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astua — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  • cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  • enter verb To go into a place.
  • jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • serve verb To provide help, food, or a service to someone.
  • sire noun The male parent of an animal, especially in breeding contexts.
  • step noun A single movement of the foot when walking, or one of a set of surfaces used to go up or down, as on a staircase.
  • tread verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.
  • tup noun A male sheep, a ram.

Senses

astua is used for these senses in English:

  • board (transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
  • cover (transitive) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
  • enter (transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
  • get in (intransitive) To enter a place; to gain access.
  • get in (intransitive, idiomatic) To be elected to some office.
  • jump (transitive, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
  • line (transitive, now, rare, of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate.
  • mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.

board — full definition

  1. verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  2. verb To provide or receive regular meals and a place to sleep, usually for payment.
  3. noun A flat, thin piece of wood or similar rigid material.
  4. noun A group of people who officially manage or advise a company or organization.

cover — full definition

  1. verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  2. verb To deal with, include, or report on a topic or event.
  3. verb To be enough money to pay for something.
  4. noun The front or back of a book, magazine, or similar publication.
  5. noun A new recording or performance of a song originally released by another artist.

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