macinare

Definitions of macinare
  1. verb
    separate with or as if with an instrument
    synonyms: tagliare
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    guarnire, potare
    trim carefully and neatly
    piallare, radere, rasarsi, sbarbare
    cut or remove with or as if with a plane
    dentellare
    cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
    sezionare
    cut to pieces
    abbattere
    cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
    sboccare, sfociare
    cut a nick into
    mozzare, recidere, sboccare, sbocconcellare, sfociare, slabbrare, troncare
    break a small piece off from
    guarnire, potare
    remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
    dentellare, frastagliare, stagliare
    cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
    falciare
    cut with a blade or mower
    cimare
    cut or cut through with shears
    sfregiare
    cut open
    sfregiare
    cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
    picchiettare
    cut a female screw thread with a tap
    trivellare
    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
    sezionare
    cut open or cut apart
    bisecare, dimezzare
    cut in half or cut in two
    cinguettare
    cut unevenly with a chattering tool
    incidere, intaccare
    make an incision into by carving or cutting
    mozzare, pedinare
    remove or shorten the tail of an animal
    segare
    cut with a saw
    cimare
    cut off from a whole
    rasarsi, sbarbare
    make shavings of or reduce to shavings
    cesellare, scalpellare
    carve with a chisel
    dentellare
    cut or make a notch into
    graffiare, razzolare, ruspare, scalfire, sfregare
    cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
    inscrivere
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
    anatomizzare
    dissect in order to analyze
    inquietarsi, irritarsi, preoccuparsi, spazientirsi
    lacerate by biting
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    disgiungere, disunire, dividere, separare
    force, take, or pull apart
  2. verb
    reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
    synonyms: passare, ragliare
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    fresare
    grind with a mill
    type of:
    frammentare, frangere, frantumare, infrangere, spezzare
    break or cause to break into pieces
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