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lacerate
has definitions from the field of botany
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[ verb ] cut or tear irregularly
Used in print (David Alexander, Bloodstain....)If he backed against the fence , one of the cars would brush him as it passed , and he would be cruelly lacerated by the wire . (Clark McMeekin, The Fairbrothers....)Reaching for an old clay pot , relic of pioneer days , he tore the envelope in pieces , dropping them into it , touching the little pyre to flame , watching it curl , the red sealing_wax melting and bubbling in the feathery ash . Related terms |
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[ verb ] deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
Examples "his lacerating remarks" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (botany) irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
Examples "lacerate leaves" Related terms |
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