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pestare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
  • stomp verb To step down heavily and forcefully, often out of anger.
  • trample verb To crush or damage something by walking heavily on it.
  • tread verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.

Senses

pestare is used for these senses in English:

  • pound (transitive) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
  • stomp (transitive, slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
  • trample (intransitive) To walk heavily and destructively.
  • tread (intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
  • tread To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue; to repress.

pound — full definition

  1. noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
  2. noun A place where stray animals, or illegally parked vehicles, are held until claimed.
  3. verb To hit something repeatedly and hard.
  4. verb To beat strongly or throb, as a heart or head.

stomp — full definition

  1. verb To step down heavily and forcefully, often out of anger.
  2. verb To decisively defeat someone or something.
  3. noun A heavy, deliberate footstep.

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