isku — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accent noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
- attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
- concussion noun A brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head, usually causing temporary confusion or loss of consciousness.
- hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- impact noun The force of one object striking another; a collision.
- knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
- pelt noun The skin of an animal, especially with the fur or hair still attached.
- pith noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
- pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
- punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.
- shock noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
- sock noun A knitted covering for the foot and lower leg, worn inside a shoe.
- strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
- whack verb To hit something hard and sharply.
Senses
isku is used for these senses in English:
- accent (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
- accent (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- attack An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
- beat (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- blow An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- blow A damaging occurrence.
- chop A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar implement.
- concussion (obsolete, seismology) A violent collision or shock.
accent — full definition
- noun A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, typical of a region, country, or social group.
- noun A mark placed over a letter to show pronunciation or stress.
- noun A detail that stands out and adds emphasis or contrast, especially in design.
- verb To emphasize or draw attention to something.
attack — full definition
- verb To use violent force against a person or place.
- verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
- verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
- noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
- noun A sudden episode of illness or pain.