kaatua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- capsize verb To turn over or roll over in the water, or to cause a boat to do so.
- crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
- crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
- die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
- hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
Senses
kaatua is used for these senses in English:
- capsize (transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
- come down (intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse.
- crack (archaic, colloquial) To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
- crash (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.
- die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- drop (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground. [from 15th c.]
- drop (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- fall To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
crack — full definition
- verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
- verb To solve a difficult problem or figure something out.
- verb To break down or give in under pressure, especially during questioning or stress.
- verb To make a joke.
- noun A thin line or split in a surface.