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стъ́ржа — meaning in English

starzha

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English meaning

  • grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
  • gride verb To pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
  • rasp noun A coarse metal file with rough, pointed teeth, used to shape or smooth wood or other materials.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.

Senses

стъ́ржа is used for these senses in English:

  • grate (transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
  • gride To produce a grinding or scraping sound.
  • rasp (intransitive) To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
  • scrape (ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
  • squeegee (ambitransitive) To use a squeegee. [1883]

grate — full definition

  1. noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
  2. verb To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it across a grater.
  3. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound; or, figuratively, to irritate someone.

gride — full definition

  1. verb To pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
  2. verb To travel through something.
  3. verb To produce a grinding or scraping sound.

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