Meaning of kāsis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. hook (object with a curved, sharp tip used for suspending or hanging)
   declension-2, masculine
2. stick, bar with a hook or crooked tip
   declension-2, masculine
3. the form or shape of a hook
   declension-2, masculine
4. joint, a marijuana cigarette
   declension-2, masculine, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“dzelzs, tērauda kāsis”

iron, steel hook

“uzkabināt uz kāša”

to hang (something) on a hook

“pakārt katlu kāsi virs uguns”

to hang the pothook over the fire

“nocelt podu no kāša”

to lift, remove a pot from the hook

“izvilkt ar kāsi ūdens spaini no akas”

to pull a bucket of water from the well with a hook

“dzērves, zosis un pīles lido kāsī vai rindā”

cranes, geese and ducks fly in a hook or in a row

“saliekt stiepli kāsī”

to bend the wire into a hook

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