lastoittaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
• splint noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
• splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.

Senses

lastoittaa is used for these senses in English:

• cast (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
• splint (transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
• splinter (transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

cast — full definition

1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

splint — full definition

1. noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
2. verb To immobilize an injured limb with a rigid support.

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