caith — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
- consume verb To eat or drink something.
- partake verb To take part in an activity, or to have some of something being shared, especially food or drink.
- smoke noun The visible gas and particles given off by something burning.
- spend verb To pay out money in exchange for something.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
- throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
- use verb To employ something for a particular purpose.
- wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.
Senses
caith is used for these senses in English:
- cast To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- chaff The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
- partake (formal) To take a share or portion. [with of or in]
- smoke (transitive) To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
- take (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- 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.
- use (dated) To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
- wear out To cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
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.
chaff — full definition
- noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
- noun Something considered worthless or unwanted, especially compared with something valuable ("separating the wheat from the chaff").
- verb To tease or make good-natured fun of someone.