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COSH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting peopleplay

Synonyms:

blackjack; cosh; sap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

bludgeon (a club used as a weapon)

Derivation:

cosh (hit with a cosh, usually on the head)

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they cosh  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it coshes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: coshed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: coshed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: coshing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit with a cosh, usually on the headplay

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

cosh (a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people)

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