pistää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
- inject verb To force a liquid, especially medicine or a drug, into the body using a needle.
- jab noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
- protrude verb To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- smart adjective Intelligent; quick to learn or understand.
- stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
- sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.
- tuck verb To push, fold, or fit the loose edge of something neatly into place.
- twinge noun A sudden, brief sharp pain in part of the body.
Senses
pistää is used for these senses in English:
- bite (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- bite (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- brog (transitive) To prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.
- inject (transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.
- jab To deliver a quick punch.
- protrude (transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.
- set (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- smart (intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
bite — full definition
- verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
- verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
- noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.
inject — full definition
- verb To force a liquid, especially medicine or a drug, into the body using a needle.
- verb To add or introduce something suddenly, often to improve or change a situation.