English verb: stagnate | |||
1. | stagnate (stative) stand still | ||
Samples | Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
2. | stagnate (stative) cause to stagnate | ||
Samples | There are marshes that stagnate the waters. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Verb group | stagnate | ||
3. | stagnate (stative) cease to flow; stand without moving | ||
Samples | Stagnating waters. Blood stagnates in the capillaries. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Verb group | stagnate | ||
4. | stagnate (social) be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||
Samples | The old man sat and stagnated on his porch. He slugged in bed all morning. | ||
Synonyms | idle, laze, slug | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, daydream, frig around, fuck off, lie about, lie around, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, moon, moon, moon around, moon on, ride the bench, warm the bench, waste one's time | ||
Antonyms | work | ||