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Noun importing has 1 sense
  1. importing, importation - the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
    --1 is a kind of commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
    --1 has particulars: smuggling
    Derived form: verb import1
,Verb import has 2 senses
  1. import - bring in from abroad
    --1 is one way to     trade, merchandise
    Antonyms: export
    Derived forms: noun importation2, noun importation1, noun importee1, noun import2, noun import1, noun importer1, noun importing1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue import the movie
  2. spell, import - indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
    --2 is one way to mean, intend
    Derived forms: noun import3, noun import4
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
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