keinua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
- roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- seesaw noun A playground plank balanced in the middle so that a person on one end goes up as the person on the other goes down.
- swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
Senses
keinua is used for these senses in English:
- pitch (ambitransitive, aviation, or, nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.
- rock (transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.
- roll (ergative) To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
- swing (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
- swing (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
pitch — full definition
- noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- verb To throw, especially a ball toward a batter.
- verb To promote or attempt to sell an idea or product.
- noun The playing field used in sports such as football, rugby, or cricket (chiefly British English).
- noun How high or low a sound is perceived to be.
rock — full definition
- noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
- noun A style of popular music with a strong beat, driven by electric guitar, bass, and drums.
- noun Someone or something that provides steady support and stability.
- verb To move gently backward and forward, or to cause something to do so.
- verb To shake something violently, or to shock and disturb people deeply.