ryöppy — meaning in English

English meaning

• cataract noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
• crop noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
• gust noun A sudden, strong rush of wind.

Senses

ryöppy is used for these senses in English:

• cataract (mechanics, chiefly, historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
• crop (figurative) A group, cluster, or collection of things occurring at the same time.
• gust (by extension) Any rush or outburst (of water, emotion, etc.).

cataract — full definition

1. noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
2. noun A clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision, common in older age.

crop — full definition

1. noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
2. noun A short whip used in horse riding.
3. verb To trim or cut something short, or to remove the outer edges of a photograph.

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