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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 something into small pieces.
  • 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 crush something down into a fine powder.
  • quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
  • shellac noun A substance made from the secretion of the lac insect, used in polishes and varnishes.
  • 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

  1. noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
  2. verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.

comminute — full definition

  1. verb To break something into small pieces.
  2. verb To crush or smash something into small pieces or powder.
  3. verb (of a bone) To break into several pieces.
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