English noun: sheep |
1. | sheep (animal) woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bovid |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | black sheep, domestic sheep, ewe, Ovis aries, ram, tup, wether |
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| Part holonym | trotter, withers |
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| Member meronym | flock, fold, genus Ovis, herd, Ovis |
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2. | sheep (person) a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon |
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| Broader (hypernym) | simple, simpleton |
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3. | sheep (person) a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision |
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| Samples | His students followed him like sheep.
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| Broader (hypernym) | follower |
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