sacrifice

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1. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners (noun.act)

hypernym	:	putout,
definition	:	an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sacrifice fly,
definition	:	a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball (noun.act)

domain category	:	baseball, baseball game,
definition	:	a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act)

2. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (noun.act)

hypernym	:	act, deed, human action, human activity,
definition	:	something that people do or cause to happen (noun.tops)

3. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act)

hypernym	:	kill, killing, putting to death,
definition	:	the act of terminating a life (noun.act)

hyponym	:	hecatomb,
definition	:	a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen (noun.act)

hyponym	:	immolation,
definition	:	killing or offering as a sacrifice (noun.act)

domain category	:	animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna,
definition	:	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement (noun.tops)

4. personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	loss, personnel casualty,
definition	:	military personnel lost by death or capture (noun.event)

5. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	loss,
definition	:	something that is lost (noun.possession)

6. kill or destroy (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	kill,
definition	:	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact)

7. make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	offer, offer up,
definition	:	present as an act of worship (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	immolate,
definition	:	offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction (verb.possession)

8. endure the loss of (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	free, give up, release, relinquish, resign,
definition	:	part with a possession or right (verb.possession)

verb group	:	devote, give, pay,
definition	:	dedicate (verb.cognition)

verb group	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

9. sell at a loss (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	sell,
definition	:	exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent (verb.possession)

10. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (noun.act)

derivation	:	forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive,
definition	:	lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (verb.possession)

derivation	:	give, sacrifice,
definition	:	endure the loss of (verb.possession)

11. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	kill or destroy (verb.contact)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (verb.possession)

derivation	:	sacrificial,
definition	:	used in or connected with a sacrifice (adj.pert)

12. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value (noun.possession)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	sell at a loss (verb.possession)

13. kill or destroy (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ritual killing, sacrifice, ritual killing, sacrifice,
definition	:	the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act)

14. make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (verb.possession)

derivation	:	sacrificer,
definition	:	a religious person who offers up a sacrifice (noun.person)

15. endure the loss of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice,
definition	:	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (noun.act)

16. sell at a loss (verb.possession)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value (noun.possession)

17. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (noun.act)

derivation	:	forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive,
definition	:	lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (verb.possession)

derivation	:	give, sacrifice,
definition	:	endure the loss of (verb.possession)

18. the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	kill or destroy (verb.contact)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (verb.possession)

derivation	:	sacrificial,
definition	:	used in or connected with a sacrifice (adj.pert)

19. a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value (noun.possession)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	sell at a loss (verb.possession)

20. kill or destroy (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ritual killing, sacrifice, ritual killing, sacrifice,
definition	:	the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act)

21. make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals (verb.possession)

derivation	:	sacrificer,
definition	:	a religious person who offers up a sacrifice (noun.person)

22. endure the loss of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice,
definition	:	the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. (noun.act)

23. sell at a loss (verb.possession)

derivation	:	sacrifice,
definition	:	a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value (noun.possession)

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