noun
1. the act of arousing an organism to action (Freq. 5)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stimulate
• Hyponyms: ↑galvanization, ↑galvanisation
2. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (Freq. 3)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stimulate (for: ↑stimulant), ↑stimulate (for: ↑stimulus), ↑stimulate
• Hypernyms: ↑information
• Hyponyms:
↑evocation, ↑induction, ↑elicitation, ↑kick, ↑turn-on, ↑turnoff, ↑negative stimulation, ↑conditioned stimulus, ↑reinforcing stimulus, ↑reinforcer, ↑reinforcement, ↑discriminative stimulus, ↑cue, ↑positive stimulus, ↑negative stimulus
3. (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
• Topics: ↑physiology
• Hypernyms: ↑natural process, ↑natural action, ↑action, ↑activity
• Hyponyms: ↑activation, ↑galvanization, ↑galvanisation
4. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
• Hypernyms: ↑sexual activity, ↑sexual practice, ↑sex, ↑sex activity
• Hyponyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.