poot

Definitions of poot
  1. noun
    a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
    synonyms: been, onderdaan, onderdanen, stelt
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    hark
    informal terms for the leg
    spillebeen
    long thin legs
    type of:
    extremiteit, extremiteiten, ledematen, lidmaat
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
  2. noun
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    synonyms: fik, fikken, grijper, grijpers, grijpvinger, grijpvingers, hand, jat, jatten, klauw, klauwen, klavier, klavieren, kluif, knijper, poten, tengel, tengels, vinger, vlerken, vuist
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    vuist
    a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
    rechterhand, rechts
    the hand that is on the right side of the body
    linkerhand, linkervleugel, linkervoet
    the hand that is on the left side of the body
  3. noun
    grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
    synonyms: handdruk, handslag, palmslag
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    type of:
    dankbetuiging, dankzegging
    a statement acknowledging something or someone
  4. noun
    something written by hand
    synonyms: hand, handschrift, scenario
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    brachygrafie, snelschrift, steno, stenografie, stenogram, tachygrafie
    a method of writing rapidly
    kalligrafie, pennekunst, schoonschrift, schoonschrijfkunst, sierschrift
    beautiful handwriting
    gekriebel, hanenpoot, hanenpoten, hanepoot, hanepoten, kladschrift, krabbel, krabbelpootje, krabbelschrift, kriebelpootje
    poor handwriting
    schrijfletter, schuinschrift
    a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
    type of:
    allegorie, schrift
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
  5. noun
    your name written in your own handwriting
    synonyms: handtekening, krabbel, ondertekening, signatuur
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    types:
    autograaf, autografie, autogram, handtekening, krabbel, ondertekening
    a person's own signature
    contraseign
    a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
    type of:
    naam, persoonsnaam
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
  6. noun
    a person's own signature
    synonyms: autograaf, autografie, autogram, handtekening, krabbel, ondertekening
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    type of:
    handtekening, krabbel, ondertekening, signatuur
    your name written in your own handwriting
  7. noun
    offensive term for an openly homosexual man
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