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słup — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • column noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  • pale adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
  • pillar noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  • shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
  • stanchion noun A vertical pole, post, or support.
  • wall noun A solid upright structure that encloses, divides, or protects an area.

Senses

słup is used for these senses in English:

  • column (architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
  • pale (heraldiccharge) A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
  • post A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
  • shill A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
  • stanchion A vertical pole, post, or support.
  • wall A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

column — full definition

  1. noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  2. noun A vertical section of a table, spreadsheet, or page of text.
  3. noun A regular feature or opinion piece written by a particular writer in a newspaper or magazine.
  4. noun A long line of people, vehicles, or troops moving one behind another.

pale — full definition

  1. adjective Light in colour, or lacking the usual colour, especially in the face.
  2. verb To become pale, especially from shock, fear, or illness.
  3. verb To seem weaker or less impressive by comparison.
  4. noun The historical phrase "beyond the pale," meaning outside acceptable limits or boundaries.

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