combo

«combo» in Mova's school dictionary: A combination of things that go together, like a meal… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a combo, combos) — informal

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A combination of things that go together, like a meal deal of burger, chips and drink. tree →

2) (games) A series of moves or hits done quickly one after another for extra points. tree →

3) A small band of musicians, often playing jazz. tree →

4) (informal) The code of a combination lock. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it appears in fast-food menus and video games. In music lessons a jazz combo is a small group. Phrases: "meal combo", "combo move", "a winning combo".

examples

• I'll have the burger combo with a milkshake. tree →
• He pulled off a ten-hit combo in the game. tree →
• Strawberries and cream are a classic combo. tree →
• A jazz combo played at the school fair. tree →
• What's the combo for your bike lock? tree →
• Sun and wind are a good combo for drying washing. tree →

note

Informal short form of "combination". Plural: combos. In a maths problem, a "combo" price is often cheaper than buying each item separately: compare the total of the parts with the combo price.

In the corpora

• Noah had practised fighting-game combos for weeks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «combo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.