jeter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- clap verb To strike the palms of the hands together to make a sharp sound, especially to applaud.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
Senses
jeter is used for these senses in English:
- can (transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
- cast To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.). [from 13th c.]
- cast To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- clap (transitive) To set or put, usually in haste.
- dash (transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
- fling (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- jettison To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
- throw To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
can — full definition
- verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
- noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
- verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
- verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.
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.