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1 akimbo
adj with arms akimbo amb les mans als malucs
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(with) arms akimbo — phrase with your hands on your hips and your elbows sticking out Thesaurus: in a standing positionhyponym in a lying positionsynonym Main entry: akimbo * * * (with) arms aˈkimbo … Useful english dictionary
with arms akimbo — with the elbows bent and the hands resting on the hips … English contemporary dictionary
akimbo — [ə kim′bō] adv., adj. [ME in kenebowe, lit., in keen bow, i.e., in a sharp curve; a folk etym. from ON kengboginn, bow bent < keng, bent + bogi, a bow] with hands on hips and elbows bent outward [with arms akimbo] … English World dictionary
akimbo — adjective (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your hips hip 1 (1) so that your elbows point outwards: He stood with arms akimbo, glaring at the intruders.: see picture at arm … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
akimbo — [[t]əkɪ̱mboʊ[/t]] PHRASE: usu PHR after v If you stand arms akimbo or with arms akimbo, you stand with your hands on your hips and your elbows pointing outwards. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
akimbo — a|kim|bo [əˈkımbəu US bou] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: in kenbow, on kenbow (15 17 centuries), probably from an unrecorded Old Norse i keng boginn bent in a curve ] 1.) (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your ↑hips so that your elbows point… … Dictionary of contemporary English
akimbo — /əˈkɪmboʊ / (say uh kimboh) adverb 1. with hands on hips and elbows bent outwards: to stand with arms akimbo. 2. stretched wide apart: sitting with legs akimbo. {Middle English in kene bowe, apparently, in keen bow (sharply bent); compare Old… …
akimbo — /euh kim boh/, adj., adv. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo. [1375 1425; late ME in kenebowe < ON *i keng boginn bent into a crook (i in, keng acc. of kengr hook, boginn ptp. of bjuga to bend)] * * * … Universalium
akimbo — a|kim|bo [ ə kımbou ] adjective (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your HIPS and your elbows sticking out … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
akimbo — UK [əˈkɪmbəʊ] / US [əˈkɪmboʊ] adjective, adverb (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your hips and your elbows sticking out … English dictionary
akimbo — a•kim•bo [[t]əˈkɪm boʊ[/t]] adj. adv. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; ME in kenebowe … From formal English to slang