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sferrare.

to throw, hurl (with force yet precision)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/sferˈra.re/
  1. to throw, hurl (with force yet precision)

    transitive
    sferrare un pugno
  2. to throw, hurl (with force yet precision) to launch, unleash (an attack)

    figuratively · transitive
    sferrare un attacco
  3. to unshoe (a horse)

    transitive
  4. to unshackle (a prisoner)

    transitive
  5. to unshackle (a prisoner) to unshackle; to remove restrictions from

    figuratively · transitive
  6. to lose the grip and start to "plough"

  7. See sferrarsi.

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Vulgar Latin *exferrāre. By surface analysis, s- + ferro (“horseshoe”), ferri (“shackles”) + -are. Cognate with Sicilian sfirrari.

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