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Definition of figurative
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of figurative is as below...
Figurative
(a.) Used in a sense that is
tropical,
as a
metaphor;
not
literal;
--
applied
to words and
expressions..
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Big
::
Big
(superl.)
Great with
young;
pregnant;
swelling;
ready to give birth or
produce;
-- often
figuratively.
Fanged
::
Fanged
(a.)
Having
fangs or
tusks;
as, a
fanged
adder.
Also used
figuratively..
Kick
::
Kick (v. i.) To
thrust
out the foot or feet with
violence;
to
strike
out with the foot or feet, as in
defense
or in bad
temper;
esp., to
strike
backward,
as a horse does, or to have a habit of doing so.
Hence,
figuratively:
To show ugly
resistance,
opposition,
or
hostility;
to
spurn..
Pensioner
::
Pensioner
(n.) One in
receipt
of a
pension;
hence,
figuratively,
a
dependent..
Illuminate
::
Illuminate
(v. t.) To make
light;
to throw light on; to
supply
with
light,
literally
or
figuratively;
to
brighten..
Rack
::
Rack (v. t.) To
stretch
or
strain,
in a
figurative
sense;
hence,
to
harass,
or
oppress
by
extortion..
Overwhelm
::
Overwhelm
(v. t.) To cover over
completely,
as by a great wave; to
overflow
and bury
beneath;
to
ingulf;
hence,
figuratively,
to
immerse
and bear down; to
overpower;
to
crush;
to bury; to
oppress,
etc.,
overpoweringly..
Awake
::
Awake (v. i.) To cease to
sleep;
to come out of a state of
natural
sleep;
and,
figuratively,
out of a state
resembling
sleep,
as
inaction
or
death..
Figurist
::
Figurist
(n.) One who uses or
interprets
figurative
expressions.
Post
::
Post (v. i.) To
travel
with post
horses;
figuratively,
to
travel
in
haste..
Sweep
::
Sweep (v. i.) To pass a broom
across
(a
surface)
so as to
remove
loose dirt, dust, etc.; to
brush,
or rub over, with a broom for the
purpose
of
cleaning;
as, to sweep a
floor,
the
street,
or a
chimney.
Used also
figuratively..
Dust
::
Dust (n.)
Figuratively,
a low or mean
condition..
Blend
::
Blend (a.) To make
blind,
literally
or
figuratively;
to
dazzle;
to
deceive..
Pay
::
Pay (v. t.)
Hence,
figuratively:
To
compensate
justly;
to
requite
according
to
merit;
to
reward;
to
punish;
to
retort
or
retaliate
upon..
Recumbent
::
Recumbent
(a.)
Leaning;
reclining;
lying;
as, the
recumbent
posture
of the
Romans
at their
meals.
Hence,
figuratively;
Resting;
inactive;
idle..
Candied
::
Candied
(a.)
Figuratively;
Honeyed;
sweet;
flattering.
Ring
::
Ring (n.) An
inclosed
space in which
pugilists
fight;
hence,
figuratively,
prize
fighting..
Awakening
::
Awakening
(a.)
Rousing
from
sleep,
in a
natural
or a
figurative
sense;
rousing
into
activity;
exciting;
as, the
awakening
city; an
awakening
discourse;
the
awakening
dawn..
Rhadamanthus
::
Rhadamanthus
(n.) One of the three
judges
of the
infernal
regions;
figuratively,
a
strictly
just
judge..
Piercing
::
Piercing
(a.)
Forcibly
entering,
or
adapted
to
enter,
at or by a
point;
perforating;
penetrating;
keen; -- used also
figuratively;
as, a
piercing
instrument,
or
thrust..
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