Word: halve
Category: halve
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Related words: halve
to halve, halve it
Synonyms: halve
waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels
Translations: halve
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german
Translations:
halbieren
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french
Translations:
dédoubler
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russian
Translations:
уменьшать, ополовинить
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finnish
Translations:
halkaista, puolittaa
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czech
Translations:
rozpůlit, rozpoltit
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polish
Translations:
przepoławiać, przepołowić, rozpołowić
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ukrainian
Translations:
зменшувати
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estonian
Translations:
poolitama
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croatian
Translations:
raspoloviti
The meaning and "use of": halve
verb
- divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size. - peel and halve the pears
- fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each. - So, for building hardwood and softwood frames or repairing damaged timber around the house, a practical knowledge of halving joints is a real asset.
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