wield
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
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
have and exercise
wield power and authority
Types & categories
- have hypernym
Sense 2 verb
handle effectively
The burglar wielded an axe
Types & categories
- manipulate hypernym
- ply hyponym
- pump hyponym
- swing out hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | have |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | manipulate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ply |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pump |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | swing out |