luisti — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tire.
- runner noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.
- saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
Senses
luisti is used for these senses in English:
- jack Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano. [from 16th c.]
- runner A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
- saddle (engineering) An equipment part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
- slide A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tire.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.
runner — full definition
- noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.
- noun Someone who carries messages, errands, or goods, often informally or illegally (e.g. a drug runner).
- noun A long, narrow strip of fabric or carpet used to decorate a table or cover a hallway floor.
- noun A long horizontal shoot sent out by certain plants (like strawberries) that roots to form new plants.
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