verū — meaning in English

English meaning

• bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
• spit noun A thin rod used to skewer and rotate meat while it cooks over a fire.

Senses

verū is used for these senses in English:

• bolt A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
• obelus (historical) A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk.

bolt — full definition

1. noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
2. noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
3. noun A flash of lightning.
4. verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
5. verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.

spit — full definition

1. noun A thin rod used to skewer and rotate meat while it cooks over a fire.
2. noun Saliva, especially when spat out.
3. noun A narrow strip of sand or land jutting out into water.
4. verb To forcefully eject saliva from the mouth.
5. verb To rain very lightly.

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