English noun: fort | |||
1. | fort (artifact) a fortified military post where troops are stationed | ||
Synonyms | garrison | ||
Broader (hypernym) | military post, post | ||
Instance hyponym | Fort George G. Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade, Fort Meade | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
2. | fort (artifact) a fortified defensive structure | ||
Synonyms | fortress | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defence, defense, defensive structure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alcazar, martello tower, presidio, sconce | ||
Instance hyponym | Alhambra, Bastille, Machu Picchu, Tower of London | ||
Part holonym | battlement, crenelation, crenellation | ||
English verb: fort | |||
1. | fort (motion) gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense | ||
Synonyms | fort up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet | ||
2. | fort (contact) enclose by or as if by a fortification | ||
Synonyms | fortify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | close in, enclose, inclose, shut in | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | embattle, trench | ||
3. | fort (competition) station (troops) in a fort | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | place, post, send, station | ||