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matar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • croak noun A low, rough sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog.
  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  • quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
  • skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
  • slake verb To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
  • slaughter noun The killing of animals for food.
  • slay verb To kill.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

matar is used for these senses in English:

  • croak To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
  • cut To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
  • kill (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
  • quench (transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
  • slaughter (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.
  • waste (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

croak — full definition

  1. noun A low, rough sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog.
  2. verb To make a low, rough sound, or to say something in a hoarse voice.
  3. verb Informal: to die.

cut — full definition

  1. verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  2. verb To reduce or remove part of something.
  3. noun A wound or opening made by something sharp.
  4. noun A reduction, especially in pay, budget, or size.
  5. noun A particular piece of meat, or a specific edit/version of a film or recording.

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