English verb: moil | |||
1. | moil (social) work hard | ||
Samples | She was digging away at her math homework. Lexicographers drudge all day long. | ||
Synonyms | dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, toil, travail | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||
2. | moil (motion) be agitated | ||
Samples | The sea was churning in the storm. | ||
Examples | The water moils | ||
Synonyms | boil, churn, roil | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | roll, seethe | ||
3. | moil (change) moisten or soil | ||
Samples | Her tears moiled the letter. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | smear | ||