English noun: tour | |||
1. | tour (act) a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area | ||
Samples | They took an extended tour of Europe. We took a quick circuit of the park. A ten-day coach circuit of the island. | ||
Synonyms | circuit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | grand tour, grand tour, itineration, package holiday, package tour, pub crawl, walkabout, whistle-stop tour | ||
2. | tour (time) a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | ||
Samples | It's my go. A spell of work. | ||
Synonyms | go, spell, turn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | duty period, shift, work shift | ||
3. | tour (time) a period of time spent in military service | ||
Synonyms | duty tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty | ||
Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
English verb: tour | |||
1. | tour (motion) make a tour of a certain place | ||
Samples | We toured the Provence this summer. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | journey, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | see, take the road, visit | ||