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vanner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • knacker noun One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
  • wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
  • winnow verb To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

Senses

vanner is used for these senses in English:

  • knacker (UK, slang, transitive) To tire out, exhaust; to beat up and use up (something), leaving it worn out and damaged.
  • wind up (British, transitive) To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock.
  • winnow (transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

knacker — full definition

  1. noun One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc.
  2. noun One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand.
  3. noun A harnessmaker or saddlemaker; their place of business (e.g., saddlery).
  4. noun One who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides.

wind-up — full definition

  1. noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
  2. noun The final stage or conclusion of something, especially a meeting, a business or a season.
  3. noun In baseball, the swinging arm movement a pitcher makes before releasing the ball.
  4. noun A joke or trick played on somebody to make them believe something untrue; usually written wind-up.
  5. verb To turn a key or handle to tighten the spring of a clock or toy, or to raise something by cranking it.

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