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Arms akimbo
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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
Akimbo — is a human body position in which the hands are on the hips and the elbows are bowed outward, or bent/bowed in a more general sense Fact|date=September 2007 (e.g. the sailor sat with his legs akimbo ).OriginsThe word s origins are murky. The term … Wikipedia
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 — Alison Carroll 2008 als Lara Croft Akimbo (ursprünglich englisch für Arme in die Hüften gestemmt) bezeichnet in der Computerspiel Szene das gleichzeitige Benutzen gleicher Waffen mit beiden Händen. Dabei handelt es sich in der Regel um Pistolen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
akimbo — 1. adjective /əˈkɪm.bəʊ,əˈkɪm.boʊ/ With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. Now, then, mister, said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, what are you driving at? Lets have it straight, now. 2. adverb… … Wiktionary
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 — 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 — 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
