kuṟukku (p. 132) s. That which is athwart, across, transverse, in a cross, direction, திரியக்கு. 2. Diameter, intersection; transit, விட்டம். 3. Frustration; check, hinderance, எதிர். 4. Shortness, briefness, சுருக்கம். 5. Intervention, இடையீடு. 6. The hips, the loins, இடுப்பு. குறுக்கீடாகப்போக, inf. To go across. குறுக்குக்கட்டுக்கட்ட, inf. To tie the cloth a little above the breasts, and around the trunk--as women often do. குறுக்குக்கேள்வி--குறுக்குவினா, s. Cross questioning, cross examination. 2. Irrelevant questions. குறுக்குச்சட்டம், s. A cross piece in a frame. 2. Braces to connect the pairs of refters. 3. A cross beam. குறுக்குச்சார், s. [prov.] A short or cross side of a native house; a raised floor on the outside or inside of the shorter wall of a native house. குறுக்குப்பாடு, v. noun. Lying across, or in a transverse direction, குறுக்கிடம். 2. A transverse direction, குறுக்கு. குறுக்குப்பாதை--குறுக்குவழி, s. A cross path, a short cut. குறுக்கும்மறுக்கும்--குறுக்குநெடுக்கும், adv. Cross-wise, transversely, passing through and through in every direction. குறுக்கே, adv. Cross-wise, transversely, athwart. 2. Between, intermediately. 3. In opposition or contradiction. குறுக்கேதடுக்க, inf. To interpose and prevent--as a by-stander. 2. To meet a person, stop him and forbid his proceeding. 3. To check, prevent, obstruct, stop, interrupt. குறுக்கேபோக, inf. To go across; to go a short way. 2. To cross one's track, or path--as a cat, &c., considered a bad omen. 3. To pass between persons or things. 4. To die prematurely and in the prime of life. 5. To transgress one's commands; to go or act against one's wishes, counsel, &c. குறுக்கிட, inf. To come across--as animals of bad omen. 2. To interfere. குறுக்களவு, s. Dimension across; thickness; the diameter. 2. The extent or measure of any line or direction parallel wit the diameter. குறுக்கடி, s. A precipitate step or measure; a rash course; a contrary or contradictory procedure. 2. A short, hasty, abrupt or crabbed answer; an assertion without due deliberation. 3. A stroke at one's loins. குறுக்கடிநியாயம், s. Abrupt, inconclusive reasoning. குறுக்கடியாயடிக்க, inf. To speak, pronounce, conclude, &c., too hastily; to be precipitate, or rash. 2. To be too summary in a proceeding--little used. குறுக்குப்புத்தி, s. [prov.] Headiness, rashness, கோணற்புத்தி. குறுக்குச்சூத்திரம், s. A formula, theorem or rule expressing the shortest method of performing a calculation, &c.; a brief, con.prehensive rule. குறுக்கேமடக்க, inf. [prov.] To confute or refute at once; to stop one's mouth by short answer. குறுக்கேமுறிக்க, inf. To break into two. 2. To break off in the midst of a business; to leave a work unfinished. 3. To leave a company in displeasure. குறுக்கேவிழ--குறுக்கேவர, inf. To interfere, intermeddle. 35)
