moer — meaning in English

English meaning

• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
• grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
• mill noun A machine, or the building housing it, used to grind grain into flour.

Senses

moer is used for these senses in English:

• crush (intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
• grind (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
• mill (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.

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.

grind — full definition

1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.

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