| slovo | definícia |
masticate
(encz) | masticate,žvýkat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Masticate
(gcide) | Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
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masticate
(wn) | masticate
v 1: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
2: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his
bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The
cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew, masticate,
manducate, jaw] |
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masticate
(encz) | masticate,žvýkat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Masticated
(gcide) | Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
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Masticater
(gcide) | Masticater \Mas"ti*ca`ter\, n.
One who masticates.
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Remasticate
(gcide) | Remasticate \Re*mas"ti*cate\ (r?-m?s"t?-k?t), v. t.
To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the
cud.
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masticate
(wn) | masticate
v 1: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
2: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his
bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The
cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew, masticate,
manducate, jaw] |
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