tykittää — meaning in English

English meaning

• cannon noun A large, mounted gun that fires heavy projectiles, historically used in warfare.
• hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
• pump noun A device that moves or pushes liquid or gas from one place to another.

Senses

tykittää is used for these senses in English:

• cannon To bombard with cannons.
• cannon To fire something, especially spherical, rapidly.
• hammer (sports, etc.) To hit particularly hard.
• pump (sports) To kick, throw, or hit the ball far and high.
• shoot up (intransitive, transitive) To inject (a drug) intravenously.

cannon — full definition

1. noun A large, mounted gun that fires heavy projectiles, historically used in warfare.
2. verb To collide with something violently.
3. verb To bombard something with cannon fire.

hammer — full definition

1. noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
2. verb To strike something repeatedly, whether with an actual hammer, a fist, or figuratively with words.
3. verb To defeat someone decisively, or to put heavy strain on a system.

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