kile homograph 2
verbverbto wedge · to fasten with wedges
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
av kile (I)a wedge · a gusset (in sewing) · a key, a pin (in machinery) from kile (I)a wedge · a gusset (in sewing) · a key, a pin (in machinery)Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
drive inn en kile i noe;
feste med kiler to drive a wedge into something;
to fasten with wedges
feste med kiler to drive a wedge into something;
to fasten with wedges
Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
kile seg fast
sette seg fast
to get stuck
Eng. phraseto get wedged in
- bussen kilte seg fast under brua the bus got wedged under the bridge
kile seg inn
trenge seg inn
to force one's way in
Eng. phraseto squeeze in
- hun klarte å kile seg inn blant de fem beste she managed to squeeze into the top five