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English verb: osculate | |||
| 1. | osculate (stative) be intermediate between two taxonomic groups | ||
| Samples | These species osculate. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 2. | osculate (stative) have at least three points in common with | ||
| Samples | One curve osculates the other. These two surfaces osculate. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | share | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 3. | osculate (contact) touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. | ||
| Samples | The newly married couple kissed. She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot osculate Sue | ||
| Synonyms | buss, kiss, snog | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | peck, smack | ||
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