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close; shut eyes

1.Verb

  1. 1

    close; shut eyes

    To cover one's eyes with one's eyelids.

    Korean definition: 눈꺼풀로 눈을 덮다.

    • Jisu was so tired and sleepy that she closed her eyes.

    • I closed my eyes and pictured my beloved hometown.

2.Verb

  1. 1

    wash; bathe

    To wash one's hair or body with water.

    Korean definition: 머리나 몸을 물로 씻다.

    • The children took off their clothes and bathed in the stream.

    • I washed my hair clean and dried it with a towel.

3.Verb

  1. 1

    wind; coil; twine

    To roll or wrap one object around another.

    Korean definition: 어떤 물체를 다른 물체에 말거나 빙 두르다.

    • My father was winding a cord around a stick.

    • My mother wound the leftover thread from her sewing onto a spool to tidy it up.

  2. 2

    wrap

    To put one's arms or legs around another person's body.

    Korean definition: 팔이나 다리 등을 다른 사람의 몸에 두르다.

    • Before I knew it, his arm had wrapped around my waist.

    • The child wrapped his arms around his mother's neck as she was about to leave for work and wouldn't let go.

  3. 3

    wear; put on

    (disparaging) To wear clothes.

    Korean definition: (낮잡아 이르는 말로) 옷을 입다.

    • It's still autumn, but my older sister is already going around wrapped up in a thick coat.

    • Yumin showed up at the party wrapped in a long, gorgeous dress that reached her toes.

  4. 4

    wind

    To wind up a clock or tape in order to operate it.

    Korean definition: 시계태엽이나 테이프 등을 작동하도록 돌리다.

    • It's amazing that there are still watches you have to wind by hand.

    • The man at the video store ran the machine all day long, rewinding videotapes.