alçaprema

Portuguese

Etymology

From alçar +‎ premar.

Noun

alçaprema f (plural alçapremas)

  1. lever
    Synonym: alavanca
  2. trap for birds
    Synonyms: boiz, aboiz
  3. stone placed below a level to support it
    Synonym: fulcro
  4. (dentistry) instrument used for tooth extraction
  5. object used to hold the snout of animals
    Synonym: aziar
  6. wood stick used to support a plummet
  7. leather strip used by shoemakers to fasten the handles
  8. (figurative) affliction, woe
  9. (historical, Madeira) artisanal mill for sugar cane

Verb

alçaprema

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of alçapremar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of alçapremar
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