wilt
1. any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling;
usually caused by parasites attacking the roots
• Syn:
wilt disease
• Hypernyms:
plant disease
• Hyponyms:
granville wilt, fusarium wilt, verticilliosis
2. causing to become limp or drooping
• Syn:
wilting
• Derivationally related forms:
wilt (for: wilting)
• Hypernyms:
weakening
1. lose strength (Freq. 1)
- My opponent was wilting
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. become limp
- The flowers wilted
• Syn:
droop
• Derivationally related forms:
droop (for: droop), wilting
• Hypernyms:
decay, crumble, dilapidate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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