lawirować — meaning in English
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English meaning
- prevaricate verb To turn away from the right or proper course.
- tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
Senses
lawirować is used for these senses in English:
- prevaricate (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
- tack (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
prevaricate — full definition
- verb To turn away from the right or proper course.
- verb To avoid giving a clear or direct answer on purpose.
- verb (law) To secretly work with the accused so that a court case fails.
- verb To pretend to carry something out while secretly meaning to ruin it.
tack — full definition
- noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
- noun A change of course or approach, especially a new strategy after the old one stopped working.
- noun The equipment used on a horse, such as a saddle and bridle.
- verb To turn a sailing boat so the wind switches from one side to the other, or more generally to fasten something loosely in place.
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