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DETOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("detour" is a kind of...):
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
Derivation:
detour (travel via a detour)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they detour ... he / she / it detours
Past simple: detoured
Past participle: detoured
-ing form: detouring
Sense 1
Meaning:
Travel via a detour
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "detour" is one way to...):
deviate; divert (turn aside; turn away from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
detour (a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked))
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