If you don't wear protective clothing, the sharp leaves will lacerate your skin.
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Lacerate
//ˈlæ.sɚ.ɛɪt//
Synonyms for "lacerate" (137 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (68)
mutilatednickednipnotchedpainpeelpick to piecespiercepinchprickprolong the agonypull apartpuncturepunishput to torturequarteredrackraggedranklerasp
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Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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14 translations across 8 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀμύσσω verb (To tear, rip or wound)
- ἑλκόω verb (To tear, rip or wound)
Bulgarian
2 entries- раздирам verb (To tear, rip or wound)
- разкъсвам verb (To tear, rip or wound)
French
1 entries- lacérer verb (To tear, rip or wound)
Ido
1 entries- lacerar verb (To tear, rip or wound)
Latin
1 entries- lacerō verb (To tear, rip or wound)
Māori
3 entries- hae verb (To tear, rip or wound)
- haehae verb (To tear, rip or wound)
- whakangaeke verb (To tear, rip or wound)
Russian
3 entries- ра́нить verb (To tear, rip or wound)
- раздирать verb (To tear, rip or wound)
- рвать verb (To tear, rip or wound)
Spanish
1 entries- lacerar verb (To tear, rip or wound)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Her letters lacerate my heart, flay it wide open bleeding - yet I read every word.
Source: tatoeba (11000006)
By a microscope, the bug will be seen to have eight legs, two feelers, and an abdomen something egg-shaped; colour livid red; and in size no bigger than the point of a small needle. They lacerate the epidermis in some way or other, as a small hole is observable where they have been seated; and cause extreme itching and considerable inflammation of the part.
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I'll seize you and lacerate you!
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