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channel
Overview of noun channel
The noun channel has 8 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) channel, transmission channel -- (a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company")
2. (1) channel -- (a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street")
3. groove, channel -- (a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record))
4. channel -- (a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel")
5. channel, communication channel, line -- ((often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms")
6. duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel -- (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs")
7. channel, television channel, TV channel -- (a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels")
8. distribution channel, channel -- (a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores")
Overview of verb channel
The verb channel has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel -- (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat")
2. channel, canalize, canalise -- (direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience")
3. transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise -- (send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun channel
8 senses of channel
Sense 1
channel, transmission channel
=> transmission
=> communication, communicating
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
channel
=> passage
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
groove, channel
=> depression, impression, imprint
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> solid
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
channel
=> body of water, water
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
channel, communication channel, line
=> communication, communicating
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
=> passage, passageway
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
channel, television channel, TV channel
=> television station, TV station
=> station
=> facility, installation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
distribution channel, channel
=> marketing
=> commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
=> transaction, dealing, dealings
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun channel
5 of 8 senses of channel
Sense 2
channel
=> gutter, trough
=> limbers
Sense 3
groove, channel
=> dado
=> flute, fluting
=> quirk
=> rabbet, rebate
=> track
=> rut
=> stria, striation
=> washout
Sense 4
channel
HAS INSTANCE=> Harlem River
=> canal
HAS INSTANCE=> English Channel
=> gut
HAS INSTANCE=> Hampton Roads
HAS INSTANCE=> Mozambique Channel
=> rill
=> strait, sound
=> tideway
=> watercourse
HAS INSTANCE=> Windward Passage
Sense 5
channel, communication channel, line
=> back channel
=> lens
=> liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
=> pore
=> spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis
=> ductule, ductulus
=> canaliculus
=> canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae
=> venous sinus, sinus
=> lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct
=> nasolacrimal duct
=> Haversian canal
=> hepatic duct
=> inguinal canal, canalis inguinalis
=> common bile duct, bile duct
=> pancreatic duct
=> lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel
=> salivary duct
=> cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, aqueductus cerebri
=> ureter
=> urethra
=> cervical canal, canalis cervicis uteri
=> umbilical cord, umbilical
=> vagina
=> epididymis
=> vas deferens, ductus deferens
=> seminal duct
=> ejaculatory duct
=> cartilaginous tube
=> bronchiole
=> alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract
=> lactiferous duct
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun channel
8 senses of channel
Sense 1
channel, transmission channel
=> transmission
Sense 2
channel
=> passage
Sense 3
groove, channel
=> depression, impression, imprint
Sense 4
channel
=> body of water, water
Sense 5
channel, communication channel, line
=> communication, communicating
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
=> passage, passageway
Sense 7
channel, television channel, TV channel
=> television station, TV station
Sense 8
distribution channel, channel
=> marketing
Antonyms of noun channel
Member Holonyms of noun channel
Substance Holonyms of noun channel
Part Holonyms of noun channel
Member Meronyms of noun channel
Substance Meronyms of noun channel
Part Meronyms of noun channel
1 of 8 senses of channel
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
HAS PART: ampulla
Meronyms of noun channel
1 of 8 senses of channel
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
HAS PART: ampulla
Holonyms of noun channel
Attributes of noun channel
Derived Forms of noun channel
4 of 8 senses of channel
Sense 1
channel, transmission channel
RELATED TO>(verb) channel#1
=> conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
RELATED TO>(verb) channelize#3
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
Sense 2
channel
RELATED TO>(verb) channelize#4
=> channelize, channelise
Sense 5
channel, communication channel, line
RELATED TO>(verb) channel#1
=> conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
RELATED TO>(verb) channel#2
=> channel, canalize, canalise
RELATED TO>(verb) channel#3
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
RELATED TO>(verb) channelize#3
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
RELATED TO>(verb) channelize#3
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
Domain of noun channel
2 of 8 senses of channel
Sense 4
channel
TOPIC>(noun) river#1
Sense 5
channel, communication channel, line
USAGE>(noun) plural#1, plural form#1
Domain Terms of noun channel
Familiarity of noun channel
channel used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun channel
8 senses of channel
Sense 1
channel, transmission channel
> transmission
=> conveyance, imparting, impartation
=> dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading
=> channel, transmission channel
=> channels
=> medium, mass medium
=> multimedia, multimedia system
=> electronic communication
=> fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibre optics, fibreoptics
=> modulation
=> uplink
=> interrogation
Sense 2
channel
> passage
=> adit
=> aisle
=> channel
=> conduit
=> cul, cul de sac, dead end
=> fish ladder
=> passageway
=> right of way
=> shaft
=> throat
Sense 3
groove, channel
> depression, impression, imprint
=> dimple
=> groove, channel
=> dimple
=> dip
=> incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent
=> sag, droop
=> wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap
Sense 4
channel
> body of water, water
=> backwater
=> bay, embayment
=> channel
=> drink
=> estuary
=> flowage
=> ford, crossing
=> gulf
=> high sea, international waters
=> inlet, recess
=> lake
=> main, briny
=> mid-water
=> ocean
=> offing
=> polynya
=> pool, puddle
=> sea
=> seven seas
=> shoal, shallow
=> sound
=> stream, watercourse
=> territorial waters
=> waterfall, falls
=> waterway
Sense 5
channel, communication channel, line
> communication, communicating
=> transmission
=> intercommunication
=> medium
=> channel, communication channel, line
=> mail, mail service, postal service, post
=> dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
=> discussion, treatment, discourse
=> exhortation
=> expression, verbal expression, verbalism
=> examination, exam, test
=> persuasion, suasion
=> dissuasion
=> expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection
=> contact, touch
=> traffic
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
> passage, passageway
=> birth canal
=> meatus
=> orifice, opening, porta
=> duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
=> sinusoid
=> carpal tunnel
=> root canal
=> esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet
=> epicardia
=> fauces
=> fistula, sinus
=> shunt
Sense 7
channel, television channel, TV channel
> television station, TV station
=> channel, television channel, TV channel
Sense 8
distribution channel, channel
> marketing
=> direct marketing
=> distribution channel, channel
Meronyms of noun channel
8 senses of channel
Sense 2
channel
=> passage
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
channel
=> body of water, water
HAS SUBSTANCE: water, H2O
HAS SUBSTANCE: hydrogen, H, atomic number 1
HAS SUBSTANCE: oxygen, O, atomic number 8
Sense 6
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel
HAS PART: ampulla
=> passage, passageway
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 7
channel, television channel, TV channel
=> television station, TV station
HAS PART: broadcasting studio
=> station
=> facility, installation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 8
distribution channel, channel
=> marketing
HAS PART: distribution
HAS PART: selling, merchandising, marketing
HAS PART: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
=> commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
HAS PART: transportation, shipping, transport
Holonyms of noun channel
Grep of noun channel
back channel
blue channel cat
blue channel catfish
bristol channel
calcium-channel blocker
channel
channel bass
channel capacity
channel cat
channel catfish
channel island
channel islands national park
channel tunnel
channelisation
channelization
channels
communication channel
distribution channel
english channel
mozambique channel
north channel
television channel
transmission channel
tv channel
Antonyms of verb channel
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb channel
3 senses of channel
Sense 1
conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
=> bring, convey, take
=> transport, carry
=> move, displace
Sense 2
channel, canalize, canalise
=> steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> control, command
Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> move, displace
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb channel
2 of 3 senses of channel
Sense 1
conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
=> wash up
=> pipe in
=> bring in
=> retransmit
Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> bring, get, convey, fetch
=> project
=> propagate
=> translate
=> turn, release
=> send, send out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb channel
3 senses of channel
Sense 1
conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
=> bring, convey, take
Sense 2
channel, canalize, canalise
=> steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> move, displace
'Cause To' of verb channel
Derived Forms of verb channel
3 senses of channel
Sense 1
conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
RELATED TO>(noun) channel#5
=> channel, communication channel, line
RELATED TO>(noun) channel#1
=> channel, transmission channel
Sense 2
channel, canalize, canalise
RELATED TO>(noun) channelization#1
=> channelization, channelisation, canalization, canalisation
RELATED TO>(noun) channelisation#1
=> channelization, channelisation, canalization, canalisation
RELATED TO>(noun) channel#5
=> channel, communication channel, line
Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
RELATED TO>(noun) channelization#1
=> channelization, channelisation, canalization, canalisation
RELATED TO>(noun) channelisation#1
=> channelization, channelisation, canalization, canalisation
RELATED TO>(noun) channel#5
=> channel, communication channel, line
Domain of verb channel
Domain Terms of verb channel
Familiarity of verb channel
channel used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb channel
3 senses of channel
Sense 1
conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
channel, canalize, canalise
EX: They channel the water from the sink
Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb channel
3 senses of channel
Sense 1
conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
> bring, convey, take
=> fetch
=> transit
=> ferry
=> return, take back, bring back
=> tube
=> whisk
=> conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
=> land
Sense 2
channel, canalize, canalise
> steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
=> dock
=> sheer
=> pull over
=> crab
=> navigate
=> stand out
=> starboard
=> conn
=> navigate, pilot
=> channel, canalize, canalise
=> corner, tree
=> park
Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
> move, displace
=> mobilize, mobilise, circulate
=> relocate
=> dislocate, luxate, splay, slip
=> translate
=> station, post, base, send, place
=> agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
=> transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> funnel
=> brandish, flourish, wave
=> pull, draw, force
=> transport, carry
=> tug
=> disarrange
=> expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay
=> engage, mesh, lock, operate
=> propel, impel
=> launch, set in motion
=> wind, wrap, roll, twine
=> unwind, wind off, unroll
=> wedge, squeeze, force
=> work
=> spill, shed, disgorge
=> spill, slop, splatter
=> unseat
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out
=> press down, depress
=> lift
=> flick, ruffle, riffle
=> work
=> take back
=> center, centre
=> pump
=> scan
=> jar, shake up, bump around
=> dandle
=> roll, revolve
=> push, force
=> rock, sway
=> fluctuate
=> pulse
=> shift, dislodge, reposition
=> glide
=> stir
=> play
=> overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
=> transport, send, ship
=> send, direct
=> transport
=> saltate
=> lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
=> lift, raise
=> raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
=> drop
=> sink
=> advance, bring forward
=> chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
=> transfer, shift
=> displace, force out
=> herd, crowd
=> circulate
=> circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
=> rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
=> drive
=> race, rush
=> woosh, whoosh
=> pour
=> exteriorize, bring outside
=> upstage
=> swing
=> turn, turn over
=> turn
=> turn
=> slide
=> run
=> whistle
=> beat, flap
=> singsong
=> hustle
=> wash
=> rake
=> blow
=> drag
=> pull, draw
=> lateralize
=> translate
=> hit, strike
=> change hands, change owners
=> transfer
=> expel, throw out, kick out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb channel
Sense 1
conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
=> bring, convey, take
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Sense 2
channel, canalize, canalise
=> steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
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Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
=> move, displace
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Grep of verb channel
channel
channel-surf
channelise
channelize
Grep of adj channel
back-channel
single-channel
two-channel
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