muer — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
• crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
• moult noun The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.

Senses

muer is used for these senses in English:

• cast (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. [from 15th c.]
• crack (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

cast — full definition

1. verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
2. verb To choose actors for the roles in a play, film, or show.
3. verb To shape a liquid material, especially molten metal, by pouring it into a mould.
4. noun The group of actors performing in a play, film, or show.
5. noun A rigid support, often plaster, used to hold a broken bone in place while it heals.

Related French words