Haken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- drawback noun A disadvantage or downside to something otherwise good.
- hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
- hook noun A curved piece of metal or other material used to catch, hold, or hang something.
- peg noun A small wooden or metal pin used to fasten, hang, or mark something.
- snag noun An unexpected problem or obstacle.
- tally verb To count or add up a total.
Senses
Haken is used for these senses in English:
- catch (countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- check (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
- drawback The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker.
- fishhook A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing.
- hitch A hidden or unfavorable condition or element.
- hook (Scrabble) To play a word perpendicular to another word by adding a single letter to the existing word.
- peg A protrusion used to hang things on.
- snag (figuratively) A problem or difficulty with something.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.