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Rasen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  • book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
  • cannonball noun A round metal projectile fired from a cannon.
  • grass noun A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
  • greensward noun A tract of land that is green with grass.
  • hurtle verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • lawn noun An area of ground, usually next to a house, covered with closely cut grass.
  • pelt noun The skin of an animal, especially with the fur or hair still attached.
  • race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
  • rage noun Intense, uncontrolled anger.
  • rampage noun A period of violent, uncontrolled behaviour.
  • rave noun An enthusiastically positive review.
  • rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
  • scorch verb To burn the surface of something, discolouring or damaging it without destroying it completely.
  • speed noun How fast something moves, or the rate at which something happens.
  • turf noun Grass-covered ground, or a section of it cut as sod.

Senses

Rasen is used for these senses in English:

  • barrel (intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
  • book (intransitive, slang) To travel very fast.
  • cannonball (intransitive) To career; to move rapidly.
  • grass (uncountable) A lawn.
  • greensward A tract of land that is green with grass.
  • hurtle To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
  • lawn Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
  • pelt (figuratively) To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.

barrel — full definition

  1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
  3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
  4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

book — full definition

  1. noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
  2. noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
  3. noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
  4. verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
  5. verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.

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