laahustaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- plod verb To walk slowly and heavily, with steady, tiring effort.
- schlep verb To carry or drag something heavy, or to make a tiring journey.
- scuff verb To scrape or drag the feet while walking, or to scratch a surface by rubbing.
- scuffle noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.
- shamble noun One of a series of stepped platforms used to raise ore by tipping it upward from level to level.
- shuffle verb To mix cards, tracks, or items into a random order.
- trudge noun A long, tiring walk.
Senses
laahustaa is used for these senses in English:
- drag To proceed heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- plod (intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.
- schlep (intransitive, informal) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.
- scuff To scrape the feet while walking.
- scuffle (intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.
- shamble To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
- shuffle To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
- trudge (intransitive) To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
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).
plod — full definition
- verb To walk slowly and heavily, with steady, tiring effort.
- verb To keep working at something slowly and doggedly, especially something tedious.
- noun A slow, heavy way of walking or working.
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