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English noun: vault | |||
| 1. | vault (artifact) a burial chamber (usually underground) | ||
| Synonyms | burial vault | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | charnel, charnel house, columbarium | ||
| 2. | vault (artifact) a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables | ||
| Synonyms | bank vault | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strongroom | ||
| Part meronym | bank, bank building | ||
| 3. | vault (artifact) an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | roof | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barrel vault, groined vault, ribbed vault | ||
| Part holonym | fenestella, lunette | ||
| 4. | vault (act) the act of jumping over an obstacle | ||
| Synonyms | hurdle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jump, jumping | ||
English verb: vault | |||
| 1. | vault (motion) jump across or leap over (an obstacle) | ||
| Synonyms | overleap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, jump, leap, spring | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hurdle | ||
| 2. | vault (motion) bound vigorously | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, jump, leap, spring | ||
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