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soimata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blast noun An explosion, or the powerful rush of air and force it creates.
  • hurtle verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • lapidate verb To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
  • pillory noun A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
  • upbraid verb To criticize severely.

Senses

soimata is used for these senses in English:

  • blast (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
  • hurtle To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
  • lapidate (transitive, figurative) To hurl insults at.
  • pillory (transitive) To criticize harshly.
  • rip into (idiomatic, colloquial) To verbally attack or criticise.
  • upbraid (transitive) To criticize severely.

blast — full definition

  1. noun An explosion, or the powerful rush of air and force it creates.
  2. noun A sudden strong gust of wind or air.
  3. noun An extremely enjoyable time.
  4. verb To blow something up or break it apart with explosives.
  5. verb To play something, especially music, extremely loudly.

hurtle — full definition

  1. verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  2. verb To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
  3. verb To attack or criticize (someone) verbally or in writing.
  4. verb To move rapidly, violently, or without control, especially in a noisy manner.

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