iskeä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- box noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- enter verb To go into a place.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- impact noun The force of one object striking another; a collision.
- infix verb To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
- jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
- pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
- ram noun An adult male sheep.
- seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
- slog noun A long, tiring effort or period of hard, tedious work.
- smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
- smite verb (literary) To strike hard, especially with a weapon or divine power.
- sock noun A knitted covering for the foot and lower leg, worn inside a shoe.
- strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
- throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
- thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.
- whack verb To hit something hard and sharply.
Senses
iskeä is used for these senses in English:
- beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- box (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- come on to (transitive, informal) To make a romantic or sexual advance to.
- crack down (idiomatic, often with 'on') To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before.
- dash (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
- drive (transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- drop (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- drop To perform (rap music).
beat — full definition
- verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
- noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
- noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
- adj Informal: completely exhausted.
box — full definition
- noun A rigid container, typically rectangular, with a lid or flaps, used to hold or transport things.
- verb To put something into a box or boxes.
- verb To fight an opponent using the fists, typically wearing padded gloves, as a sport.