metaphor
/ˈmɛt.ə.foɹ/ verb C2- To use a metaphor.
- To describe by means of a metaphor.
He/she/it metaphors · Past metaphored · Past participle metaphored · -ing form metaphoring
Verb forms
- Base form
- metaphor
- He/she/it
- metaphors
- Past
- metaphored
- Past participle
- metaphored
- -ing form
- metaphoring
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