flank

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I - noun

1. the side of military or naval formation (Freq. 3)
- they attacked the enemy's right flank
• Syn:
wing
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
formation
2. a subfigure consisting of a side of something
• Hypernyms:
subfigure
• Hyponyms:
hypotenuse, base
3. a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
• Hypernyms:
cut of beef
• Part Meronyms:
flank steak
4. the side between ribs and hipbone
• Hypernyms:
body part
• Part Holonyms:
quadruped

II - verb

be located at the sides of something or somebody (Freq. 5)
• Derivationally related forms:
flanker
• Hypernyms:
lie
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something