kloof — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abrupt adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
- abyss noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
- canyon noun A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually carved out by a river over a long time.
- chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
- cleft noun A narrow opening, crack, or V-shaped gap, especially in rock or in part of the body.
- gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
- gulch noun A narrow, steep-sided ravine, often cut by flash floods, shallower than a canyon.
- rent noun The regular payment a tenant makes to use someone else's property.
Senses
kloof is used for these senses in English:
- abrupt (poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- abyss Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
- abyss (figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
- canyon A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- chasm (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- chasm (by extension) A large difference of opinion.
- cleft An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- gorge (geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.
abrupt — full definition
- adj Happening suddenly and without warning.
- adj Blunt or curt in manner, verging on rude.
- adj Very steep, as if broken off sharply.
abyss — full definition
- noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
- noun A situation or state of overwhelming trouble, hopelessness, or ruin.