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hakke — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  • chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • hesitate verb To pause before doing or deciding something because of doubt or reluctance.
  • hoe noun A hand tool with a long handle and flat blade, used for weeding and turning soil.
  • pickaxe noun A heavy tool with a pointed metal head on a long handle, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.

Senses

hakke is used for these senses in English:

  • chatter An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
  • chop (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
  • hash (transitive) To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.
  • hesitate (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
  • hoe (when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.
  • hoe (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
  • pickaxe A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.

chatter — full definition

  1. noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  2. noun A rapid, rattling sound, as from vibration or teeth knocking together.
  3. verb To talk quickly and casually about unimportant things.
  4. verb To rattle or click rapidly, as teeth in the cold or a tool vibrating.

chop — full definition

  1. noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  2. noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
  3. noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
  4. verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
  5. noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").

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