"manu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmanʉː/ [New-Zealand] Forms: manus [plural]
Etymology: In the sense of a manufacturer; clipping of 'manufacturer' Head templates: {{en-noun}} manu (plural manus)
  1. (New Zealand, diving) A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash. Tags: New-Zealand Categories (topical): Diving
    Sense id: en-manu-en-noun-DtpcYXP8 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (manufacturing) manufacturer Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-manu-en-noun-EAAoWazp Topics: business, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: manu militari (english: etymologically unrelated)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "In the sense of a manufacturer; clipping of 'manufacturer'",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "manus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "manu (plural manus)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    }
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        },
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          "orig": "en:Diving",
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            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
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            "Fundamental"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013 February 22, Elisha Rolleston, “Best water bombs: Nothin' but manus”, in Stuff:",
          "text": "For those that don't know what a manu is, you've got your standard bomb, which everyone does, where you curl up and enter the water feet first. But a manu is when you are in a v-shape and essentially your tailbone or lower back enters the water first while you hold that v-shape.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 February 23, Diane McCarthy, “Special space allocated for manus after near drowning”, in RNZ, archived from the original on 2022-02-23:",
          "text": "An area of the outdoor pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre has been set aside for manus (bombing) after a nine-year-old boy nearly drowned last month.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
      ],
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          "cannonball#English"
        ],
        [
          "bomb",
          "bomb#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand, diving) A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "diving",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 May 13, Le Spirit Designs, “Breaking Up with my Pin Manu?? How to Find Manufacturers on Alibaba”, in Youtube:",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 November 11, Keishu13, “What is this type of pin called?”, in Reddit:",
          "text": "But I'm having trouble tracking down a manu using that term.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 June 1, Sano Eli ✧ prismono.com🪻 (@prismonoart), Twitter:",
          "text": "Currently waiting on just one more of the Final Fantasy Tarot Card enamel pins to finish, so my manu sent me this clip as a preview!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "manufacturer"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(manufacturing) manufacturer"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmanʉː/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "manu"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 28 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "In the sense of a manufacturer; clipping of 'manufacturer'",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "manus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "ref": "2013 February 22, Elisha Rolleston, “Best water bombs: Nothin' but manus”, in Stuff:",
          "text": "For those that don't know what a manu is, you've got your standard bomb, which everyone does, where you curl up and enter the water feet first. But a manu is when you are in a v-shape and essentially your tailbone or lower back enters the water first while you hold that v-shape.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 February 23, Diane McCarthy, “Special space allocated for manus after near drowning”, in RNZ, archived from the original on 2022-02-23:",
          "text": "An area of the outdoor pool at Whakatāne Aquatic Centre has been set aside for manus (bombing) after a nine-year-old boy nearly drowned last month.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
      ],
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          "diving",
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        ],
        [
          "cannonball",
          "cannonball#English"
        ],
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          "bomb",
          "bomb#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand, diving) A method of diving similar to a cannonball/bomb but with the lower back entering the water first, causing a large splash."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "diving",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2022 May 13, Le Spirit Designs, “Breaking Up with my Pin Manu?? How to Find Manufacturers on Alibaba”, in Youtube:",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 November 11, Keishu13, “What is this type of pin called?”, in Reddit:",
          "text": "But I'm having trouble tracking down a manu using that term.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 June 1, Sano Eli ✧ prismono.com🪻 (@prismonoart), Twitter:",
          "text": "Currently waiting on just one more of the Final Fantasy Tarot Card enamel pins to finish, so my manu sent me this clip as a preview!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "manufacturer"
      ],
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          "manufacturing",
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        ],
        [
          "manufacturer",
          "manufacturer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(manufacturing) manufacturer"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "manufacturing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmanʉː/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "manu"
}

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