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amassar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crumple verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
  • crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  • dent noun A shallow dip or indentation in a surface, usually caused by a knock or impact.
  • knead verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
  • mash noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  • roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
  • wrinkle noun A small crease or fold in an otherwise smooth surface, especially skin or fabric.

Senses

amassar is used for these senses in English:

  • crush To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
  • knead (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
  • mash (transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
  • roll (ergative) To press, level, spread, or form with a roller or rollers.
  • wrinkle (transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

crumple — full definition

  1. verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
  2. verb To collapse, give way, or fall apart, often suddenly.

crush — full definition

  1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
  3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
  4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

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