"tenuki" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɛˈnuːki/ Forms: tenuki [plural]
Rhymes: -uːki Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 手抜き (tenuki). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|手抜き|tr=tenuki}} Japanese 手抜き (tenuki) Head templates: {{en-noun|tenuki}} tenuki (plural tenuki)
  1. (go, shogi) playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move. Categories (topical): Go, Shogi Related terms: intermezzo, zwischenzug
    Sense id: en-tenuki-en-noun-0eB3WcFh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 11 12 Topics: board-games, games, shogi

Verb

IPA: /tɛˈnuːki/ Forms: tenukis [present, singular, third-person], tenukiing [participle, present], tenukied [participle, past], tenukied [past]
Rhymes: -uːki Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 手抜き (tenuki). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|手抜き|tr=tenuki}} Japanese 手抜き (tenuki) Head templates: {{en-verb}} tenuki (third-person singular simple present tenukis, present participle tenukiing, simple past and past participle tenukied)
  1. (intransitive) To play elsewhere; to ignore the opponent's last move. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenuki-en-verb-7sizdD8p
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention away from an ongoing task; to change gears. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-tenuki-en-verb-qxUuwMQC

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To play elsewhere; to ignore the opponent's last move."
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