syöksyä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cataract noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- hurtle verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
- lunge noun A sudden forward movement, such as an attack with a sword or an attempt to grab something.
- pelt noun The skin of an animal, especially with the fur or hair still attached.
- plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
- race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
- rush verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.
- slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.
- stoop verb To bend the body forward and down.
- swoop verb To dive or sweep downward suddenly through the air.
- tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.
- toboggan noun A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
- zoom verb To move very quickly, often with a humming or rushing sound.
Senses
syöksyä is used for these senses in English:
- cataract (intransitive) Of a river, etc.: to fall in the form of a waterfall.
- dash (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
- hurtle To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
- lunge (ambitransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden forward movement (present participle: lunging).
- pelt (figuratively) To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
- plummet (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
- race (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- rush (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
cataract — full definition
- noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
- noun A clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision, common in older age.
dash — full definition
- verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
- noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.