sluice
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1. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | conduit, |
| definition | : | a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | floodgate, head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, |
| definition | : | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice (noun.artifact) |
2. irrigate with water from a sluice (verb.change)
3. draw through a sluice (verb.motion)
4. transport in or send down a sluice (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | transport, |
| definition | : | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion) |
5. pour as if from a sluice (verb.weather)
| hypernym | : | pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream, |
| definition | : | rain heavily (verb.weather) |
6. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | draw through a sluice (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | transport in or send down a sluice (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sluice, sluice down, |
| definition | : | pour as if from a sluice (verb.weather) |
7. irrigate with water from a sluice (verb.change)
| derivation | : | flush, gush, outpouring, |
| definition | : | a sudden rapid flow (as of water) (noun.event) |
8. draw through a sluice (verb.motion)
9. conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | draw through a sluice (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sluice, |
| definition | : | transport in or send down a sluice (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sluice, sluice down, |
| definition | : | pour as if from a sluice (verb.weather) |
10. irrigate with water from a sluice (verb.change)
| derivation | : | flush, gush, outpouring, |
| definition | : | a sudden rapid flow (as of water) (noun.event) |
11. draw through a sluice (verb.motion)
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