CreativeLang/moh_metaphor huggingface dataset:
Sentence: synchronize biblical events
The word "synchronize" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The clocks synchronize
The word "synchronize" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: synchronize your watches
The word "synchronize" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: tack the notice on the board
The word "tack" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The sailors decided to tack the boat
The word "tack" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He tacked together some verses
The word "tack" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: Actions talk louder than words.
The word "talk" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: She talks a lot of nonsense.
The word "talk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The baby talks already.
The word "talk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!
The word "talk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Be carefu l-- his secretary talks.
The word "talk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She will talk at Rutgers next week.
The word "talk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Can you taste the garlic?
The word "taste" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: This tastes of nutmeg
The word "taste" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: We tasted wines last night
The word "taste" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died
The word "taste" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The State taxes alcohol heavily.
The word "tax" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: You are taxing my patience.
The word "tax" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: They taxed him failure to appear in court.
The word "tax" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The children teased the boy because of his stammer
The word "tease" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The children teased the new teacher
The word "tease" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The advertisement is intended to tease the customers
The word "tease" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: tease tissue for microscopic examinations
The word "tease" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: the flirting man teased the young woman
The word "tease" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He could tell that she was unhappy
The word "tell" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I tell you that man is a crook!
The word "tell" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: he was telling on all his former colleague
The word "tell" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: We were tempted by the delicious-looking food
The word "tempt" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He lured me into temptation
The word "tempt" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: the window displays tempted the shoppers
The word "tempt" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: St. Anthony was tempted in the desert
The word "tempt" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;
The word "tense" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: alternately relax and tense your calf muscle
The word "tense" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
The word "tense" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
The word "tense" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The teacher tests us every week
The word "test" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He tested positive for HIV
The word "test" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools
The word "test" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She doesn't test well
The word "test" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
The word "thrill" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
The word "thrill" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
The word "thrill" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The bus thundered down the road.
The word "thunder" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The river thundered below.
The word "thunder" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: They tied their victim to the chair
The word "tie" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The teams drew a tie
The word "tie" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: These big jets are tied to large airports
The word "tie" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The fishermen tied their flies
The word "tie" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene.
The word "time" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: We time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely.
The word "time" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely.
The word "time" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: tip the screen upward
The word "tip" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: tip the arrow with the small stone
The word "tip" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Remember to tip the waiter
The word "tip" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot
The word "tip" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The church was tithed
The word "tithe" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He tithed his income to the Church
The word "tithe" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Although she left the church officially, she still tithes
The word "tithe" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: They topped off their dinner with a cognac.
The word "top" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: A star tops the Christmas Tree.
The word "top" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The towers were topped with conical roofs.
The word "top" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The hikers topped the mountain just before noon
The word "top" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The gardener topped the trees and bushes.
The word "top" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: trace the outline of a figure in the sand
The word "trace" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The hunters traced the deer into the woods
The word "trace" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She traced the circumstances of her birth
The word "trace" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The children traced along the edge of the dark forest
The word "trace" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: John trailed behind his class mates.
The word "trail" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The toddler was trailing his pants.
The word "trail" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: transfer the patient to another hospital
The word "transfer" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
The word "transfer" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I transferred my stock holdings to my children
The word "transfer" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: This experience transformed her completely.
The word "transform" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: He transformed into a monster.
The word "transform" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: It can transform energy to light.
The word "transform" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
The word "translate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Braque translated collage into oil
The word "translate" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power
The word "translate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: poetry often does not translate
The word "translate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?
The word "translate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
The word "tread" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: tread grapes to make wine
The word "tread" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: male birds tread the females
The word "tread" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: treat the water so it can be drunk
The word "treat" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The doctor treated my broken leg
The word "treat" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Grandmother always treated us to the circus
The word "treat" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
The word "treat" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: they had to treat with the King
The word "treat" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: I treated his advances as a joke
The word "treat" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He trenched his military camp
The word "trench" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: letters trenched into the stone
The word "trench" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: trench the fallen soldiers
The word "trench" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench
The word "trench" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The prisoner tugged at the chains
The word "tug" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She tugged for years to make a decent living
The word "tug" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
The word "tug" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
The word "tug" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Each oar was tugged by several men
The word "tug" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts
The word "tug" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The wrestler twisted his shoulder
The word "twist" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: twist the dough into a braid
The word "twist" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The cord is all twisted
The word "twist" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Don't twist my words
The word "twist" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: She did not understand her husband
The word "understand" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She understands French
The word "understand" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I understand you have no previous experience?
The word "understand" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: You don't need to explain--I understand!
The word "understand" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software
The word "upgrade" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked
The word "upgrade" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full
The word "upgrade" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The war uprooted many people.
The word "uproot" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted.
The word "uproot" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: They plan to uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden.
The word "uproot" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: we only use Spanish at home
The word "use" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She uses drugs rarely
The word "use" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She uses her influential friends to get jobs
The word "use" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: use care when going down the stairs
The word "use" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally
The word "use" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The effect vanished when day broke
The word "vanish" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: An entire civilization vanished
The word "vanish" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: the money vanished in las Vegas
The word "vanish" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: They vegetated the hills behind their house
The word "vegetate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The fields vegetate vigorously
The word "vegetate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: This fungus usually vegetates vigorously
The word "vegetate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed
The word "vegetate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The bacterial growth vegetated along
The word "vegetate" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television
The word "vegetate" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: They vested the council with special rights
The word "vest" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: She vested her vast fortune in her two sons
The word "vest" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The property vests in the trustees
The word "vest" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Did you ever visit Paris?
The word "visit" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The principal visited his rage on the students.
The word "visit" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month.
The word "visit" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly.
The word "visit" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver.
The word "visualize" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Mathematicians often visualize.
The word "visualize" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized.
The word "visualize" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Gun shots volleyed at the attackers.
The word "volley" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: They began to volley the tennis ball.
The word "volley" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians.
The word "volley" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: I heard him volley a string of curses.
The word "volley" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: He voted for the motion
The word "vote" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: vote the Democratic ticket
The word "vote" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I vote that we all go home
The word "vote" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: vote one's conscience
The word "vote" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: They voted aid for the underdeveloped countries in Asia
The word "vote" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Will he vouch for me?
The word "vouch" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I vouch for the quality of my products.
The word "vouch" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He vouched his words by his deeds.
The word "vouch" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: Walk, don't run!
The word "walk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The lovers held hands while walking.
The word "walk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I'll walk you to your car
The word "walk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Paul walked the streets of Damascus.
The word "walk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters.
The word "walk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The horses walked across the meadow.
The word "walk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He walks the horse up the mountain.
The word "walk" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: wallow in your sorrows
The word "wallow" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: pigs were wallowing in the mud
The word "wallow" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: wallow in your success!
The word "wallow" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: I want to go home now
The word "want" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
The word "want" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
The word "want" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I want you here at noon!
The word "want" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: want the strength to go on living
The word "want" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The director warned him that he might be fired.
The word "warn" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I warned him not to go too far.
The word "warn" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The old man warned the children off his property.
The word "warn" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions.
The word "warn" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends.
The word "waste" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: Don't waste a joke on an unappreciative audience.
The word "waste" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer.
The word "waste" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The water wastes back into the ocean.
The word "waste" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: We watered the buffalo
The word "water" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner
The word "water" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: His eyes were watering
The word "water" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She was wearing yellow that day
The word "wear" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He always wears a smile
The word "wear" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: wear one's hair in a certain way
The word "wear" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: What should I wear today?
The word "wear" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: wharf the passengers
The word "wharf" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: the big ship wharfed in the evening
The word "wharf" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The ship was wharfed
The word "wharf" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: The bullets whistled past him
The word "whistle" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: She whistled a melody
The word "whistle" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Her optimism whistled away these worries
The word "whistle" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: She whistled for her maid
The word "whistle" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I wish I could go home now.
The word "wish" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I wish that Christmas were over.
The word "wish" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: We wish you a nice evening!
The word "wish" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I worry about my job
The word "worry" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I worry about my grades
The word "worry" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is worrying me
The word "worry" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
The word "worry" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority.
The word "wrestle" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: I wrestled with this decision for years.
The word "wrestle" is used here in a metaphorical sense.
Sentence: The children wrestled in the garden.
The word "wrestle" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: She writes code faster than anybody else.
The word "write" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: Please write to me every week.
The word "write" is used here in a literal sense.
Sentence: How many books did Georges Simenon write?
The word "write" is used here in a literal sense.