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shelling shelling definition

shelling


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shell 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  shell 
 
  Sense  1 
  blast,  strafe,  shell 
  =>  crump 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shell 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  shell 
 
  Sense  1 
  blast,  strafe,  shell 
  =>  crump 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shell 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shell 
 
  2  senses  of  shell 
 
  Sense  1 
  blast,  strafe,  shell 
  =>  bombard,  bomb 
 
  Sense  2 
  shell,  pod 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shell 
 
  shell  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shell 
 
  Sense  1 
  blast,  strafe,  shell 
  =>  bombard,  bomb 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  shell,  pod 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  shelling 
  shelling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shelling 
 
  The  noun  shelling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  barrage,  barrage  fire,  battery,  bombardment,  shelling  --  (the  heavy  fire  of  artillery  to  saturate  an  area  rather  than  hit  a  specific  target;  "they  laid  down  a  barrage  in  front  of  the  advancing  troops";  "the  shelling  went  on  for  hours  without  pausing") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shell 
 
  The  verb  shell  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blast,  strafe,  shell  --  (use  explosives  on  "The  enemy  has  been  shelling  us  all  day") 
  2.  shell,  pod  --  (take  something  out  of  its  shell  or  pod,  such  as  peas  or  beans) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shelling 
 
  The  noun  shelling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  barrage,  barrage  fire,  battery,  bombardment,  shelling  --  (the  heavy  fire  of  artillery  to  saturate  an  area  rather  than  hit  a  specific  target;  "they  laid  down  a  barrage  in  front  of  the  advancing  troops";  "the  shelling  went  on  for  hours  without  pausing") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shell 
 
  The  verb  shell  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blast,  strafe,  shell  --  (use  explosives  on  "The  enemy  has  been  shelling  us  all  day") 
  2.  shell,  pod  --  (take  something  out  of  its  shell  or  pod,  such  as  peas  or  beans) 



shelling definition