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tanko — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  • batten noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
  • billet noun Temporary lodging assigned to a soldier or, more generally, a guest staying with a private family.
  • brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
  • loaf noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
  • pole noun A long, slender piece of wood or metal used for support or construction.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • yard noun An outdoor area next to or enclosed by a building, often with a lawn or garden.

Senses

tanko is used for these senses in English:

  • bar A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
  • bar (countable, uncountable, metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1⁄4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
  • bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
  • bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
  • bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
  • barre (ballet) A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
  • batten (nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended.
  • batten A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater) , one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also, attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.

bar — full definition

  1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
  3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
  4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
  5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

batten — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow strip of wood or metal used to strengthen, fasten, or hold something in place, especially in construction or on a ship.
  2. verb To fasten or secure something firmly, typically with battens — especially in the phrase "batten down."
  3. verb Followed by "on": to grow fat or prosper, often at someone else's expense.

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