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grillo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cricket noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
  • shackle verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
  • whim noun A sudden, playful, or impulsive idea or desire, with little or no real reason behind it.

Senses

grillo is used for these senses in English:

  • cricket An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
  • shackle A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.
  • whim A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.

cricket — full definition

  1. noun A small jumping insect related to grasshoppers, known for the chirping sound the males make by rubbing their wings together.
  2. noun A bat-and-ball team sport, popular across England and the Commonwealth, played on a large oval field with a wicket at each end.
  3. noun Fair or sportsmanlike behaviour (from the phrase "not cricket").

shackle — full definition

  1. verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
  2. verb To restrict or hold back someone's freedom or progress.

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