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English noun: sorb

1. sorb (food) acid gritty-textured fruit


Synonymssorb apple


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Part meronymservice tree, sorb apple, sorb apple tree, Sorbus domestica


English verb: sorb

1. sorb (contact) take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption


Synonymstake up


Pattern of useSomething ----s something


Broader (hypernym)change state, turn


Narrower (hyponym)absorb, adsorb, chemisorb


Domain categorychemical science, chemistry









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