pulverizar — meaning in English

English meaning

• crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
• pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
• pulverise verb To render into dust or powder.

Senses

pulverizar is used for these senses in English:

• crush To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
• pound (transitive) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.

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.

pound — full definition

1. noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).
2. noun A place where stray animals, or illegally parked vehicles, are held until claimed.
3. verb To hit something repeatedly and hard.
4. verb To beat strongly or throb, as a heart or head.

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