kiskoa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bleed verb To lose blood from an injury.
- drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
- gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
- haul verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
- lug verb To carry or drag something heavy, usually with effort.
- overcharge verb To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
- shylock noun A person who lends money at extremely high, often illegal, interest rates.
- tug verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
Senses
kiskoa is used for these senses in English:
- bleed (transitive) To take large amounts of money from.
- drag (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- draw (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- gouge (transitive) To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
- haul (transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
- haul (transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
- loanshark To commit usury (to loan money at an excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.
- lug (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
bleed — full definition
- verb To lose blood from an injury.
- verb To drain someone or something of money or resources over time.
- verb Of colour or ink, to spread beyond its intended area.
drag — full definition
- verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- noun A resisting force that slows down something moving through air or liquid.
- noun Something tedious or annoying.
- noun Elaborate, exaggerated clothing of the opposite gender worn for performance, especially by drag queens and kings.
- verb To insult or criticize someone sharply, often publicly (informal).