moon
To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protestTo display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
» The moon was bright last night.
Луна была яркой прошлой ночью.
Минулої ночі місяць світив яскраво.
Meaning
8 senses(colloquial, transitive)To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
The hooligans mooned the riot police.
It was ill-advised of Sam to moon the photographer during the shoot.
den nackten Hintern zeigen
пока́зывать го́лую за́дницуpokázyvatʹ góluju zádnicu
показати голу попуpokazaty holu popu
(colloquial, intransitive)To gaze at lovingly or in adoration.
(colloquial, intransitive, usually)To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.
Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.
You've been mooning after her forever; why not just ask her out?
To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.
(transitive)To expose to the rays of the Moon.
expose one's buttocks to
(transitive)To adorn with moons or crescents.
To rise in price rapidly or suddenly. (from to the moon)
It is impractical if a currency moons and plummets often.
To shoot the moon.
Examples
1036 sentencesThe moon was bright last night.
Минулої ночі місяць світив яскраво.
ruЛуна была яркой прошлой ночью.
There's no life on the moon.
На Місяці немає життя.
ruНа Луне нет жизни.
deEs gibt kein Leben auf dem Mond.
The moon was full last night.
Минулої ночі був повний місяць.
ruПрошлой ночью было полнолуние.
deGestern Nacht war Vollmond.
I looked up at the moon.
Я подивився вгору на місяць.
I saw the moon above the roof.
Я побачив місяць понад дахом.
ruЯ увидела луну над крышей.
deIch habe den Mond über dem Dach gesehen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mone, from Old English mōna (“moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānō,From Middle English mone, from Old English mōna (“moon”), from Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (“moon”), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon; month”), probably from *meh₁- (“to measure”).
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Forms
moons, mooning, mooned, moonedSynonyms
3 synonyms- be idle in a listless or dreamy way:moon aroundmoon on
- have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake:daydream
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
7 patterns- on the moon
- the moon is
- full moon
- a full moon
- at the moon
- than the moon
- to the moon