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venyttää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • eke noun Something added to increase an amount.
  • elongate adj Long and thin in shape, especially in biology.
  • prolong verb To make something last longer than it otherwise would.
  • push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
  • spaghetti noun Long, thin strands of pasta, or a dish made from them.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

venyttää is used for these senses in English:

  • drag out (ambitransitive) To extend or lengthen excessively.
  • eke (transitive) Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
  • eke out (transitive) To supplement.
  • elongate To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
  • prolong (transitive) To extend in space or length.
  • prolong (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
  • prolong (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
  • push (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.

eke — full definition

  1. noun Something added to increase an amount.
  2. noun A small platform that a beehive rests on.
  3. noun A spacer placed between, above, or below parts of a beehive to create extra room.
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