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WHISTLESTOP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whistlestop mean?
• WHISTLESTOP (verb)
The verb WHISTLESTOP has 1 sense:
1. tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
Familiarity information: WHISTLESTOP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "whistlestop" is one way to...):
campaign; run (run, stand, or compete for an office or a position)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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