It turns out Levy is talking in metaphorical terms...
The ship may be heading for the metaphorical rocks unless a buyer can be found.
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metaphorical — index comparative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
metaphorical — (adj.) 1550s, from METAPHOR (Cf. metaphor) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: metaphorically … Etymology dictionary
metaphorical — [adj] figurative allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, illustrative, metaphoric, representative, symbolic, tropological; concepts 267,582 … New thesaurus
metaphorical — (also metaphoric) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of the nature of or relating to metaphor. DERIVATIVES metaphorically adverb … English terms dictionary
Metaphorical — Metaphoric Met a*phor ic, Metaphorical Met a*phor ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. m[ e]taphorique.] Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense. {Met a*phor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metaphorical — met|a|phor|i|cal [ˌmetəˈfɔrıkəl US ˈfo: , ˈfa: ] adj 1.) a metaphorical use of a word is not concerned with real objects or physical events, but with ideas or events of a non physical kind ▪ The word has a metaphorical as well as a literal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
metaphorical — met|a|phor|i|cal [ ,metə fɔrıkl ] adjective a metaphorical word, phrase, image, etc. is intended to represent or emphasize particular aspects of something else: Everyone breathed a metaphorical sigh of relief. a. using metaphors: a metaphorical… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metaphorical — UK [ˌmetəˈfɒrɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌmetəˈfɔrɪk(ə)l] adjective a) a metaphorical word, phrase, image etc is intended to represent or emphasize particular aspects of something else Everyone breathed a metaphorical sigh of relief. b) using metaphors a… … English dictionary
metaphorical — adj. Metaphorical is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑meaning, ↑sense … Collocations dictionary
metaphorical — adjective expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another a metaphorical expression metaphoric language • Syn: ↑metaphoric • Similar to: ↑figurative, ↑nonliteral • Derivationally related form … Useful english dictionary
