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hakata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • batter verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
  • beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  • bill noun A request for payment, listing what is owed for goods or services.
  • chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  • clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
  • fell verb To cut something down, especially a tree, or to knock someone or something to the ground.
  • hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
  • hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
  • hew verb To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
  • log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
  • palpitate verb Of the heart, to beat unusually fast, hard or irregularly, so that you become aware of it.
  • pant noun A quick, heavy breath, especially after exertion.
  • peck verb For a bird to strike or pick at something repeatedly with its beak.
  • pelt noun The skin of an animal, especially with the fur or hair still attached.
  • pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
  • pummel verb To hit someone or something repeatedly with the fists or in a heavy, battering way.
  • strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
  • trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
  • whoop noun A loud shout of joy or excitement.

Senses

hakata is used for these senses in English:

  • bang away (idiomatic, intransitive) to strike or hit repeatedly
  • batter To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
  • beat (intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
  • beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
  • beat up (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
  • bill (transitive) To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
  • chop (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
  • clear (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.

batter — full definition

  1. verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
  2. noun A liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk used in baking or to coat food before frying.
  3. noun In cricket or baseball, the player at bat.

beat — full definition

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

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