raahustaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- plod verb To walk slowly and heavily, with steady, tiring effort.
- schlep verb To carry or drag something heavy, or to make a tiring journey.
- scuff verb To scrape or drag the feet while walking, or to scratch a surface by rubbing.
- shamble noun One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
- slog noun A long, tiring effort or period of hard, tedious work.
- tramp noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, often on foot.
Senses
raahustaa is used for these senses in English:
- plod (intransitive) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently.
- schlep (intransitive, informal) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.
- scuff To scrape the feet while walking.
- shamble To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
- slog (intransitive) To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance.
- tramp To walk with heavy footsteps.
plod — full definition
- verb To walk slowly and heavily, with steady, tiring effort.
- verb To keep working at something slowly and doggedly, especially something tedious.
- noun A slow, heavy way of walking or working.
schlep — full definition
- verb To carry or drag something heavy, or to make a tiring journey.
- noun A long, tiring journey or errand.