rikkoa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- bust verb To break something, especially by force.
- crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
- fracture noun A break, crack, or split — especially in a bone, but also in rock or other hard material.
- fragment noun A small broken-off piece of something larger.
- offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
- shatter verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.
- smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
- sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.
- stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
- trespass verb To enter someone's land or property without permission.
- violate verb To break or fail to comply with a law, rule, or agreement.
Senses
rikkoa is used for these senses in English:
- blow (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- breach (transitive) To make a breach in.
- breach (transitive) To violate or break.
- break (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- break (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- break (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- break (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- break (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.
breach — full definition
- noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
- verb To break through or violate something.