arrancar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boot noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
- pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
- tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.
- wrench noun US: a hand tool used to grip and turn nuts, bolts, or pipes; called a spanner in British English.
- wrest verb To pull or twist violently.
- wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.
Senses
arrancar is used for these senses in English:
- boot (computing) To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
- pluck (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
- tear (transitive, often, with off, or, out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
- wrench (transitive) To pull or twist violently. [from 13th c.]
- wrest (transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.
- wring To obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
boot — full definition
- noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
- noun The luggage storage compartment of a car (British English); called a "trunk" in American English.
- noun A device clamped to a car's wheel to immobilize it, usually for unpaid fines (also called a wheel clamp).
- verb To kick something or someone.
- verb To dismiss or eject someone.
pluck — full definition
- verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
- verb To remove feathers from a bird before cooking it.
- verb To sound a string on an instrument by pulling and releasing it with the fingers.
- noun Courage and determination in a difficult situation.