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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 | ||
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