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English noun: fudge | |||
| 1. | fudge (food) soft creamy candy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | candy, confect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chocolate fudge, divinity, divinity fudge, panocha, panoche, penoche, penuche | ||
English verb: fudge | |||
| 1. | fudge (social) tamper, with the purpose of deception | ||
| Samples | Fudge the figures. Cook the books. Falsify the data. | ||
| Synonyms | cook, fake, falsify, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | juggle | ||
| 2. | fudge (communication) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||
| Samples | He dodged the issue. She skirted the problem. They tend to evade their responsibilities. He evaded the questions skillfully. | ||
| Synonyms | circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beg, quibble | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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