PRUSIK

Etymology

Noun

prusik (plural prusiks)

(climbing, chiefly attributive) A type of friction hitch.

Verb

prusik (third-person singular simple present prusiks, present participle prusiking, simple past and past participle prusiked)

(climbing) To climb a rope using a prusik.

Anagrams

• spruik

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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