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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

  1. noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
  2. noun A cylindrical container, especially one used to store or transport liquid.
  3. verb To strike or tap rhythmically, as if playing a drum.

forge — full definition

  1. noun A furnace or workshop where metal is heated and shaped.
  2. verb To shape metal by heating and hammering it.
  3. verb To illegally copy or fake a document, signature, or item.
  4. verb To build or develop something gradually through effort.

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