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picar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  • chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  • dice noun Small cubes marked with numbers of dots, used in games of chance; plural of "die."
  • hash noun A dish of chopped meat and vegetables (often potatoes) fried together.
  • mince noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
  • punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.
  • scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  • sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.

Senses

picar is used for these senses in English:

  • bite (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
  • bite (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
  • chop (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
  • dice (transitive) To cut into small cubes.
  • hash (transitive) To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.
  • mince (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
  • scratch To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
  • sting (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.

bite — full definition

  1. verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  2. verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
  3. noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.

chop — full definition

  1. noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
  2. noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
  3. noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
  4. verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
  5. noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").

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