tulppa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bung noun A stopper, often made of rubber or cork, used to plug a hole in a barrel, bottle, or vessel.
- gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
- plug noun A device with pins that connects an appliance to an electrical socket.
- spigot noun A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
- stopper noun A plug or cork used to close the opening of a bottle or container.
Senses
tulppa is used for these senses in English:
- bung (obsolete, slang) A sharper or pickpocket.
- dowel A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
- gorge (US) A choking or filling of a channel or passage by an obstruction; the obstruction itself.
- spigot The plug of a faucet, tap or cock.
- stopper A bung or cork.
bung — full definition
- noun A stopper, often made of rubber or cork, used to plug a hole in a barrel, bottle, or vessel.
- noun British slang for a bribe.
- verb British informal: to throw, put, or place something carelessly.
- adj British slang for broken or not working.
gorge — full definition
- noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
- noun The throat or gullet.
- verb To eat greedily and to excess.