akimbo

English - Turkish

Definition of akimbo in English Turkish dictionary

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O, eller belde meydan okurcasına durdu. - She stood defiantly with arms akimbo.

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with arms akimbo

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English - English

Definition of akimbo in English English dictionary

Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo

and the other end window bearing the figure of a woman standing akimbo with her right hand touching her right temple.

With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward

Men preferred one pose above all others, namely, the elbow akimbo.

with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"

(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo"

If you stand arms akimbo or with arms akimbo, you stand with your hands on your hips and your elbows pointing outwards

Into or of the position where the arms are akimbo

with bent limbs; with the elbows bent and the hands resting on the hips

with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo

{s} bent toward the outside with the joint away from the body (of arms and legs); having the elbows bent and the hands resting on the hips

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akimbo(ip)

(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo

put one's arms akimbo

put one's hands resting on hips and elbows extending outward

with arms akimbo

with the elbows bent and the hands resting on the hips

Hyphenation

a·kim·bo

Turkish pronunciation

ıkîmbō

Pronunciation

/əˈkəmˌbō/ /əˈkɪmˌboʊ/

Etymology

() From Middle English in kenebowe, in kene bowe (“in a keen bow", i.e. "in a sharp bend or angle”) from in (“in”) + keen, kene (“brave, keen, sharp”) + bowe (“bow, bend”). Alternately, possibly from Old Norse keng (“bent”) + bogi (“a bow”), compare Icelandic kengboginn (“bow-bent”).