Definitions from Wiktionary (metaphor)
▸ noun: (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.
▸ noun: (countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
▸ noun: (countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To use a metaphor.
▸ verb: (transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.
▸ Also see metaphor
mixed metaphors,
dead metaphors,
Baseball metaphors for sex,
Metaphors We Live By,
AIDS and Its Metaphors,
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▸ noun: (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.
▸ noun: (countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
▸ noun: (countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To use a metaphor.
▸ verb: (transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.
▸ Also see metaphor
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