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
- noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
- noun A place where stray animals, or illegally parked vehicles, are held until claimed.
- verb To hit something repeatedly and hard.
- verb To beat strongly or throb, as a heart or head.
stomp — full definition
- verb To step down heavily and forcefully, often out of anger.
- verb To decisively defeat someone or something.
- noun A heavy, deliberate footstep.