Definizione monolingua

lake

lake (third-person singular simple present lakes, present participle laking, simple past and past participle laked)

1. (obsolete) To present an offering.
2. (chiefly dialectal) To leap, jump, exert oneself, play.

lake (plural lakes)

1. A large, landlocked, naturally-occurring stretch of water.
2. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (In the plural) an area characterised by its many lakes; e.g., the English Lake District is often shortened to The Lakes.
3. A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake.
   • 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft:

     So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

Definizione dizionario lake

	lago
	body of water
	An enclosed body of water, usually but not necessarily fresh water, from which the sea is excluded.

	lacca
	coloring agent

laguna

làcu

navale

pozzanghera

Altri significati:

Large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water.

(In the plural) an area characterised by its many lakes; e.g., the English Lake District is often shortened to The Lakes.

To make lake-red.

(obsolete) Fine linen.

lake (insoluble pigment)

(obsolete) An offering, sacrifice, gift.

(chiefly dialectal) To leap, jump, exert oneself, play.

In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant.

(obsolete) To present an offering.

(obsolete, dialectal) Play, sport, fun, glee.

A large amount of liquid: a wine lake.