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klin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chock noun A wedge or block placed against something, especially a wheel, to stop it from moving.
  • salient adj Most noticeable or important; standing out as especially relevant.
  • wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.

Senses

klin is used for these senses in English:

  • chock Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
  • hair of the dog (idiomatic) An alcoholic drink, particularly when taken the morning after to cure a hangover.
  • salient (geography) A protrusion of the administrative borders of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state into another geopolitical entity, generally of the same administrative level.
  • wedge One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.

chock — full definition

  1. noun A wedge or block placed against something, especially a wheel, to stop it from moving.
  2. verb To wedge or block something firmly in place.
  3. adv Completely; fully — usually in the phrase "chock-full."

salient — full definition

  1. adj Most noticeable or important; standing out as especially relevant.
  2. noun A part of a military position, border, or structure that juts outward into enemy or neighboring territory.

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