murskata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- comminute verb To break into smaller portions.
- crunch verb To crush something noisily, especially food, making a crackling sound.
- crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
- overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
- pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
- pulverise verb To render into dust or powder.
- quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
- shellac noun A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
- slate noun A fine-grained gray rock that splits easily into thin flat sheets, often used for roofing.
- smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
- squash noun A racquet sport played in a walled court with a small rubber ball.
- tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.
Senses
murskata is used for these senses in English:
- brake (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.
- comminute (transitive) To pulverize; to smash.
- crunch (slang) To calculate or otherwise process (e.g. to crunch numbers: to perform mathematical calculations). Presumably from the sound made by mechanical calculators.
- crush To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
- crush To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
- crush To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
- crush (intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
- dash (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
brake — full definition
- noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.
comminute — full definition
- verb To break into smaller portions.
- verb To pulverize; to smash.
- verb To cause fragmentation (of bone).