CEFR A2

awk

adjective

Meaning

awk means odd; out of order; perverse. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

the awk end of a rod (the butt end).
I used C, Perl, the Bourne shell, and some awk and tcl to implement these projects.

Synonyms: unhandy

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awk (A2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɔːk/

Definition

awk means odd; out of order; perverse. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

the awk end of a rod (the butt end).
I used C, Perl, the Bourne shell, and some awk and tcl to implement these projects.
The writer described the response as awk.

How to Use awk

awk + noun (collocation): Use awk before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a awk reaction."
become awk (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became awk near the end."

Synonyms of awk

Words with a similar meaning to awk:

unhandy

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