Geck — meaning in English

English meaning

• brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
• swell verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
• toff noun An elegantly dressed person.

Senses

Geck is used for these senses in English:

• brake (chiefly, _, nautical) The handle of a pump.
• swell (informal, dated) A person who is stylish, fancy, or elegant.
• toff (obsolete) An elegantly dressed person.

brake — full definition

1. noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
2. verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.

swell — full definition

1. verb To grow bigger, especially by filling with fluid or gas.
2. verb To grow gradually in force, loudness, or intensity.
3. noun A long, rolling ocean wave that continues after the wind that made it has died down.
4. adj Excellent; very good (informal, dated-sounding).

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