puhaltaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
• blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
• fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
• wind noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.

Senses

puhaltaa is used for these senses in English:

• abstract (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
• blow (intransitive) To be propelled by an air current.
• blow (intransitive) To make a sound as a result of being blown.
• blow (intransitive, of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
• blow away (transitive) To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.
• fan (transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
• puff up (transitive) To inflate with air.
• shoot the moon (card games) To achieve the lowest or highest score possible, such that the player is usually rewarded with bonus points.

abstract — full definition

1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

blow — full definition

1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
4. noun A hard hit or strike.
5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

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