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sauter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  • bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
  • explode verb To burst apart suddenly and violently, often with a loud noise.
  • hump noun A rounded raised lump or bulge, such as on a camel's back or in a road.
  • jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
  • leap verb To jump a long distance, or jump over something suddenly and forcefully.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • sauté verb To cook food quickly in a shallow pan over fairly high heat in a small amount of fat, tossing or stirring it so it browns without stewing.
  • shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
  • skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

sauter is used for these senses in English:

  • bail out (intransitive, usually with of) To exit an aircraft while in flight.
  • blow (transitive, with "up", or, with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
  • hump (vulgar, slang, transitive, intransitive) To have sex (with).
  • jump (transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
  • jump someone's bones (idiomatic, slang) To have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.
  • mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
  • mount (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
  • sauté (transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.

blow — full definition

  1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
  3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
  4. noun A hard hit or strike.
  5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

bound — full definition

  1. adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
  2. adj Heading toward a particular place.
  3. adj Certain or very likely to happen.
  4. noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
  5. verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.

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