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English noun: cable | |||
| 1. | cable (communication) a telegram sent abroad | ||
| Synonyms | cablegram, overseas telegram | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | telegram, wire | ||
| 2. | cable (artifact) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power | ||
| Synonyms | line, transmission line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conductor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coax, coax cable, coaxial cable, electrical cable, fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable, power cable, power line, printer cable | ||
| Part meronym | cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service, phone system, telephone system | ||
| 3. | cable (artifact) a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rope | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ground cable | ||
| Part meronym | suspension bridge | ||
| 4. | cable (quantity) a nautical unit of depth | ||
| Synonyms | cable length, cable's length | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
| 5. | cable (communication) television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver | ||
| Synonyms | cable television | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | telecasting, television, TV, video | ||
| 6. | cable (artifact) a television system that transmits over cables | ||
| Synonyms | cable system, cable television, cable television service | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | television, television system | ||
| Part holonym | cable, line, transmission line | ||
English verb: cable | |||
| 1. | cable (communication) send cables, wires, or telegrams | ||
| Examples | They cable them the information, They cable the information to them | ||
| Synonyms | telegraph, wire | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | telecommunicate | ||
| Domain category | telegraphy | ||
| 2. | cable (contact) fasten with a cable | ||
| Samples | Cable trees. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
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