What is the meaning of the word "akimbo"?
Definitions:
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(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
adjective
- The policeman stood akimbo as he scanned the crowd for the perpetrator.
- The policeman stood akimbo as he scanned the crowd for the perpetrator.
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with hands on hips and elbows extending outward adverb
- The policeman stood akimbo as he scanned the crowd for the perpetrator.
- The policeman stood akimbo as he scanned the crowd for the perpetrator.