spellare — meaning in English

English meaning

• flay verb To strip the skin from a body.
• graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
• strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.

Senses

spellare is used for these senses in English:

• flay To strip the skin off; to skin.
• graze (transitive) To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
• strip (transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.
• strip To remove the insulation from a wire/cable.

flay — full definition

1. verb To strip the skin from a body.
2. verb To criticize someone harshly and mercilessly.

graze — full definition

1. verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
2. verb To touch or rub something lightly while passing it, sometimes scraping the skin.
3. noun A minor scrape or scratch on the skin.

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