"prusik" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹʌsɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prusik.wav Forms: prusiks [plural], prussik [alternative]
Etymology: Named for Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik. Head templates: {{en-noun}} prusik (plural prusiks)
  1. (climbing, chiefly attributive) A type of friction hitch. Tags: attributive Translations (friction hitch): Prusíkův uzel (Czech), prusík [masculine] (Czech), prusikknoop [masculine] (Dutch), Prusikin solmu (Finnish), prusik (Finnish), Prusik [masculine] (German), Prusikknoten [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-prusik-en-noun-XnlSeBn0 Categories (other): Climbing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹʌsɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prusik.wav Forms: prusiks [present, singular, third-person], prusiking [participle, present], prusiked [participle, past], prusiked [past], prussik [alternative]
Etymology: Named for Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik. Head templates: {{en-verb}} prusik (third-person singular simple present prusiks, present participle prusiking, simple past and past participle prusiked)
  1. (climbing) To climb a rope using a prusik.
    Sense id: en-prusik-en-verb-vpJsVDCr Categories (other): Climbing Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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