Word: hank
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Synonyms: hank
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: hank
hank in spanish
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spanish
Translations:
madeja
hank in german
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german
Translations:
strähne
hank in french
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french
Translations:
écheveau
hank in russian
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russian
Translations:
жаждать, сматывать, вираж
hank in finnish
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finnish
Translations:
vyyhti
hank in czech
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czech
Translations:
přadeno
hank in polish
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polish
Translations:
kłębek, motek, pełzacz
hank in estonian
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estonian
Translations:
lõngaviht
hank in croatian
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croatian
Translations:
svitak, klupko
The meaning and "use of": hank
noun
- a coil or skein of yarn, hair, rope, or other material. - a thick hank of her blonde hair
- a measurement of the length per unit mass of cloth or yarn, which varies according to the type being measured. For example, a hank is equal to 840 yards for cotton yarn and 560 yards for worsted. - This enables the dyer to create hanks of yarn that aren't too tightly wound together, ensuring that the dye bath can penetrate all of the fibres and preventing streaking.
- a ring for securing a staysail to the stay. - A hank is provided for rapidly attaching a sail to a stay.
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