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Definitions for Pestle
[1] a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
[2] any of various appliances for pounding, stamping, etc.
[3] to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle.
[4] to work with a pestle.
[5] a club-shaped instrument for mixing or grinding substances in a mortar
[6] a tool for pounding or stamping
[7] to pound (a substance or object) with or as if with a pestle
Words related to Pestle
grate, shatter, pulverize, reduce, scrape, crumble, pummel, wallop, bruise, pulse, belabor, powder, hammer, pelt, tramp, thump, strike, hit, throb, stomp
Words nearby Pestle
pesticide, pestiferous, pestilence, pestilent, pestilential, pestle, pesto, pesty, pet, pet name, pet parent
Origin of Pestle
1300–50; Middle English pestel < Middle French < Latin pistillum, derivative of pistus, past participle of pīnsere to pound, crush
Word origin for Pestle
C14: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum; related to pinsāre to crush
Synonyms for Pestle
batter, belabor, bruise, buffet, clobber, comminute, drub, hammer, hit, palpitate, pelt, powder, pulsate, pulse, pulverize, pummel, stomp, strike, thrash, throb, thump, tramp, wallop, malleate, triturate