echar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- dump noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
- fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
- moult noun The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- pour verb To make a liquid flow steadily out of or into a container.
Senses
echar is used for these senses in English:
- can (US, euphemistic, transitive) To fire or dismiss an employee.
- drop (transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
- dump (transitive) To discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.
- fire (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
- force out To cause something to be ejected
- moult (intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
- pitch (transitive, or, intransitive, baseball) To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- pour (transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
can — full definition
- verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
- noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
- verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
- verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.
drop — full definition
- noun A small round blob of liquid.
- verb To let something fall, or to fall oneself.
- verb To release something (a song, product, or piece of information) to the public.
- verb To stop doing, discuss, or associate with something; to abandon it.