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CORSET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corset mean? 

CORSET (noun)
  The noun CORSET has 1 sense:

1. a woman's close-fitting foundation garmentplay

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


CORSET (verb)
  The verb CORSET has 1 sense:

1. dress with a corsetplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CORSET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A woman's close-fitting foundation garment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

corset; girdle; stays

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

foundation; foundation garment (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)

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

panty girdle (a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties)

Derivation:

corset (dress with a corset)


CORSET (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they corset  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it corsets  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: corseted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: corseted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: corseting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dress with a corset

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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

apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog (provide with clothes or put clothes on)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

corset (a woman's close-fitting foundation garment)


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