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Noun appeal has 4 senses
- entreaty, prayer, appeal - earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
--1 is a kind of request, asking
--1 has particulars:
- appeal, appealingness, charm - attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"
--2 is a kind of attractiveness
--2 has particulars: siren call, siren song; winsomeness
- appeal - (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
--3 is a kind of proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
- solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
--4 is a kind of request, petition, postulation
--4 has particulars: whip-round
Verb appeal has 5 senses
- appeal - take a court case to a higher court for review; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately"
--1 is one way to challenge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
--2 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentence:
Something ----s to somebody
- attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- appeal - challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
--4 is one way to challenge, take exception
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- invoke, appeal - cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
--5 is one way to mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP
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