kenkä — meaning in English

English meaning

• axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
• boot noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
• shoe noun An outer covering for the foot, usually with a sturdy sole, that stops short of the ankle.

Senses

kenkä is used for these senses in English:

• axe (informal) A dismissal or rejection.

axe — full definition

1. noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
2. noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
3. verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.

boot — full definition

1. noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
2. noun The luggage storage compartment of a car (British English); called a "trunk" in American English.
3. noun A device clamped to a car's wheel to immobilize it, usually for unpaid fines (also called a wheel clamp).
4. verb To kick something or someone.
5. verb To dismiss or eject someone.

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