terästää — meaning in English

English meaning

• fortify verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
• salt noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.
• spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.

Senses

terästää is used for these senses in English:

• fortify To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. [from mid 20th c.]
• fortify To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
• fortify (winemaking) To add spirits to (wine) to increase the alcohol content. [from late 19th c.]
• salt To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
• spike (American football, _, slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.

fortify — full definition

1. verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
2. verb To make someone or something mentally or physically stronger.
3. verb To add vitamins, minerals, or alcohol to something to increase its strength or nutritional value.

salt — full definition

1. noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.
2. noun An experienced sailor (usually "old salt").
3. verb To add salt to food, or to sprinkle something throughout for effect.

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