CLIFFHANGER
Dictionary entry overview: What does cliffhanger mean? • CLIFFHANGER (noun)
The noun CLIFFHANGER has 2 senses:
1. a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
2. an episode that ends in suspense
Familiarity information: CLIFFHANGER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CLIFFHANGER (noun)
Meaning:
A contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("cliffhanger" is a kind of...):
competition; contest (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
Meaning:
An episode that ends in suspense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cliffhanger" is a kind of...):
episode; installment; instalment (a part of a broadcast serial)
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