souche — meaning in English
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English meaning
- stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- stub noun A short remaining piece of something after the main part has been used, cut, or removed.
- stump noun The part of a tree, plant, or limb left behind after the rest has been cut off.
Senses
souche is used for these senses in English:
- stock (UK, historical) The longest part of a split tally stick formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness.
- strain (biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
- stub Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
- stub A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
- stump The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.
stock — full definition
- noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
- noun A share representing partial ownership in a company.
- noun A liquid made by simmering bones, meat, or vegetables, used as a base for soups and sauces.
- verb To keep a supply of something available, especially for sale.
- adj Standard or unmodified; the ordinary, default version of something.
strain — full definition
- verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- verb To make a great, often exhausting effort.
- verb To pass a liquid through a sieve or strainer to remove solids.
- noun Physical or mental pressure, tension, or exhaustion.
- noun A particular variety of a virus, bacterium, or other organism.