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pestle in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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
    pestle  muller  pounder 
  2. a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
    pestle 
  3. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
    stamp  pestle 
verb
  1. grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
    "pestle the garlic"
    pestle 
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