RECORD as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the sum of recognized accomplishments
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the lawyer has a good record
    • the track record shows that he will be a good president
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • an extreme attainment
    • the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
    Usage Example(s)
    • he tied the Olympic record
    • coffee production last year broke all previous records
    • Chicago set the homicide record
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves
    • formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
    • the prostitute had a record a mile long
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Al Smith used to say, `Let’’s look at the record”
    • his name is in all the recordbooks
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
    Usage Example(s)
    • the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
    Usage Example(s)
    • they could find no record of the purchase
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
    Usage Example(s)
    • at 9-0 they have the best record in their league
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

RECORD as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
    • We memorialized the Dead
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • indicate a certain reading
    • of gauges and instruments
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
    • The gauge read `empty”
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • register electronically
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • They recorded her singing
    Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • make a record of
    • set down in permanent form
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) record is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • be aware of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Did you register any change when I pressed the button?
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