English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

lapio — meaning in English

Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead

English meaning

  • palm noun A tall tropical tree with a crown of large leaves and no branches, such as the ones seen on beaches.
  • shovel verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
  • spade noun A hand tool with a flat blade and a handle, used for digging.

Senses

lapio is used for these senses in English:

  • palm The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
  • shovel A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
  • spade A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

palm — full definition

  1. noun A tall tropical tree with a crown of large leaves and no branches, such as the ones seen on beaches.
  2. noun The inner, slightly hollow surface of the hand, from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
  3. verb To hide something in the hand, often to steal it or as part of a magic trick.

shovel — full definition

  1. verb To move earth, snow, or other loose material using a shovel.
  2. noun A tool with a broad blade and handle, used for digging or moving loose material.

Related Finnish words