varastaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
- purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- rustle noun A soft, dry crackling sound, like leaves or paper moving.
- secrete verb Of a gland, cell, or plant, to produce and release a substance.
- snitch verb To inform on someone, often betraying a friend or group.
- steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
Senses
varastaa is used for these senses in English:
- jack (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
- jump the gun (sports) To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
- lift To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
- purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- rip off (transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.
- rip off (transitive, slang) To copy, especially illegally.
- rustle (transitive) To steal (cattle or other livestock).
- secrete (transitive) To conceal.
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.
lift — full definition
- verb To raise something to a higher position.
- verb To remove or cancel a restriction, ban, or rule.
- verb To steal something, especially casually or without much effort.
- noun British English word for an elevator: a device for carrying people or goods between floors.
- noun A free ride in someone else's vehicle.