Pestle has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
2
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
3
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
4
A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
Verb
1
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
"pestle the garlic"
2
To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
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