FAGOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fagot mean? 

• FAGOT (noun)
  The noun FAGOT has 2 senses:

1. offensive term for a homosexual man

2. a bundle of sticks and branches bound together

  Familiarity information: FAGOT used as a noun is rare.

• FAGOT (verb)
  The verb FAGOT has 3 senses:

1. ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch

2. fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them

3. bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot

  Familiarity information: FAGOT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAGOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Offensive term for a homosexual man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

fag; faggot; fagot; fairy; nance; pansy; poof; poove; pouf; queen; queer

Hypernyms ("fagot" is a kind of...):

gay; homo; homophile; homosexual (someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bundle of sticks and branches bound together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

faggot; fagot

Hypernyms ("fagot" is a kind of...):

bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)

• FAGOT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they fagot    ... he / she / it fagots   
Past simple: fagoted   
Past participle: fagoted   
-ing form: fagoting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

faggot; fagot

Context example:

He fagotted the blouse for his wife

Hypernyms (to "fagot" is one way to...):

broider; embroider (decorate with needlework)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

faggot; fagot

Hypernyms (to "fagot" is one way to...):

bind; tie down; tie up; truss (secure with or as if with ropes)

Domain category:

metallurgy (the science and technology of metals)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

faggot; faggot up; fagot

Context example:

faggot up the sticks

Hypernyms (to "fagot" is one way to...):

bind; tie down; tie up; truss (secure with or as if with ropes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

“Uncle,” said I, “I saw a figure as plainly as I see that fire, and I heard the steps as clearly as I hear the crackle of the fagots. Besides, we could not both be deceived.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)