kulua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- consume verb To eat or drink something.
- corrode verb To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- deplete verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
- jade noun A hard, typically green semiprecious stone often carved into jewelry and figurines.
- pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
- wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
Senses
kulua is used for these senses in English:
- consume (intransitive, obsolete) To waste away slowly.
- corrode (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- deplete (ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
- elapse (intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.
- jade To fatigue, tire, or weary (someone or something).
- pass (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
- take (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- wear (intransitive, copulative) To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
consume — full definition
- verb To eat or drink something.
- verb To use up a resource such as time, energy, or fuel.
- verb To occupy someone's attention or emotions completely.
- verb To destroy something completely, especially by fire.
corrode — full definition
- verb To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- verb To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- verb To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.