What is the meaning of pestle?

noun

  • Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores.
  • 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)
  • A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.

verb

  • Grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar.
    • usage: "pestle the garlic"
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