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hala — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burrow verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  • den noun A wild animal's shelter, such as a cave or burrow.
  • hawk noun A medium-sized bird of prey that hunts other animals from the air.
  • hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  • lair noun The den or hidden resting place of a wild animal.
  • lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.

Senses

hala is used for these senses in English:

  • burrow A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
  • hawk (transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.
  • hole (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit.
  • lower (transitive) To pull down
  • one-horse town (US, idiomatic) A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and/or offering very few or no attractions.

burrow — full definition

  1. verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  2. verb To push or nestle into something for warmth, comfort, or safety.
  3. noun A tunnel or hole dug by an animal as a home.

den — full definition

  1. noun A wild animal's shelter, such as a cave or burrow.
  2. noun A small, cozy room in a home used for relaxing rather than formal entertaining.
  3. noun A place associated with a disreputable or secretive activity.

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