· the act of arousing an organism to action
· any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Synonym(s): stimulus, stimulant, input
Hypernym(s): information
· (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
Hypernym(s): natural_process, natural_action, action, activity
· mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
Hypernym(s): sexual_activity, sexual_practice, sex, sex_activity