syöstä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cataract noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
- plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
- precipitate verb To cause something to happen suddenly, often before it is ready to.
- spew verb To eject or gush out forcefully in a stream.
- spout noun A narrow tube or opening that liquid pours out of.
Senses
syöstä is used for these senses in English:
- cataract (transitive, figurative, rare) To cause (something) to pour or rush like a waterfall.
- plunge (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
- precipitate (transitive) To throw an object or person from a great height.
- precipitate (transitive) To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- spew (transitive) To eject forcibly and in a stream,
- spout (intransitive) To gush forth in a jet or stream
cataract — full definition
- noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
- noun A clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision, common in older age.
plunge — full definition
- verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
- verb To fall or drop suddenly and steeply.
- verb To suddenly enter into a difficult or extreme situation.
- noun A sudden dive, jump, or drop.