tunkea — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buller verb To boil, bubble, or seethe noisily (dialectal, chiefly Scots).
- cram verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
- elbow noun The joint connecting the upper arm to the forearm.
- jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
- jostle verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
- mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
- obtrude verb To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.
- stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
Senses
tunkea is used for these senses in English:
- buller To force one's way; to be pushy.
- cram (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- elbow (transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.
- jam To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- jostle (intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.
- mob (transitive) To crowd into or around a place.
- obtrude (transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area. [from 16th c.]
- shoehorn (transitive, figuratively) To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to.
cram — full definition
- verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
- verb To study intensively in a short period, usually right before an exam.