Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun faggot

2 senses of faggot

Sense 1
fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf -- (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
       => gay man, shirtlifter -- (a homosexual man)

Sense 2
fagot, faggot -- (a bundle of sticks and branches bound together)
       => bundle, sheaf -- (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb faggot

3 senses of faggot

Sense 1
faggot, fagot -- (ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife")
       => embroider, broider -- (decorate with needlework)

Sense 2
faggot, fagot -- (fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them)
       => tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed")

Sense 3
faggot, fagot, faggot up -- (bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks")
       => tie down, tie up, bind, truss -- (secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed")

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