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Kerbe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  • indent noun A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  • jag verb To cut or tear something unevenly, leaving a rough, sharp edge.
  • kerf noun The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
  • notch noun A V-shaped or angular cut or indentation in an edge or surface.
  • score noun The total number of points, goals, or runs earned in a game or contest.
  • tally verb To count or add up a total.

Senses

Kerbe is used for these senses in English:

  • hole (stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.
  • indent A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  • kerf The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
  • notch Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
  • notch A V-shaped cut.
  • score A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.
  • tally A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.

hole — full definition

  1. noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  2. noun A flaw, weakness, or gap in an argument, plan, or system.
  3. noun In golf, one of the numbered targets a player aims the ball into, or a full round segment of the course leading to it.

indent — full definition

  1. noun A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  2. noun A stamp; an impression.
  3. noun A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
  4. noun A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.

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