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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

  1. noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
  2. noun A clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision, common in older age.

plunge — full definition

  1. verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
  2. verb To fall or drop suddenly and steeply.
  3. verb To suddenly enter into a difficult or extreme situation.
  4. noun A sudden dive, jump, or drop.

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