敷く

verb (godan)しく · shiku

1. Englishto spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out

   • 私は、ポーチに敷く木製のデッキパネルを購入したいと思います。I would like to purchase a wooden deck panel that can be laid on the porch.

2. Englishto lay down (e.g. a cushion)

3. Englishto impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate

4. Englishto pin down; to hold down

   • 禁酒法のしかれていた時代に、酒類密輸入の悪どい商売を腕ずくで自分の支配下におくために、てき屋たちは、おたがいに殺しあっていた。During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.

5. Englishto lay (e.g. railway tracks)

6. Englishto deploy (e.g. troops)

7. Englishto spread (e.g. snow); to be propagated

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