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Definition: Meaning of, model in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɒd(ə)l /

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model models
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  1. small copy a small copy of a building, vehicle, machine etc, especially one that can be put together from separate parts
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  2. fashion someone whose job is to show clothes, hair styles etc by wearing them at fashion shows or for photographs
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  3. type of car etc a particular type or design of a vehicle or machine
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  4. description a computer representation or scientific description of something
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  5. somebody/something to copy someone or something which people want to copy because they are successful or have good qualities
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  6. model of efficiency/virtue etc someone or something that has a lot of a good quality
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  7. art someone who is employed by an artist or photographer to be painted or photographed
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  1. model aircraft/train/car etc a small copy of an aircraft, train etc, especially one that a child can play with or put together from separate parts
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  2. model wife/employee/student etc a wife, EMPLOYEE (= worker) etc who is considered to be good because they do everything they should [=  exemplary]
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  3. model prison/farm/school etc a prison etc that has been specially designed or organized to be as good as possible
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
model modelled, modeled modelled, modeled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
modelling, modeling models
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  1. [intransitive and transitive] to wear clothes at a fashion show or in magazine photographs in order to show them to people
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  2. model yourself on somebody British English American English to try to be like someone else because you admire them
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  3. be modelled on something to be designed in a way that copies another system or way of doing something
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  4. [transitive] to do a computer representation or scientific description of a situation or event
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  5. [transitive] to make something by shaping clay, wood etc
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model used in phrases

  • Model T (noun)
    1. the first widely available automobile powered by a petrol engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927
  • Model T Ford
    1. a type of FORD car made between 1909 and 1927. It was the first car to be built on an ASSEMBLY LINE, and this made inexpensive cars available to ordinary people for the first time. The Model T FORD was sold in very large numbers, and was informally called the 'Tin Lizzie'. Henry FORD, who invented and produced this car, was speaking about the Model T when he said the famous phrase: "You can have any colour you like, so long as it's black."
  • New Model Army, the
    1. an army started by Oliver CROMWELL during the English CIVIL WAR in 1645, which was well-trained and skilled at fighting. It consisted of ROUNDHEAD s, fighting against King CHARLES I and his CAVALIER s .
  • artist's model (noun)
    1. a person who poses for a painter or sculptor
  • cutaway model (noun)
    1. drawing or model a representation of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
  • data model (noun)
    1. computer science an abstract description of how data is represented in an information system or database
  • dressmaker's model (noun)
    1. someone who models dresses
  • fashion model (noun)
    1. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
  • photographer's model (noun)
    1. a model who poses for photographers
  • role model (noun)
    1. someone whose behaviour, attitudes etc people try to copy because they admire them
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model used in phrasal verbs

  • model on (phrasal verb)
    1. [often passive] model something on something to copy a way of doing something or a system
    2. model yourself on someone to copy the way that someone behaves because you admire them
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