staak

Definitions of staak
  1. noun
    a long thin implement made of metal or wood
    synonyms: paal, staaf, stang
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    dirigeerstok
    a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
    dirigeerstok
    a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
    drijfstang
    a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
    hengel
    a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
    boom, paal, pols, polsstok, springstok
    a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
    as, spil, spindel
    a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
    traproede
    a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps
    gard, roe, roede
    a rod used by a magician or water diviner
    draagas, wielas
    a shaft on which a wheel rotates
    kloet, schippersboom
    a long pole used to propel or guide a barge
    hengel, microfoonhengel
    a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
    cardanas, krukas, pedaalas, trapas
    a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
    cardanas
    a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
    mast, scheepsmast
    any sturdy upright pole
    zuigerstang
    connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston
    skistok
    a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing
    holspaat, rondhout, spaat
    a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
    hoofdas, spindel
    any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
    type of:
    gereedschap, werktuig
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  2. noun
    green beans with strings that must be removed
    synonyms: bezemsteel, bonenstaak, bonestaak
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