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puyar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • challenge noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  • jab noun A quick, sharp poke or short straight punch.
  • prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.

Senses

puyar is used for these senses in English:

  • challenge (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
  • goad To prod with a goad.
  • goad To encourage or stimulate.
  • goad To incite or provoke.
  • jab To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
  • prod (transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.

challenge — full definition

  1. noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
  2. noun An invitation to a contest, or a questioning of something's validity.
  3. verb To dispute or question something, or to invite someone to a contest.

goad — full definition

  1. noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  2. verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.

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