triturar — 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.
• mash noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
• pound noun The main unit of currency in the United Kingdom, and a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (about 454 grams).

Senses

triturar is used for these senses in English:

• crush To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.
• grind (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
• mash (transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
• 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.

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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