CADDY (caddied, caddies, caddying)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: caddied    , caddies    , caddying   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does caddy mean? 

• CADDY (noun)
  The noun CADDY has 1 sense:

1. a can for storing tea

  Familiarity information: CADDY used as a noun is very rare.

• CADDY (verb)
  The verb CADDY has 1 sense:

1. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

  Familiarity information: CADDY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CADDY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A can for storing tea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

caddy; tea caddy

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

can; tin; tin can (airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.)

Derivation:

caddy (act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player)

• CADDY (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

caddie; caddy

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

serve (do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

caddy (a can for storing tea)

 Context examples 

“Ah, dear me!” sighed Miss Murdstone, giving me the tea-caddy scoop instead of her fingers.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A caddy retracted his statement and the only other witness admitted that he might have been mistaken.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)