häkki — meaning in English

English meaning

• cage noun A structure of bars or mesh used to enclose and contain an animal or person.
• hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.

Senses

häkki is used for these senses in English:

• cage An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
• hack (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.

cage — full definition

1. noun A structure of bars or mesh used to enclose and contain an animal or person.
2. verb To shut something or someone inside a cage.
3. verb To trap or hold back a person's freedom or creativity, often figuratively.

hack — full definition

1. verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
2. verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
3. verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
4. noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
5. noun A skilled but unglamorous or uncreative worker, especially a writer or programmer producing mediocre work for hire.

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