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kąsti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  • burrow verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  • dig verb To move earth aside, typically with a tool, in order to make a hole.

Senses

kąsti is used for these senses in English:

  • bite (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
  • bite (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
  • burrow (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole.
  • dig (transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
  • dig (transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

bite — full definition

  1. verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  2. verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
  3. noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.

burrow — full definition

  1. verb To dig a tunnel or hole, typically as a home or hiding place.
  2. verb To push or nestle into something for warmth, comfort, or safety.
  3. noun A tunnel or hole dug by an animal as a home.

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