picchiare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bang noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
- pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
- switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
- thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
- throb verb To beat or pulse strongly and repeatedly, often with pain.
- trounce verb To beat severely; to thrash.
- whoop noun A loud shout of joy or excitement.
Senses
picchiare is used for these senses in English:
- bang (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
- bang (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- beat up (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- hammer To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
- hammer (intransitive) To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
- hit (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- knock (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.
- pound (intransitive, of a body part, generally heart, blood, or head) To beat strongly or throb.
bang — full definition
- noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- verb To hit something hard, often producing a loud noise.
- noun In plural, a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead (chiefly US).
hammer — full definition
- noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- verb To strike something repeatedly, whether with an actual hammer, a fist, or figuratively with words.
- verb To defeat someone decisively, or to put heavy strain on a system.