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English noun: picnic | |||
| 1. | picnic (time) a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering | ||
| Synonyms | field day, outing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | holiday, vacation | ||
| 2. | picnic (act) any undertaking that is easy to do | ||
| Samples | Marketing this product will be no picnic. | ||
| Synonyms | breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | labor, project, task, undertaking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | doddle | ||
| 3. | picnic (food) any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meal, repast | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cookout | ||
English verb: picnic | |||
| 1. | picnic (consumption) eat alfresco, in the open air | ||
| Samples | We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue picnic | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
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