"napalm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/, /ˈneɪ.pɑlm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-napalm.wav Forms: napalms [plural]
Etymology: Formed from na(phthenic) palm(itic) acid, the two original components of the substance. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} napalm (usually uncountable, plural napalms)
  1. A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (flammable substance): napalm (Basque), напа́лм (napálm) [masculine] (Belarusian), напа́лм (napálm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 凝固汽油彈 (Chinese Mandarin), 凝固汽油弹 (nínggù qìyóu dàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 燒夷彈 (Chinese Mandarin), 烧夷弹 (shāoyídàn) (Chinese Mandarin), napalm (Dutch), napalmo (Esperanto), napalm (Finnish), napalm [masculine] (French), Napalm [neuter] (German), नेपाम (nepām) (Hindi), napalm (Hungarian), napalmo (Ido), ナパーム (napāmu) (Japanese), ナパーム弾 (napāmu dan) (Japanese), 네이팜 (neipam) (Korean), напалм (napalm) [masculine] (Macedonian), napalm [masculine] (Portuguese), напа́лм (napálm) [masculine] (Russian), напалм [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), napalm [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), napalm [masculine] (Spanish), napalm [common-gender] (Swedish), напа́лм (napálm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), bom napan (Vietnamese), napan (Vietnamese)
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  2. (figurative) Anything very incendiary; dynamite. Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-napalm-en-noun-mNZpnfHE Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 44 6

Verb

IPA: /ˈneɪ.pɑːm/, /ˈneɪ.pɑlm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-napalm.wav Forms: napalms [present, singular, third-person], napalming [participle, present], napalmed [participle, past], napalmed [past]
Etymology: Formed from na(phthenic) palm(itic) acid, the two original components of the substance. Head templates: {{en-verb}} napalm (third-person singular simple present napalms, present participle napalming, simple past and past participle napalmed)
  1. (transitive) To spray or attack with napalm. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-napalm-en-verb-JNp63cdj

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneɪ.pɑːm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneɪ.pɑlm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-napalm.wav",
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    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "napálm",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напа́лм"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "napálm",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напа́лм"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "凝固汽油彈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nínggù qìyóu dàn",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "凝固汽油弹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "燒夷彈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shāoyídàn",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "烧夷弹"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "napalmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nepām",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "नेपाम"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "napalmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "napāmu",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "ナパーム"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "napāmu dan",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "ナパーム弾"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neipam",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "네이팜"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "napalm",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напалм"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "napálm",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напа́лм"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напалм"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "napalm"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "napálm",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "напа́лм"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "bom napan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "flammable substance",
      "word": "napan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "napalm"
  ],
  "word": "napalm"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Terms with Basque translations",
    "Terms with Belarusian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ido translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Macedonian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Vietnamese translations",
    "en:Vietnam War"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Formed from na(phthenic) palm(itic) acid, the two original components of the substance.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "napalms",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napalming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "napalmed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napalmed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To spray or attack with napalm."
      ],
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        [
          "spray",
          "spray"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "napalm",
          "#Noun"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To spray or attack with napalm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneɪ.pɑːm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneɪ.pɑlm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-napalm.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "napalm"
  ],
  "word": "napalm"
}

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