hipaista — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
- graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
- kiss verb To touch someone with your lips as a sign of love, affection, or greeting.
Senses
hipaista is used for these senses in English:
- brush (ambitransitive) To touch with a sweeping motion, or lightly in passing.
- glance (ball games) To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
- graze (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
- kiss (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
brush — full definition
- noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
- noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
- noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
- verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
- verb To touch something lightly while passing by.
glance — full definition
- verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
- verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
- noun A quick, brief look.