sound off
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
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
John spoke up at the meeting
Types & categories
- declare hypernym
- editorialize hyponym
Related & opposite
- opinion derivation
- opinionated derivation
Sense 2 verb
start playing
The musicians struck up a tune
Types & categories
- play hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
My mother complains all day
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | opinion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | opinionated |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | declare |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | editorialize |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | play |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | chirk up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | complaint |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gripe |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nag |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | backbite |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grizzle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | murmur |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grumble |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | protest |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | repine |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bitch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rail |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bewail |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | report |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bleat |