kituuttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• scuffle noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.
• subsist verb To live with only the most basic means needed to survive.

Senses

kituuttaa is used for these senses in English:

• eke out (transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.
• scuffle (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

scuffle — full definition

1. noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.
2. verb To fight or struggle briefly and messily at close range.

subsist — full definition

1. verb To live with only the most basic means needed to survive.
2. verb (philosophy) To exist in a real sense.
3. verb To carry on existing in a particular condition.
4. verb To provide someone with the food or means needed to live.

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