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kivuta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • climb verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  • scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
  • shin noun The front part of the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle.

Senses

kivuta is used for these senses in English:

  • climb (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
  • climb (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
  • climb (transitive) To scale; to get to the top of something.
  • climb (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
  • scale (transitive) To climb to the top of.
  • shin To climb up or lower oneself down a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.

climb — full definition

  1. verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  2. verb To rise or increase, as a number, price, or position in a ranking.
  3. noun An act or instance of climbing; an ascent.

scale — full definition

  1. noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
  2. noun A series of marked measurements used for comparison, such as on a ruler, map, or rating system.
  3. noun One of the small, hard, overlapping plates covering the skin of fish and reptiles.
  4. noun An instrument for measuring weight.
  5. verb To increase or decrease something in size while keeping its proportions, especially to grow a business or process.

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