spillare — meaning in English

English meaning

• extort verb To obtain money or something else by threats, force, or abuse of power.
• pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
• wrest verb To pull or twist violently.

Senses

spillare is used for these senses in English:

• extort (transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
• extort (transitive, and, intransitive, medicine, ophthalmology) To twist outwards.
• pin (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
• wrest (transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.

pin — full definition

1. noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
2. noun A small decorative badge attached to clothing with a fastener.
3. verb To fasten something with a pin, or to hold something firmly in place.
4. verb To attach a digital item, such as a message or app, so it stays visible or easily accessible.

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