huitaista — meaning in English

English meaning

• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• nibble verb To eat something by taking small, repeated bites.
• slog noun A long, tiring effort or period of hard, tedious work.

Senses

huitaista is used for these senses in English:

• dash (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
• nibble (cricket, informal) Followed by at: of a batter: to make an indecisive attempt to bat a ball bowled outside the off stump.
• slog To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
• strike out (intransitive, often with at) To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.

dash — full definition

1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

nibble — full definition

1. verb To eat something by taking small, repeated bites.
2. verb To show mild or cautious interest in something, such as an offer or opportunity.
3. noun A small bite, or a small amount of food eaten in small bites.
4. noun In computing, a unit of digital information equal to half a byte (four bits).

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