puristin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
- compressor noun A machine that increases the pressure of a gas, such as air, by reducing its volume.
- mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.
- press verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
Senses
puristin is used for these senses in English:
- compressor A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- compressor A device that squeezes (compresses).
- mill The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- mill A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process.
- press (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
clamp — full definition
- noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
- noun A device fitted to a car wheel to stop it being driven until a fine is paid.
- verb To fasten or hold something tightly in place.
- verb To immobilise a vehicle using a wheel clamp.
compressor — full definition
- noun A machine that increases the pressure of a gas, such as air, by reducing its volume.
- noun (audio) A device or software that reduces the volume difference between the loudest and quietest parts of a sound.