listiä — meaning in English

English meaning

• bury verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
• eliminate verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
• waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

listiä is used for these senses in English:

• bury (figurative, slang) To kill or murder.
• eliminate (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).
• waste (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

bury — full definition

1. verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
2. verb To put something in the ground and cover it over.
3. verb To hide or suppress a feeling, memory, or fact.
4. verb To put an end to something, such as a disagreement.

eliminate — full definition

1. verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
2. verb To knock a competitor or option out of a contest or list of possibilities.

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