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.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- graze verb To eat growing grass, or to let animals feed on pasture.
- itch noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
- mince noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
- mull verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
- nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
- peck verb For a bird to strike or pick at something repeatedly with its beak.
- pickaxe noun A heavy tool with a pointed metal head on a long handle, used for breaking up hard ground or rock.
- pique verb To arouse someone's interest or curiosity, especially suddenly.
- punch noun A hit made with a closed fist.
- snack noun A small amount of food eaten between main meals.
- 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.
- bite (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- chop (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
- goad To prod with a goad.
- graze (intransitive) To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.
- itch (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
- mince (transitive) To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise.
bite — full definition
- verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
- verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
- noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.
chop — full definition
- noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
- noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
- noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
- verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
- noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").