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haljeta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burst verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
  • cleave verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
  • crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
  • fracture noun A break, crack, or split — especially in a bone, but also in rock or other hard material.
  • rupture noun A sudden break, tear, or burst, especially in tissue or a container.
  • split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

haljeta is used for these senses in English:

  • burst (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
  • cleave (transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.
  • cleave (intransitive) To split.
  • crack (intransitive) To form cracks.
  • fracture (ambitransitive) To break, or cause something to break.
  • rupture (ambitransitive) To burst, break through, or split, as under pressure.

burst — full definition

  1. verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
  2. verb To move suddenly and forcefully, especially entering or exiting.
  3. noun A sudden, brief outbreak or surge of something.

cleave — full definition

  1. verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
  2. verb To stick closely or stay loyal to something, especially a belief, plan, or person (an older, more formal use).

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