ponnistella — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breast noun Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk.
- endeavor noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
- exert verb To apply or make use of something, such as force, influence, or effort.
- strive verb To make a great and sustained effort to achieve something.
- struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
Senses
ponnistella is used for these senses in English:
- breast (transitive, often, figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.
- endeavor (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
- exert (reflexive) To put in vigorous action.
- get in the boat and row (intransitive, idiomatic) To make a substantial effort, especially in cooperation with others in a group; also, to perform one's share of work.
- make an effort To try; to work towards a goal.
- strive To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
- struggle To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
breast — full definition
- noun Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk.
- noun The chest area of a person or animal.
- noun A cut of meat from the chest of poultry or other animals.
endeavor — full definition
- noun A serious, determined attempt to achieve something.
- verb To try hard to do something.
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