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sell > 9 senses
NOUN1sellThe activity of persuading someone to buy
VERB1sellExchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
2sellBe sold at a certain price or in a certain way
3sell, deal, tradeDo business
4sellPersuade somebody to accept something
5sellGive up for a price or reward
6sell, betrayDeliver to an enemy by treachery
7sellBe approved of or gain acceptance
8sellBe responsible for the sale of
sell > pronunciation
Soundsseh'l
RhymesAix-la-Chapelle, barbell, bel / Bel, and 89 more rhymes in ehl at the HyperDic website...
sell > noun, act
MeaningThe activity of persuading someone to buy.
Examples"it was a hard sell"
Broadersale
Verbssell; sell; sell; sell
sell > verb 1, possession
MeaningExchange or deliver for money or its equivalent.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
ModelThey sell the food to the people; They sell the people the food
Examples"She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
Categorycommerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Entailsgive
Entailed bysell out, sell up, liquidize; trade, merchandise
Narrowerclear; negociate; scalp; bootleg; sell short; remainder; resell; syndicate; deaccession; sell off; foist off, palm off, fob off; realize, realise; auction, auction off, auctioneer; retail; wholesale; trust; sacrifice; dump, underprice; undersell, undercut; dispose; move; prostitute
Broaderexchange, change, interchange
Contrarybuy, purchase
Similar tosell
Nounsseller; selling; sell
sell > verb 2, stative
MeaningBe sold at a certain price or in a certain way.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
ModelThese cars won't sell
Examples"These books sell like hot cakes"
Narrowerretail; trade
Broaderbe
Similar tosell; deal, sell, trade
Nounsselling; sell
sell > verb 3, possession
MeaningDo business. Offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"The brothers sell shoes"
Synonymsdeal, trade
Categorycommerce, commercialism, mercantilism
Narrowerpush; deal; black marketeer; pyramid; market; peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch
Broadertransact
Similar todeal; sell
Nounsseller; selling; sell
sell > verb 4, communication
MeaningPersuade somebody to accept something.
PatternSomething ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
ModelThey won't sell the story
Examples"The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
Broaderpersuade
sell > verb 5, possession
MeaningGive up for a price or reward.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Broadersurrender, cede, deliver, give up
Similar tobetray, sell
sell > verb 6, social
MeaningDeliver to an enemy by treachery.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelSam cannot sell Sue
Synonymsbetray
Narrowerdouble cross
Broaderdeceive, lead on, delude, cozen
Similar tosell
sell > verb 7, stative
MeaningBe approved of or gain acceptance.
PatternSomething ----s
Broaderbe
sell > verb 8, stative
MeaningBe responsible for the sale of.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broaderbe
Nounssell

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