kuluttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
- 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 make the amount of something smaller by taking part of it away.
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
- drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
- erode verb To gradually wear away, especially by water, wind, or chemical action.
- fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
- jade noun A hard, typically green semiprecious stone often carved into jewelry and figurines.
- sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
- spend verb To pay out money in exchange for something.
- use verb To employ something for a particular purpose.
- wear verb To have clothing, jewelry, or an accessory on one's body.
Senses
kuluttaa is used for these senses in English:
- attrition (transitive) To grind or wear down through friction.
- consume (transitive) To eat.
- consume (transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
- 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.
- drain (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- draw (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- drill (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
attrition — full definition
- noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
- noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.
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.
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