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putki — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  • batten noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
  • binge noun A short spell of doing something, especially eating, drinking, or watching something, to excess.
  • duct noun A tube, pipe, or channel that carries a gas, liquid, or cable from one place to another.
  • fistula noun An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
  • flue noun A pipe or duct that carries smoke or hot gases away from a fire, furnace, or boiler.
  • pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
  • pipeline noun A long series of connected pipes used to transport liquids or gases over distance, such as oil or natural gas.
  • pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
  • quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • streak noun A thin line or smear, often left by dirt, color, or motion.
  • tube noun A hollow cylinder used to carry liquid, gas, or other material.
  • tubular adj Shaped like a tube; hollow and cylindrical.
  • windpipe noun The tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs; the trachea.

Senses

putki is used for these senses in English:

  • barrel A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
  • batten (nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
  • binge (by extension) A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
  • cow parsley (by extension) Any of a variety of plants of similar appearance.
  • duct A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
  • fistula (rare) A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
  • flue An enclosed passageway in which to direct a current of air or other gases along.
  • pipeline A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.

barrel — full definition

  1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
  3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
  4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

batten — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
  2. verb To fasten or secure something firmly, typically with battens — especially in the phrase "batten down."
  3. verb Followed by "on": to grow fat or prosper, often at someone else's expense.

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