The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

29 shifts found

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Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1246, "source": "quick", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed", "target": "transparent", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 1286, "source": "light (vs. heavy)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "slow (adj.)", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1471, "source": "light (vs. heavy)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "quick", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 1627, "source": "quick", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed", "target": "loud", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Sound"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 1716, "source": "big", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "quick", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1719, "source": "flexible", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "quick", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1720, "source": "hot", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Temperature", "target": "quick", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1724, "source": "sharp", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "quick", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1864, "source": "heavy (vs. light)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "slow (adj.)", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2031, "source": "cold", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Temperature", "target": "slow (adj.)", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2808, "source": "wide, broad", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "slow (adj.)", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 2992, "source": "slow (adj.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed", "target": "dense, thick (of liquid)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 3050, "source": "blunt", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "slow (adj.)", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 6254, "source": "dense (of forest)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "quick", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6501, "source": "lame", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "slow (adj.)", "target_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6573, "source": "to become flat", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "to fall down", "target_tags": "Motion"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 6595, "source": "quick", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed", "target": "taut, tensioned", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6773, "source": "to come, arrive", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion", "target": "to fit", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6794, "source": "to take away, carry away", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion", "target": "to endure", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7358, "source": "to crawl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion", "target": "slippery", "target_tags": "Perception. Tactile; Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7587, "source": "to drive, force to move on", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion", "target": "to make blunt", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7711, "source": "to move (tr.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion", "target": "to be fast (of clocks, watches)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 7831, "source": "to accelerate", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion; Motion. Speed", "target": "to ease", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9301, "source": "to pass by", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Motion", "target": "to fit", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
423	little, small	Physical Properties; Size	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
891	liquid (adj.)	Physical Properties	→	smooth (movement)	Motion
1133	quiet (vs. loud)	Physical Properties; Sound	↔	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
1222	firm, durable	Physical Properties	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1223	weak	Physical Properties	↔	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
1246	quick	Motion; Speed	→	transparent	Physical Properties
1286	light (vs. heavy)	Physical Properties; Size	—	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
1471	light (vs. heavy)	Physical Properties; Size	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1627	quick	Motion; Speed	—	loud	Physical Properties; Sound
1716	big	Physical Properties; Size	—	quick	Motion; Speed
1719	flexible	Physical Properties	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1720	hot	Physical Properties; Temperature	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1724	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1864	heavy (vs. light)	Physical Properties	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
2031	cold	Physical Properties; Temperature	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
2808	wide, broad	Physical Properties; Size	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
2992	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed	—	dense, thick (of liquid)	Physical Properties
3050	blunt	Physical Properties; Shape	—	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
6254	dense (of forest)	Physical Properties	—	quick	Motion; Speed
6501	lame	Physical Properties	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
6573	to become flat	Physical Properties; Shape	→	to fall down	Motion
6595	quick	Motion; Speed	—	taut, tensioned	Physical Properties; Shape
6773	to come, arrive	Motion	→	to fit	Physical Properties
6794	to take away, carry away	Motion	→	to endure	Physical Properties
7358	to crawl	Motion	→	slippery	Tactile; Physical Properties
7587	to drive, force to move on	Motion	→	to make blunt	Physical Properties; Shape
7711	to move (tr.)	Motion	→	to be fast (of clocks, watches)	Physical Properties
7831	to accelerate	Motion; Speed	—	to ease	Physical Properties
9301	to pass by	Motion	→	to fit	Physical Properties