akimbo

«akimbo» in Mova's school dictionary: with the hands on the hips and the elbows bent outwards… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb or adjective (with arms akimbo, no forms)

meaning for a pupil

Akimbo means with the hands on the hips and the elbows bent outwards, like a jug handle. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a bold hero or a cross person standing with arms akimbo

examples

• The farmer stood with his arms akimbo. tree →
• She put her hands on her hips, arms akimbo, and frowned. tree →
• He set his arms akimbo and flew off like a falcon. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «akimbo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.