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cevar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bait noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
  • fat noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
  • fatten verb To make an animal or person fatter, often by feeding them richly.
  • stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.

Senses

cevar is used for these senses in English:

  • bait (transitive) To attract with bait; to entice.
  • fat (transitive, archaic) To make fat; to fatten.
  • fatten (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
  • stall To keep close; to keep secret.

bait — full definition

  1. noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
  2. noun Anything used to tempt or lure someone into doing something.
  3. verb To deliberately provoke or taunt someone.

fat — full definition

  1. noun A soft, greasy substance stored in the body (or found in food) that provides energy.
  2. adj Having a large amount of body fat; overweight.
  3. noun The most valuable or wasteful part of something, as in "trim the fat" from a budget.

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