sparring
noun
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 noun
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
Types & categories
- controversy hypernym
Related & opposite
- spar derivation
Sense 2 noun
making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
Types & categories
- boxing hypernym
Related & opposite
- spar derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spar |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | controversy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spar |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | boxing |