paiskata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bang noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- deliver verb To bring or take something to its intended destination.
- hurl verb To throw something with great force.
- precipitate verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.
- slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
- thwack verb To hit someone or something hard, especially with something flat like a stick or bat.
- whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.
Senses
paiskata is used for these senses in English:
- bang (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- cast To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- dash (transitive) To throw violently.
- dash (transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
- deliver To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
- hurl (transitive) To throw (something) with force.
- precipitate (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- slam (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
bang — full definition
- noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- verb To hit something hard, often producing a loud noise.
- noun In plural, a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead (chiefly US).
cast — full definition
- verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
- verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
- noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
- noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.