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sekaantua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cross noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
  • fluff noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
  • interfere verb To get involved in something in a way that disrupts or is unwelcome.
  • intervene verb To become involved in a situation in order to change or stop what is happening.
  • involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
  • meddle verb To interfere in matters that are not one's concern.

Senses

sekaantua is used for these senses in English:

  • cross (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
  • fluff (informal, transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.
  • interfere (intransitive) To get involved or involve oneself, causing disturbance.
  • intervene (ambitransitive) To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
  • involve To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
  • stick one's nose in (informal) To be nosy; to meddle or interfere in the affairs of another.

cross — full definition

  1. noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
  2. verb To go from one side of something to the other.
  3. adj Annoyed or bad-tempered.

fluff — full definition

  1. noun Light, soft, fuzzy material such as fur, feathers, or lint.
  2. noun Something trivial, superficial, or lacking substance.
  3. verb To mess up or botch something, especially a line in a performance.
  4. verb To shake or pat something so it becomes light and puffy.

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