vellicate
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
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
Types & categories
- itch hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
Types & categories
- irritate hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickling |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twitch |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | itch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tweak |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pinch |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | irritate |