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English noun: whale | |||
| 1. | whale (person) a very large person; impressive in size or qualities | ||
| Synonyms | giant, heavyweight, hulk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | large person | ||
| 2. | whale (animal) any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blower, cetacean, cetacean mammal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baleen whale, Monodon monoceros, narwal, narwhal, narwhale, spouter, toothed whale, whalebone whale | ||
English verb: whale | |||
| 1. | whale (competition) hunt for whales | ||
| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and whale | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunt down, run, track down | ||
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