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valuttaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • instill verb To gradually establish an idea, feeling, or value in someone's mind so it becomes part of who they are.
  • milk noun A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young, especially cow's milk used as a food and drink for humans.
  • pot noun A round container, usually with a handle, used for cooking or holding things such as plants.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.
  • tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.
  • trickle noun A thin, slow flow of liquid, or the small amount that flows this way.

Senses

valuttaa is used for these senses in English:

  • draw out To extract, to bring out, as concealed information; to elicit; to educe.
  • instill (transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
  • milk (transitive) To express a liquid from a creature.
  • pot (transitive, colloquial) To secure; gain; win; bag.
  • pot (transitive) To drain (e.g. sugar of the molasses) in a perforated cask.
  • run (transitive) To make a liquid flow; to make liquid flow from or into an object.
  • shed (transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.
  • shed (transitive) To allow to flow or fall.

instill — full definition

  1. verb To gradually establish an idea, feeling, or value in someone's mind so it becomes part of who they are.
  2. verb To add a liquid slowly, drop by drop, often for medical purposes.

milk — full definition

  1. noun A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young, especially cow's milk used as a food and drink for humans.
  2. noun A milky white liquid made from a plant source, used as a dairy substitute.
  3. verb To draw milk from an animal, especially a cow.
  4. verb To exploit a situation or person for as much benefit as possible.

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