picar — meaning in English

English meaning

• grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
• itch noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
• itchy adj Causing or feeling an urge to scratch.
• mull verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
• sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.

Senses

picar is used for these senses in English:

• grind (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
• itch (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
• mull To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
• sting (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.

grind — full definition

1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.

itch — full definition

1. noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
2. noun A strong, restless desire to do something.
3. verb To feel a need to scratch, or to feel a persistent urge to do something.

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