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istukka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chuck noun A cut of beef from the shoulder area, or the meat itself.
  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • mandrel noun A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
  • placenta noun An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, feeding the fetus and removing its waste through the umbilical cord.
  • socket noun A hollow opening designed to hold or receive a matching part, such as an electrical plug or a light bulb.

Senses

istukka is used for these senses in English:

  • chuck (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
  • drill The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
  • mandrel A tool or component of a tool that guides, grips or clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.
  • placenta (botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.
  • socket (electrical) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).

chuck — full definition

  1. noun A cut of beef from the shoulder area, or the meat itself.
  2. noun A device that grips a drill bit, workpiece, or similar object firmly in place.
  3. verb Informal: to throw something, often carelessly.
  4. verb Informal: to discard or throw something away.
  5. verb Informal, British: to end a relationship with someone; to dump.

drill — full definition

  1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
  3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
  4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
  5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

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