spunk in Telugu తెలుగు
spunk in English
- spunk⇄expr. get one's spunk up, (Informal.)
a. to show courage, pluck, or spirit.
Ex. How a woman got her spunk up and left the country (M. Thompson).
b. to become angry.
Ex. My spunk is getting up a little about it (Jamestown Journal - spunk⇄expr. spunk of fire, a small fire; bit of flame.
Ex. Ye might light a spunk of fire in the red room (Scott). - spunk⇄expr. spunk up. See verb above.
- spunk⇄noun 1. (Informal.) courage; pluck; spirit; mettle.
Ex. a little puppy full of spunk.
(SYN) nerve.
2. (Scottish.)
a. a spark.
b. a friction match.
3. touchwood; punk. - spunk⇄spunk, noun, verb.
- spunk⇄v.i. 1. (U.S.) to show spunk or spirit.
Ex. Just spunk up to the old codger--let him know you are not afraid of him (Elbridge G. Paige).
2. (Scottish.) to flare up with anger.
Ex. He spunked up like tinder. ""Do you call me a liar?"" h