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Lauf — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  • course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  • heat noun The energy or sensation of high temperature; warmth.
  • march noun A steady, rhythmic style of walking used especially by soldiers and marching bands.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • tide noun The regular rise and fall of the sea, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
  • travel verb To go from one place to another, often over a distance.
  • watercourse noun Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.

Senses

Lauf is used for these senses in English:

  • barrel A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
  • course A sequence of events.
  • heat (countable, baseball) A fastball.
  • march Steady forward movement or progression.
  • run Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
  • tide The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
  • travel The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
  • watercourse Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.

barrel — full definition

  1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
  3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
  4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

course — full definition

  1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
  3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
  4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

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