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dotting
Overview of verb dot
The verb dot has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) dot, stud, constellate -- (scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights")
2. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse -- (distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon")
3. dot -- (make a dot or dots)
4. dot -- (mark with a dot; "dot your `i's")
Antonyms of verb dot
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dot
4 senses of dot
Sense 1
dot, stud, constellate
=> cover, continue, extend
=> be
Sense 2
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
=> discharge
=> spread, distribute
Sense 3
dot
=> write
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
dot
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dot
1 of 4 senses of dot
Sense 2
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
=> spray
=> spray
=> spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
=> sprinkle, splash, splosh
=> bespangle
=> aerosolize, aerosolise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dot
4 senses of dot
Sense 1
dot, stud, constellate
=> cover, continue, extend
Sense 2
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
=> discharge
Sense 3
dot
=> write
Sense 4
dot
=> mark
'Cause To' of verb dot
Derived Forms of verb dot
3 of 4 senses of dot
Sense 1
dot, stud, constellate
RELATED TO>(noun) dot#1
=> point, dot
Sense 3
dot
RELATED TO>(noun) dot#1
=> point, dot
Sense 4
dot
RELATED TO>(noun) dot#1
=> point, dot
Domain of verb dot
Domain Terms of verb dot
Familiarity of verb dot
dot used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb dot
4 senses of dot
Sense 1
dot, stud, constellate
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
dot
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
dot
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb dot
4 senses of dot
Sense 1
dot, stud, constellate
> cover, continue, extend
=> cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> sweep
=> overlap
=> spread, overspread
=> ridge
=> dot, stud, constellate
Sense 2
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
> discharge
=> squirt, force out, squeeze out, eject
=> scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
=> play
=> volley
Sense 3
dot
> write
=> write in
=> style
=> apostrophize, apostrophise
=> encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code
=> rewrite
=> sign, subscribe
=> dot
=> type, typewrite
=> handwrite
=> jot down, jot
=> scribble, scrabble
=> write down, set down, get down, put down
=> write out, issue, make out, cut
=> write up
Sense 4
dot
> mark
=> dot
=> stigmatize, stigmatise
=> raddle
=> striate
=> red-ink
=> dimple
=> spot
=> crisscross
=> star, asterisk
=> flag
=> tip
=> underline, underscore
=> stripe
=> speck
=> bespot
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> stake, post
=> brand
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dot
Sense 1
dot, stud, constellate
=> cover, continue, extend
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Sense 2
scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
=> discharge
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Sense 3
dot
=> write
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Sense 4
dot
=> mark
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Grep of verb dot
dot
dote
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