mortar
To use mortar or plaster to join two things togetherTo use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
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» At least three children were injured in a mortar attack on Monday.
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4 senses(transitive)To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
plaster with mortar
(transitive)To pound in a mortar.
To fire a mortar (weapon).
To attack (someone or something) using a mortar (weapon).
The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.
Examples
13 sentencesAt least three children were injured in a mortar attack on Monday.
Ziri was wearing a mortar board.
She lost her mortar and pestle.
ruОна потеряла свою ступку и пестик. — RusVictoric1993
The mortar and pestle always go together.
We can build a wall with bricks and mortar.
ruМы можем построить стену из кирпичей и цемента. — odexed
Origin
From Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortFrom Middle English morter, from Old French mortier, from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortarium.
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Forms
mortars, mortaring, mortared, mortaredWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.