sheathe
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cover with a protective sheathing
sheathe her face
Types & categories
- cover hypernym
- invaginate hyponym
Related & opposite
- overlay derivation
Sense 2 verb
enclose with a sheath
sheathe a sword
Types & categories
- enclose hypernym
Related & opposite
- unsheathe antonym
Sense 3 verb
plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
Types & categories
- plunge hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | overlay |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | invaginate |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unsheathe |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | enclose |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plunge |