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지레

지레

Korean

Noun

지레 • ‎(jire)

lever

Derived terms

Derived terms

지레질 (jirejil): levering
지레질하다 (jirejilhada): to lever

지렛대 (jiretdae): lever
지렛목 (jirenmok): fulcrum, pivot

See also

저울 (jeoul): balance, scale
저울질 (jeouljil): weighing, scaling
저울질하다 (jeouljilhada): to weigh, scale
줄 (jul): rope
줄타기 (jultagi): tightrope walking
줄타다 (jultada): to walk on the tightope
줄타기하다 (jultagihada): to walk on the tightrope

널 (neol): plank; seesaw, teeter-totter
널뛰기 (neolttwigi): seesawing
널뛰다 (neolttwida): to seesaw
그네 (geune): swing
그네뛰기 (geunettwigi): swinging
그네뛰다 (geunettwida): to swing

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Adverb

지레 • ‎(jire)

beforehand, in advance

Synonyms

미리 (miri)
앞서 (apseo)

Derived terms

지레 짐작 (jire jimjak): conjecture, guesswork
지레채다 (jirechaeda): to know in advance, to foresee