pyyhkäistä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flick noun A quick, light movement, often with the fingers or wrist.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
- sweep verb To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris away, usually with a broom.
- swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.
- whisk noun A kitchen tool made of looped wires, used to beat eggs, cream, or batter.
Senses
pyyhkäistä is used for these senses in English:
- flick To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- stroke (ball games) To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
- sweep (transitive, ergative) To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- swipe (transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
- swipe (transitive, intransitive, computing, GUI) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
- whisk (transitive) To move something with quick light sweeping motions.
flick — full definition
- noun A quick, light movement, often with the fingers or wrist.
- noun A movie (informal).
- verb To move or hit something with a short, quick motion.
stroke — full definition
- noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
- noun A single movement of a tool, brush, oar, or limb, or the mark it leaves.
- noun A stretch of good luck or a single impressive achievement.
- verb To move a hand or object gently across a surface.