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upottaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bury verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
  • douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
  • embed verb To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
  • immerse verb To put something completely under the surface of a liquid.
  • inlay verb To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
  • scuttle noun An open bucket or container used for carrying coal.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.
  • submerge verb To go completely under the surface of water or another liquid.

Senses

upottaa is used for these senses in English:

  • bury (sports) To score (a goal).
  • countersink (transitive) To create such a conical recess.
  • douse (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • drop (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
  • drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
  • embed (transitive) To lay (something) as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
  • immerse (transitive) To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
  • inlay (also, figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.

bury — full definition

  1. verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
  2. verb To put something in the ground and cover it over.
  3. verb To hide or suppress a feeling, memory, or fact.
  4. verb To put an end to something, such as a disagreement.

douse — full definition

  1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  2. verb To put out a flame or light.

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