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English noun: toll | |||
| 1. | toll (possession) a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fee | ||
| 2. | toll (attribute) value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something | ||
| Samples | The cost in human life was enormous. The price of success is hard work. What price glory?. | ||
| Synonyms | cost, price | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | value | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | death toll | ||
| 3. | toll (event) the sound of a bell being struck | ||
| Samples | Saved by the bell. She heard the distant toll of church bells. | ||
| Synonyms | bell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | angelus, angelus bell, knell | ||
English verb: toll | |||
| 1. | toll (perception) ring slowly | ||
| Samples | For whom the bell tolls. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | knell, ring | ||
| 2. | toll (possession) charge a fee for using | ||
| Samples | Toll the bridges into New York City. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impose, levy | ||
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