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riva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • claw noun A sharp, curved nail on the toe of an animal, bird, or reptile.
  • demolish verb To tear down or destroy a building or structure, usually deliberately.
  • grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
  • scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  • tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.

Senses

riva is used for these senses in English:

  • demolish To devour; to eat up
  • grate (transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
  • scratch To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
  • tear (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

claw — full definition

  1. noun A sharp, curved nail on the toe of an animal, bird, or reptile.
  2. noun A pincer of a crab, lobster, or similar creature.
  3. verb To scratch, grip, or tear at something using claws (or fingernails).

demolish — full definition

  1. verb To tear down or destroy a building or structure, usually deliberately.
  2. verb To thoroughly defeat, disprove, or destroy something such as an argument, theory, or opponent.

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