CABBAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cabbage mean? 

• CABBAGE (noun)
  The noun CABBAGE has 3 senses:

1. any of various types of cabbage

2. informal terms for money

3. any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

  Familiarity information: CABBAGE used as a noun is uncommon.

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

1. make off with belongings of others

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CABBAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various types of cabbage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cabbage; chou

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

cruciferous vegetable (a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cabbage"):

cole; kail; kale (coarse curly-leafed cabbage)

celery cabbage; Chinese cabbage; Chinese celery (elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves)

bok choi; bok choy (elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks)

head cabbage (any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw)

Holonyms ("cabbage" is a part of...):

Brassica oleracea; cabbage; cultivated cabbage (any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Informal terms for money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

boodle; bread; cabbage; clams; dinero; dough; gelt; kale; lettuce; lolly; loot; lucre; moolah; pelf; scratch; shekels; simoleons; sugar; wampum

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

money (the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender)

Derivation:

cabbage (make off with belongings of others)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brassica oleracea; cabbage; cultivated cabbage

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

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Meronyms (parts of "cabbage"):

cabbage; chou (any of various types of cabbage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cabbage"):

Brassica oleracea capitata; head cabbage; head cabbage plant (any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves)

Holonyms ("cabbage" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

• CABBAGE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make off with belongings of others

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

abstract; cabbage; filch; hook; lift; nobble; pilfer; pinch; purloin; snarf; sneak; swipe

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

rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Sentence example:

They cabbage the goods

Derivation:

cabbage (informal terms for money)

 Context examples 

L. mesenteroides is usually nonpathogenic and is used as a starter culture for the fermentation of cabbage during sauerkraut production.

(Leuconostoc mesenteroides, NCI Thesaurus)

You can also have bad breath if you eat some foods, like raw onions, garlic or cabbage.

(Bad Breath, NIH)

The mustards, broccolis and cabbages of the world share a distinct and bitter taste.

(Is a milder mustard on the way?, National Science Foundation)

Aunt Em had just come out of the house to water the cabbages when she looked up and saw Dorothy running toward her.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Holy men? Holy cabbages! Holy bean-pods!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A type of chemical found in plants and in certain vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower.

(Indole, NCI Dictionary)

A member of the family of vegetables that includes broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, and turnips.

(Brassica vegetable, NCI Dictionary)

Brassica juncea is a plant of the cabbage family that has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems, including arthritis, colds, stomach disorders, and tumors.

(high-selenium Brassica juncea, NCI Dictionary)

Brassica vegetables, including broccoli, cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts, turnip and cauliflower, contain a significant amount of glucosinolates.

(Brassica vegetable, NCI Thesaurus)

A phytonutrient and plant indole found in cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale, with potential anti-androgenic and antineoplastic activities.

(Diindolylmethane, NCI Thesaurus)