school

/skul/
verb
  1. To teach or train someone, especially in a formal setting.
    • The program schools students in both math and science.
    • She schools young athletes in proper running techniques.
    • He was schooled at home by his parents.
  2. To control or discipline someone, often by making them learn a lesson.
    • The older player schooled the rookie in the game.
    • He got schooled in the debate and learned to prepare better.
    • Life has a way of schooling us when we make mistakes.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A place where children go to learn, or a place where people study a particular subject.
    • She walks to school every morning with her friends.
    • The school has a new library and a large playground.
    • He went to art school to study painting.
  2. The time spent at school or the process of being educated.
    • After school, I have soccer practice.
    • School starts at 8:30 and ends at 3:00.
    • She missed a week of school because she was sick.
  3. A large group of fish or sea animals swimming together.
    • We saw a huge school of tuna from the boat.
    • The divers watched a school of dolphins playing nearby.
    • A school of fish swam past the coral reef.
  4. A particular way of thinking or doing something, shared by a group of people.
    • He belongs to the old school of cooking, using only fresh ingredients.
    • There are two schools of thought on how to solve this problem.
    • The artist was part of the Impressionist school.
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