cotta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- mail noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.
- surplice noun A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.
Senses
cotta is used for these senses in English:
- crush (informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.
- jack Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano. [from 16th c.]
- mail (uncountable, history) Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.
- surplice A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.
crush — full definition
- verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
- verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
- noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
- noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.
jack — full definition
- noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.
- noun The playing card ranking between the ten and the queen, showing a young page or knave.
- noun A socket used to plug in an electrical or audio device.
- noun Informal: money.
- verb To lift something using a mechanical jack.