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pierce; poke; prick; insert; stick

Verb

  1. 1

    pierce; poke; prick; insert; stick

    To push something hard with a pointed or sharp object to penetrate or dent it.

    Korean definition: 끝이 뾰족하거나 날카로운 것으로 어떤 것의 겉면이 뚫어지거나 쑥 들어가도록 세차게 들이밀다.

    • The enemy soldiers mercilessly stabbed our troops with knives.

    • The nurse couldn't find the vein properly and stuck the needle into the patient several times.

  2. 2

    put; wear

    To stick or insert something into a crack or gap.

    Korean definition: 틈이나 사이에 무엇을 꽂거나 끼워 넣다.

    • The general drew out the sword tucked at his waist.

    • She stuck a hairpin into her neatly combed hair.

  3. 3

    bet

    To wager money, as in a bet, etc.

    Korean definition: 내기 등에서 돈을 걸다.

    • I bet a ten-thousand-won bill on the hwatu game.

    • Because he lost the bet, he ended up losing all the money he had wagered.

  4. 4

    rat out; tell on

    To report someone else's misdeeds to a third party.

    Korean definition: 남의 잘못을 다른 사람에게 일러바치다.

    • An accomplice ratted out the criminal to the police, and the criminals' identities were revealed.

    • Because a traitor informed on the independence activists, many people were imprisoned.