elver
Pronunciation: [ˈɛlvɛr]
“elver” is a Hungarian word. Its 12 meanings in English:
verb
- to thrash, whack, trounce, to defeat utterly
- to thrash, beat up, to beat mercilessly
- to squander, waste, throw away (money, wealth)
- to drive off violently
- to play (to produce music using a musical instrument)
- to pass (time) while being bored, to kill time
- to strike, announce (an hour of the day)
- to appease, allay, quench, still, stop, end (dream, thirst, hunger etc.)
- to destroy
- to disperse, drive away
- to propel, blow away
- to thresh (to separate the grain from the straw or husks)
Etymology
el- + ver
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