heitto
Pronunciation: /ˈhei̯tːo/
“heitto” is a Finnish word. Its 10 meanings in English:
noun
- throw, cast, shy (act of throwing)
- toss (throw with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care)
- shot
- caprice (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion)
- retort, riposte (quick response)
- runout (deviation of the axis of rotation)
- fly switch, kick, drop (shunting maneuver in which a car or wagon is given speed and then rolls on its own onto one track, and then another car or the locomotive is braked before switching so that they can go to another track)
- synonym of kulle (“heavy seine”)
- imprecision, inaccuracy
- conjecture (statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess)
Etymology
heittää (“to throw”) + -o
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