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刺す — meaning in English

sasu

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English meaning

  • pierce verb To make a hole through something, usually with something sharp.
  • puncture noun A small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre.
  • stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
  • sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.
  • thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

刺す is used for these senses in English:

  • pierce (transitive) To puncture; to break through.
  • puncture A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
  • stab (transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
  • stick (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
  • sting (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
  • stingy (informal) Stinging; able or inclined to sting.

pierce — full definition

  1. verb To make a hole through something, usually with something sharp.
  2. verb To affect someone deeply or reach the heart of a matter.

puncture — full definition

  1. noun A small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre.
  2. verb To pierce something, making a small hole, or to spoil or weaken something suddenly.

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