"school" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sku:l/ [US] Audio: en-uk-school.ogg [UK] Forms: school [singular], schools [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A school is a place where you go to learn.
    Sense id: simple-school-en-noun-A1gIHDt1
  2. A school is a group of fish.
    Sense id: simple-school-en-noun-8FuwEI-t

Verb

IPA: /sku:l/ [US] Audio: en-uk-school.ogg [UK] Forms: school [canonical], schools [third-person, singular], schooled [past], schooled [past, participle], schooling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you school someone, you teach them something.
    Sense id: simple-school-en-verb-t-R6T3lE Categories (other): Colloquial
  2. If you school someone, you prove that you're better than them. Synonyms: best, beat, upstage, one-up, own, pwn
    Sense id: simple-school-en-verb-LeX8y2hU Categories (other): Colloquial
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