ransom |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | recovery |