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Verb
S:
(v)
electrocute
(kill by electric shock)
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
direct hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
kill
(cause the death of, without intention)
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
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full troponym
S:
(v)
electrocute
(kill by electric shock)
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
verb group
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
kill
[Related to:
kill
] (the act of terminating a life)
W:
(n)
killer
[Related to:
kill
] (the causal agent resulting in death)
"heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"
W:
(n)
killing
[Related to:
kill
] (an event that causes someone to die)
sentence frame
Something ----s somebody
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
electrocution
[Related to:
electrocute
] (killing by electric shock)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
electrocute
,
fry
(kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair)
"The serial killer was electrocuted"