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Definitions:
Noun
metaphor
Definition: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
Definition: The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.
Verb
Definition: To use a metaphor.