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BANDY

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Irregular inflected forms: bandied    , bandier    , bandiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have legs that curve outward at the knees

Synonyms:

bandy; bandy-legged; bowed; bowleg; bowlegged

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discuss lightly

Example:

We bandied around these difficult questions

Synonyms:

bandy; kick around

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exchange blows

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Toss or strike a ball back and forth

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

play (participate in games or sport)

Domain category:

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

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bandy"):

shuttlecock (send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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