KAYAK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kayak mean? 

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

1. a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos

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

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

1. travel in a small canoe

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAYAK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

canoe (small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle)

Derivation:

kayak (travel in a small canoe)

• KAYAK (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they kayak    ... he / she / it kayaks   
Past simple: kayaked   
Past participle: kayaked   
-ing form: kayaking   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Travel in a small canoe

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

we kayaked down the river

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

boat (ride in a boat on water)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

kayak (a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos)