A synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a small aspect of an object or person is used to represent that person. Synecdoche could also be using a larger object to refer to a specific aspect of it. For example, when someone calls "All hands on deck!" he is referring to all of the people who work to come up on deck, not just their hands.
Another example would be saying that "We took the wheels for a spin." The wheels on a car are not the only things that are moving, but are an aspect of the larger object (the car) that is going for a ride.
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