jet — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- jet noun A fast-moving stream of liquid, gas, or flame forced out of a small opening.
- nozzle noun A narrow, often tapered spout fitted to a pipe or hose to control the flow of a liquid or gas.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- sling verb To throw something with a swinging or arcing motion.
- spout noun A narrow tube or opening that liquid pours out of.
- squirt verb To force liquid out in a quick, thin stream.
- throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
- toss verb To throw something lightly or carelessly, usually with an upward motion.
Senses
jet is used for these senses in English:
- cast An act of throwing.
- fling An act of throwing, often violently.
- jet (mathematics) an operation that takes a differentiable function f and produces a polynomial, the Taylor polynomial (truncated Taylor series) of f, at each point of its domain.
- jet plane A jet: an airplane that is powered by a jet engine.
- nozzle A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
- pitch A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- pitch (sports, UK, Australia, NZ) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- sling The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
cast — full definition
- verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
- verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
- noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
- noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.
fling — full definition
- verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- noun A brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship.
- noun A short period of enthusiastic, unrestrained enjoyment.