FAGGOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does faggot mean?
• FAGGOT (noun)
The noun FAGGOT has 2 senses:
1. offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
2. a bundle of sticks and branches bound together
Familiarity information: FAGGOT used as a noun is rare.
• FAGGOT (verb)
The verb FAGGOT has 3 senses:
1. ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch
2. fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them
3. bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot
Familiarity information: FAGGOT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FAGGOT (noun)
Meaning:
Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
queer; pouf; poove; poof; nance; fagot; faggot; fag; fairy; pansy; queen
Hypernyms ("faggot" is a kind of...):
gay man; shirtlifter (a homosexual man)
Meaning:
A bundle of sticks and branches bound together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
faggot; fagot
Hypernyms ("faggot" is a kind of...):
bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)
• FAGGOT (verb)
Meaning:
Ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
faggot; fagot
Context example:
He fagotted the blouse for his wife
Hypernyms (to "faggot" is one way to...):
broider; embroider (decorate with needlework)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
faggot; fagot
Hypernyms (to "faggot" is one way to...):
bind; tie down; tie up; truss (secure with or as if with ropes)
Domain category:
metallurgy (the science and technology of metals)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
faggot up; fagot; faggot
Context example:
faggot up the sticks
Hypernyms (to "faggot" is one way to...):
bind; tie down; tie up; truss (secure with or as if with ropes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
