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pitar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blip noun A small, brief signal or dot, such as one seen on a radar screen.
  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • whistle verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.

Senses

pitar is used for these senses in English:

  • blow the whistle (team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.
  • call (sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
  • whistle (ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.

blip — full definition

  1. noun A small, brief signal or dot, such as one seen on a radar screen.
  2. noun A minor, temporary change that departs from the normal pattern.
  3. verb To briefly rev an engine, especially when changing gear.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

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