tilkku — meaning in English

English meaning

• clout noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
• patch noun A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or damaged area.
• scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.

Senses

tilkku is used for these senses in English:

• clout (archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
• patch (specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
• patch (firearms) A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
• scrap A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
• swatch A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.

clout — full definition

1. noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
2. noun A blow struck with the hand or fist (informal).
3. verb To hit someone or something, especially with the fist.

patch — full definition

1. noun A piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or damaged area.
2. noun A small area distinct from its surroundings.
3. noun In computing, a piece of code released to fix or update software.
4. verb To mend or cover something with a patch.
5. verb To fix or update software.

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