pantata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
- cram verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
- engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
- exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
- pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
- pledge verb To make a solemn promise to do something.
- swot verb To study with effort or determination.
Senses
pantata is used for these senses in English:
- bail (legal) To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
- cram The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- cram (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
- engage (obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
- exercise To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
- pawn (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
- pledge To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- swot (intransitive, slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.
bail — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
- verb To scoop water out of a boat.
- verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.
cram — full definition
- verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
- verb To study intensively in a short period, usually right before an exam.