poikki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- across prep From one side of something to the other.
- athwart adv From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- exhausted adj Extremely tired, with no energy left.
- knackered adj Extremely tired or worn out.
- shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
- stuffed adjective Filled tightly, especially with a food filling.
Senses
poikki is used for these senses in English:
- across From one side to the other.
- across (Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
- across From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
- athwart From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- athwart From one side to the other side of; across.
- exhausted Very tired; zonked (out).
- knackered (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, sometimes, offensive) Tired or exhausted.
- shot Tired, weary.
across — full definition
- prep From one side of something to the other.
- prep On the opposite side of.
- adv From one side to the other; to the opposite side.
athwart — full definition
- adv From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- adv Across the path of something, so as to impede progress.
- adv Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly.