ZEUGMA as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one
    Usage Example(s)
    • `Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave” is an example of zeugma
    Hypernyms(s) zeugma is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)