riff
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
look through a book or other written material
He thumbed through the report
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Sense 2 noun
a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation
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Sense 3 verb
play riffs
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | folio |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | peruse |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | riff |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ostinato |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | riff |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spiel |