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linguetta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bootstrap verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
  • tab noun A small flap or strip attached to something, used for holding, opening, or labeling it.
  • tang noun A sharp, distinctive taste or smell.
  • tongue noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.

Senses

linguetta is used for these senses in English:

  • bootstrap A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.
  • gusset A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
  • spline (woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.
  • tab A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
  • tang (by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position, such as the tongue of a buckle.
  • tongue In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).

bootstrap — full definition

  1. verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
  2. verb In computing, to start up a computer or system by loading a small initial program that then loads the rest.
  3. noun A loop of leather or fabric at the back of a boot, used to pull it on.

tab — full definition

  1. noun A small flap or strip attached to something, used for holding, opening, or labeling it.
  2. noun A clickable panel in a web browser or app that lets you switch between open documents or views.
  3. noun A running bill or credit account, especially at a bar or restaurant.
  4. noun The key on a keyboard that moves the cursor or focus to the next stop, or the character it inserts.
  5. verb To press the tab key to move the cursor or input focus forward.

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