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juontaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anchor noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
  • emcee noun A person who hosts and introduces acts at an event; a master of ceremonies.
  • haul verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
  • host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • moderate adj Neither too much nor too little; reasonable in amount or degree.

Senses

juontaa is used for these senses in English:

  • anchor To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
  • emcee (ambitransitive) To act as the master of ceremonies (for).
  • haul (transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
  • host To perform the role of a host.
  • moderate (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
  • moderate (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.

anchor — full definition

  1. noun A heavy metal device lowered from a boat to grip the seabed and keep the vessel in place.
  2. noun A person who presents a television or radio news broadcast.
  3. noun Something that provides steadiness, support, or a sense of security.
  4. verb To fix something firmly in place, or to hold a ship steady with an anchor.

emcee — full definition

  1. noun A person who hosts and introduces acts at an event; a master of ceremonies.
  2. verb To act as host, introducing performers or speakers at an event.

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