New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: goof · hood · hook · hoop · hoot · poof · roof · woof · aloof · honor

hoof

1 noun animal footcrúb fem2 c m u 2 verb kick ball informal TRANSITIVEciceáil verb c m ulasc verb c m uhe hoofed it over the bar chiceáil sé thar an trasnán é, lasc sé thar an trasnán é

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3 verb (US), informal dance INTRANSITIVEbheith ag damhsa c m ubheith ag rince c m u

hoofed

(also hooved) adjectivecrúbach adj1 c m uhoofed mammals mamaigh chrúbacha

phrases

to hoof it

informalsiúl c m udul de shiúl na gcosdul de shiúl coisewe hoofed it back to the hotel chuamar ar ais chuig an óstán de shiúl coise

on the hoof

1 of meatbeo c m ubeef is exported on the hoof easpórtáiltear an t-eallach ina mbeatha, déantar an t-eallach a easpórtáil agus iad beo 2 while on the movehe grabbed some lunch on the hoof bhí greim lóin aige agus é ag dul ó áit go háit 3 hurriedlyó bharr do chinnas do sheasamh c m uthis government is making policy on the hoof tá an rialtas seo ag ceapadh polasaithe ó bharr a gcinn, tá an rialtas seo ag ceapadh polasaithe ar iompú boise

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