raapaista — meaning in English

English meaning

• crease noun A line or fold made by pressing, bending, or wrinkling fabric or paper.
• graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
• nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.

Senses

raapaista is used for these senses in English:

• crease (transitive) To lightly bloody; to graze.
• graze (transitive) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
• graze (transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
• nick (transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.

crease — full definition

1. noun A line or fold made by pressing, bending, or wrinkling fabric or paper.
2. noun In sports such as cricket or ice hockey, a marked line or area defining part of the playing field.
3. verb To form a fold or wrinkle in something.

graze — full definition

1. verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
2. verb To touch or rub something lightly while passing it, sometimes scraping the skin.
3. noun A minor scrape or scratch on the skin.

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