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GAWK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An awkward stupid person
Synonyms:
clod; gawk; goon; lout; lubber; lummox; lump; oaf; stumblebum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gawk" is a kind of...):
clumsy person (a person with poor motor coordination)
Derivation:
gawky (lacking grace in movement or posture)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they gawk ... he / she / it gawks
Past simple: gawked
Past participle: gawked
-ing form: gawking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Look with amazement; look stupidly
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "gawk" is one way to...):
look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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