Denizione di  chuff - dizionario di inglese del sito grammaticainglese.org - definizione traduzione e spiegazione grammaticale

Definizione monolingua


chuff


Verb

chuff (third-person singular simple present chuffs, present participle chuffing, simple past and past participle chuffed)


  1. (intransitive) To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.
    • 1912, Katherine Mansfield, ""The Woman At The Store"", Selected Short Stories
      The horses stumbled along, coughing and chuffing.
    • 1928, D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterleys Lover
      ... and the small lit up train that chuffed past in the cutting made it seem like real night.
    • 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest
      The pigeons chuff and chortle off in indignant disappointment.
  2. (transitive, slang) To purposefully fail a standardized test in a conspicuous way.
  3. (UK, informal) To break wind.
Noun

chuff (plural chuffs)


  1. A coarse or stupid fellow.
  2. (scriptwriting, uncountable) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
  3. (vulgar slang) The anus.
Adjective

chuff (comparative more chuff, superlative most chuff)


  1. (UK) Surly.
  2. (vulgar slang, of cheeks) Swollen.

Definizione dizionario chuff



Altri significati:
  (transitive, slang) To purposefully fail a standardized test in a conspicuous way.
  (vulgar slang) The anus.
  (vulgar slang, of cheeks) Swollen.
  (UK) Surly.
  A coarse or stupid fellow.
  (scriptwriting, uncountable) Superfluous small talk that is free of conflict, offers no character development, description or insight, and does not advance the story or plot.
  A coarse or stupid fellow
  To make noisy puffing sounds
  (intransitive) To make noisy puffing sounds, as of a steam locomotive.
  (UK, informal) To break wind.

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