HyperDic: sabre

English > 4 senses of the word *sabre*:
NOUN	artifact	sabre, saber	a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
NOUN	artifact	sabre, cavalry sword, saber	a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
VERB	contact	sabre, saber	cut or injure with a saber
VERB	contact	sabre, saber	kill with a saber

sabre > pronunciation
Sounds	sey'ber
Rhymes	absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber...

English > *sabre*: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.
Synonym	saber
Category	fencing	The art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
Broader	fencing sword	A sword used in the sport of fencing
Spanish	sable
Catalan	sabre
Verbs	sabre	kill with a saber
Verbs	sabre	cut or injure with a saber

English > *sabre*: 4 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A stout sword with a curved blade and thick back.
Synonyms	cavalry sword, saber
Narrower	scimitar	A curved oriental saber
Broader	sword, blade, brand, steel	A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Spanish	sable
Catalan	sabre
Verbs	sabre	kill with a saber
Verbs	sabre	cut or injure with a saber

English > *sabre*: 4 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	cut or injure with a saber.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	saber
Broader	cut	separate with or as if with an instrument
Spanish	herir a sablazos
Nouns	sabre	a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
Nouns	sabre	a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

English > *sabre*: 4 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	kill with a saber.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	saber
Broader	kill	Cause to die
Nouns	sabre	a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
Nouns	sabre	a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

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