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Meaning ofmoonin English

moon

us//muːn//uk//muːn//

Pluralmoons
Past Tensemooned
Participle Verbmooning
Third Person Singularmoons

Definitions

Proper Noun
1. the Earth's satellite
2. earth's natural satellite (Luna)☾
  The astronauts traveled to the moon and collected samples.
3. god of the Moon (Heathenry)
  In ancient mythology, the moon was often depicted as a powerful goddess.
4. a surname; a Qur'an chapter
  The scientist Moon studied the effects of climate change.
5. to rapidly rise in cryptocurrency value
  The value of the cryptocurrency began to moon after its launch.
Noun
1. a crescent shape or symbol; representation
2. a fortification outwork
  The castle had a moon to protect its gates.
3. a Tarot card (eighteenth major arcana)
  In tarot reading, the moon symbolizes intuition.
4. a Lenormand card symbol
  The Lenormand moon card indicates a strong connection to emotions.
5. taking all point cards in a hand; winning
  In the card game, winning all the point cards is called shooting the moon.
6. the 54th sura in Islam
  The Quran contains the Moon sura which is also known as Al-Qamar.
7. a lunar month; a period of time
  The company plans to launch a new product every moon to keep up with demand.
8. a Lenormand card; thirty-second in sequence
  The reader drew the moon card in a Lenormand reading, indicating a need for intuition.
9. taking all point cards in hearts
  The player won the game by shooting the moon with a perfect hand.
Verb
1. exposing buttocks as insult
  The protesters began to moon the police officers as a form of disrespect.
2. gazing at lovingly; adoring someone
  The loving mother mooned over her baby with adoration.
3. to fuss over something adoringly; be infatuated
  The new mother mooned over her little boy with affection.
4. to spend time idly; absent-mindedly
  She likes to moon away her Sundays reading novels.
5. to expose to moonlight
  The photographer waited for night to moon the landscape with soft light.
6. to adorn with crescents; lunar symbols
  The designer decided to moon the packaging with a crescent shape logo.
7. to rise rapidly in price; suddenly increase
  The price of the stock began to moon and investors were thrilled.
8. to shoot the moon (in card games)
  The player attempted to moon by taking all the point cards in the game.
9. a natural satellite of a planet
  The Earth has one moon that orbits around it.
10. to show one's buttocks (as insult)
  The protester was arrested for mooning the police officer during the rally.
11. to gaze lovingly; adore
  The mother mooned over her newborn baby with joy.
12. to fuss over something; be infatuated
  The fan mooned over the celebrity, constantly following her on social media.
13. expose to moonlight
  The photographer waited for the full moon to moon the landscape with soft light.
14. adorn with crescent shapes
  The designer decided to moon the packaging with a crescent shape logo.
15. to rapidly increase in value (cryptocurrencies)
  The value of the cryptocurrency began to moon after its successful marketing campaign.
16. to achieve a high score (card games)
  The player's score started to moon as she got all the high-point cards in the game.

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