Standard Lemma guide
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intj
Imitates anything passing by quickly and more or less close.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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intj
Indicating that somebody has missed the point (i.e. it went over their head).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: sarcastic
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noun
A breathy sound like that of an object passing at high speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A homicide by shooting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English, slang
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noun
A gun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English, slang
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verb
To make a breathy sound like a whoosh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To pass by quickly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
To pass by quickly.
To happen while bypassing someone's detailed awareness, to have someone miss the point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, figuratively, intransitive
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verb
To cause to pass quickly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To kill by gun, to shoot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive
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noun
the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: swoosh
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Broader terms: noise
verb
gush or squirt out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spurt, spirt, gush, spout
verb
move with a whooshing sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hiss
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Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote
verb
move with a sibilant sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: woosh
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
History
Of imitative origin.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
