pito — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adhesion noun The way one substance is able to stick firmly to a different substance.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.
- traction noun The grip a wheel, tire, or foot has on a surface, preventing it from slipping.
Senses
pito is used for these senses in English:
- adhesion The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
- hold (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- holding pattern (idiomatic) Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.
- tooth Of a rope, the stickiness when in contact with another rope as in a knot.
- traction The adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface.
adhesion — full definition
- noun The way one substance is able to stick firmly to a different substance.
- noun A lasting sense of loyalty or attachment to someone or something.
- noun An agreement to stick to or support something, such as a set of terms.
- noun (medicine) A band of scar tissue that forms between body parts after inflammation, sticking them together abnormally.
hold — full definition
- verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
- verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
- noun A grip or grasp on something.
- noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.
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