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lawirować — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prevaricate verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
  • 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

  1. verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
  2. verb To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
  3. verb To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
  4. verb To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.

tack — full definition

  1. noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
  2. noun A change of course or approach, especially a new strategy after the old one stopped working.
  3. noun The equipment used on a horse, such as a saddle and bridle.
  4. 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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