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отсто́й — meaning in English

otstoy

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English meaning

  • dregs noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
  • pants noun An outer garment covering the body from the waist down, with separate legs; trousers.
  • residue noun A small amount of something that remains after the main part has been used, removed, or processed.
  • sediment noun Solid particles, such as sand or silt, that settle at the bottom of a liquid or body of water.
  • suck verb To draw liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue.
  • uncool adjective Not fashionable, socially acceptable, or well-regarded by a particular group.
  • weak adj Lacking physical strength or power.

Senses

отсто́й is used for these senses in English:

  • dregs The sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; the lees in a container of unfiltered wine.
  • pants (British, slang) Of inferior quality, rubbish.
  • residue (chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
  • sediment A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
  • suck (chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]
  • uncool (slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.
  • weak (slang) Bad or uncool.

dregs — full definition

  1. noun The gritty sediment that settles at the bottom of a drink, especially unfiltered wine or coffee.
  2. noun The most worthless or lowest part of something, especially people.

pants — full definition

  1. noun An outer garment covering the body from the waist down, with separate legs; trousers.
  2. noun An undergarment covering the lower body; underpants.
  3. adj Informal British slang for something of poor quality or disappointing.

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