| metaphoric extension |
| Definition: A word-formation process in which a word's concrete meaning is extended so that it becomes an abstraction. |
| Example: The tangible thing called hackles (hair or feathers) becomes an abstraction called anger in the phrase raise one's hackles. |
| Etymology: The word metaphor derives from the Greek metaphora, a transfer (from meta, over or across + pherein, to carry or to bear). |