Definitions for pestle

Definitions for (noun) pestle

Main entry: pestle

Definition: a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar


Main entry: pestle, muller, pounder

Definition: 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


Main entry: stamp, pestle

Definition: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores


Definitions for (verb) pestle

Main entry: pestle

Definition: grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar

Usage: pestle the garlic


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