liuku — meaning in English
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English meaning
- coaster noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- skid noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
- sliding adj Designed or able to move smoothly along a track or surface.
Senses
liuku is used for these senses in English:
- coaster Something that coasts or is used to coast.
- skid An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
- slide The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
- slide (baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
- sliding Designed or able to slide.
coaster — full definition
- noun A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
- noun A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
- noun A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
- noun Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
skid — full definition
- noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
- verb To slide sideways or out of control, typically due to loss of traction.