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- [komp]
- /kɒmp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [komp]
- /kɒmp/
Definitions of comping word
- noun comping a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients. 1
- verb with object comping to provide with a comp: Some casinos comped the biggest spenders, providing rooms and meals on the house. 1
- verb with object comping to provide free of charge: His meals and drinks at the hotel were often comped. 1
- adjective comping complimentary; free of charge: I received a comp copy of her book. 1
- verb without object comping to accompany a soloist with a succession of irregularly spaced chords that punctuate the rhythm. 1
- noun comping The practice of entering competitions, especially those promoting consumer products. 1
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Origin of comping
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; shortened form
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Parts of speech for Comping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
comping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
comping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for comping
verb comping
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
- invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
Antonyms for comping
verb comping
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
Top questions with comping
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