loikka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- caper noun A playful, high-spirited jump or leap.
- flyer noun A printed sheet, usually advertising an event or product, handed out or posted publicly.
- jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
- leap verb To jump a long distance, or jump over something suddenly and forcefully.
- vault noun A strong, secure room, especially one used to store money, valuables, or important records.
Senses
loikka is used for these senses in English:
- bound A sizeable jump, great leap.
- caper A playful leap or jump.
- flyer A leap or jump.
- jump (mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.
- leap The act of leaping or jumping.
- vault An act of vaulting, formerly (chiefly) by deer; a leap or jump.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.
caper — full definition
- noun A playful, high-spirited jump or leap.
- noun A carefully planned, often elaborate crime, especially a robbery — or a story about one.
- verb To leap or skip about playfully.
- noun The small, pickled flower bud of the caper plant, used as a pungent, salty seasoning.