BOYCOTT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boycott mean? 

• BOYCOTT (noun)
  The noun BOYCOTT has 1 sense:

1. a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

  Familiarity information: BOYCOTT used as a noun is very rare.

• BOYCOTT (verb)
  The verb BOYCOTT has 1 sense:

1. refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

  Familiarity information: BOYCOTT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOYCOTT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("boycott" is a kind of...):

dissent; objection; protest (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)

Derivation:

boycott (refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with)

• BOYCOTT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they boycott    ... he / she / it boycotts   
Past simple: boycotted   
Past participle: boycotted   
-ing form: boycotting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "boycott" is one way to...):

ostracise; ostracize (avoid speaking to or dealing with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

patronise; patronize (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)

Derivation:

boycott (a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies)