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fouler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • full adj Holding as much as possible; with no more room left.
  • sprain verb To injure a joint or ligament by twisting it too far without dislocating it.
  • stomp verb To step down heavily and forcefully, often out of anger.
  • thresh verb To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
  • trample verb To crush or damage something by walking heavily on it.
  • tread verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.

Senses

fouler is used for these senses in English:

  • full To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk.
  • sprain To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
  • thresh (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
  • tread (intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
  • tread To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue; to repress.

full — full definition

  1. adj Holding as much as possible; with no more room left.
  2. adj Complete, with nothing left out or missing.
  3. adj Having eaten enough, or more than enough.
  4. adj Rich, deep, or well-rounded, as of a sound, flavour, or shape.
  5. adv Directly, completely, or exactly.

sprain — full definition

  1. verb To injure a joint or ligament by twisting it too far without dislocating it.
  2. noun The injury caused by twisting a joint or ligament this way.

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