whittle
Kelime Anlamı :
1. yontmak.
2. whittle down.
3. whittle away yontup ufaltmak.
4. bıçakla yontmak.
5. bıçakla kesmek.
6. azar azar eksiltmek.
7. bıçakla oymak.
8. yont.
9. (ağaç/tahta parçasını) yonta yonta ufaltmak.
10. bıçakla oy.
Tanımlar :
1.
to cut small bits or pare shavings from (a piece of wood).
2. to fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat.
3. to reduce or eliminate gradually, as if by whittling with a knife: whittled down the debt by making small payments.
4. to cut or shape wood with a knife.
2. to fashion or shape in this way: whittle a toy boat.
3. to reduce or eliminate gradually, as if by whittling with a knife: whittled down the debt by making small payments.
4. to cut or shape wood with a knife.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A large knife.
2. to cut or shape wood with a knife.
3. to reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
2. to cut or shape wood with a knife.
3. to reduce or gradually eliminate something (such as a debt).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of england, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.
2. same as whittle shawl, below.
3. A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
4. to cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
5. to pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife.
6. to edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
2. same as whittle shawl, below.
3. A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife.
4. to cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut up a piece of wood with a knife.
5. to pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a clasp knife or pocketknife.
6. to edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to cut or dress with a knife; form with a whittle or knife: as, to whittle a stick.
2. to pare, or reduce by paring, literally or figuratively.
3. to intoxicate; make tipsy or drunk.
4. to cut wood with a pocket-knife, either aimlessly or with the intention of forming something; use a pocket-knife in cutting wood or shaping wooden things.
5. to confess at the gallows.
6. originally, a blanket; later, a coarse shaggy mantle or woolen shawl worn by west-country women in england.
7. A knife; especially, a large knife, as a butcher's knife or one carried in the girdle.
2. to pare, or reduce by paring, literally or figuratively.
3. to intoxicate; make tipsy or drunk.
4. to cut wood with a pocket-knife, either aimlessly or with the intention of forming something; use a pocket-knife in cutting wood or shaping wooden things.
5. to confess at the gallows.
6. originally, a blanket; later, a coarse shaggy mantle or woolen shawl worn by west-country women in england.
7. A knife; especially, a large knife, as a butcher's knife or one carried in the girdle.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia