kituuttaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• scuffle noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.
• subsist verb To survive on a minimum of resources.

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 survive on a minimum of resources.
2. verb To have ontological reality; to exist.
3. verb To retain a certain state; to continue.
4. verb To supply sustenance or subsistence to or for.

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