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English noun: scab | |||
| 1. | scab (person) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | ||
| Synonyms | blackleg, rat, strikebreaker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
| 2. | scab (body) the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | solid body substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eschar | ||
| Part meronym | cutis, skin, tegument | ||
English verb: scab | |||
| 1. | scab (body) form a scab | ||
| Samples | The wounds will eventually scab. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | heal | ||
| 2. | scab (social) take the place of work of someone on strike | ||
| Synonyms | blackleg, fink, rat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||
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