takoa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- drum noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
- forge noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- malleate adj Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
- pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
- roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
- smithy noun A blacksmith's workshop; a forge.
Senses
takoa is used for these senses in English:
- drum (transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.
- forge (metallurgy) To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- hammer To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
- hammer To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
- hammer (figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.
- malleate (rare) To beat into shape with a hammer. [from 1598]
- pound (transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
- roll (transitive) To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.
drum — full definition
- noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
- noun A cylindrical container, especially one used to store or transport liquid.
- verb To strike or tap rhythmically, as if playing a drum.
forge — full definition
- noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
- verb To shape metal by heating and hammering it.
- verb To illegally copy or fake a document, signature, or item.
- verb To build or develop something gradually through effort.