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salty

1.Adjective

  1. 1

    salty

    Tasting like salt.

    Korean definition: 맛이 소금과 같다.

    • I ate somewhat salty food during the day, so I kept feeling thirsty.

    • I must have put too much salt in when making the soup, because the broth was salty.

  2. 2

    begrudging; penny-pinching

    (slang) Extremely frugal in spending money.

    Korean definition: (속된 말로) 재물을 아끼는 태도가 몹시 심하다.

    • The teachers at my school tend to be stingy with grades, so it's hard to get a good score unless you work really hard.

    • My company's pay is too stingy for the work we do, so I'm thinking of moving to a company that pays more.

2.Verb

  1. 1

    build; make

    To make a frame or structure such as a piece of furniture, box, etc.

    Korean definition: 가구나 상자 등의 틀이나 구조물을 만들다.

    • She liked high-end furniture made from old zelkova wood.

    • Jisu wanted to have a large frame made for her wedding photo but couldn't find a suitable place.

  2. 2

    weave; make

    To make fabric, etc., by interlacing strings, thread, etc.

    Korean definition: 실이나 끈 등을 엮어서 옷감 등을 만들다.

    • Liu Bei, the hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, made a living as a child by weaving straw mats and selling them at the market.

    • Every Christmas, my mother gave me a sweater knitted from wool yarn.

  3. 3

    form; organize

    To make an organization or group by gathering people.

    Korean definition: 사람을 모아 조직이나 단체를 구성하다.

    • Grown adults formed sides and fought like little kids.

    • We formed teams of two and played badminton.

  4. 4

    arrange; plan

    To set up a plan or schedule.

    Korean definition: 계획이나 일정을 세우다.

    • When our team was cornered, the coach called a timeout and told us the new strategy he had worked out.

    • Jisu planned a week's worth of meals and started her diet.

3.Verb

  1. 1

    squeeze

    To extract water, oil, etc., from something by pressing or twisting.

    Korean definition: 무엇을 누르거나 비틀어서 속에 든 물기나 기름 등을 빼내다.

    • Living leisurely in the mountains raising goats, he lived on the money from milking the goats and selling the milk.

    • Jisu's wrists were weak, so she couldn't wring out the thick blanket by herself.

  2. 2

    beat one's brains out; concentrate oneself on

    To try very hard to think; to focus one's concentration.

    Korean definition: 온 힘을 다해 열심히 생각하다. 온 정신을 기울이다.

    • No matter how much I racked my brains, no good idea came to mind.

    • The harder the times, the more we must not lose heart but put our heads together to come up with wise solutions.

  3. 3

    cry

    To shed tears, or fake cry.

    Korean definition: 눈물을 흘리다. 또는 억지로 울다.

    • She had cried so much that she was squeezing out tears that would no longer come, unable to leave her mother's memorial altar.

    • She would cry at the drop of a hat, even over nothing.