пест — meaning in English

English meaning

• pestle noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
• tamper verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.

Senses

пест is used for these senses in English:

• pestle A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
• tamper A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

pestle — full definition

1. noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
2. noun A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
3. noun The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.

tamper — full definition

1. verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
2. verb To try to influence someone improperly, often illegally.

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