thong
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
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
Types & categories
- leather strip hypernym
Parts & wholes
- whip part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants
she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal
Types & categories
- underpants hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together
Types & categories
- leather strip hypernym
Sense 4 noun
minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband
Types & categories
- woman's clothing hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
Types & categories
- sandal hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lash |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whip |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | whip |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | leather strip |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | underpants |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | leather strip |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | woman's clothing |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sandal |