heilahtaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

heilahtaa is used for these senses in English:

• jerk (intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.
• swing (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
• swing (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.

jerk — full definition

1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

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