sbatacchiare

Italian

Etymology 1

From s- + batacchiare; compare sbattere.

Verb

sbatacchiàre (first-person singular present sbatàcchio, first-person singular past historic sbatacchiài, past participle sbatacchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to slam, to bang, to beat repeatedly or violently
  2. (transitive) to shake vigorously, to rattle
  3. (transitive, informal) to trounce (in a game or contest)
  4. (transitive) to repeatedly send (someone) around from place to place
  5. (intransitive) to bang or slam repeatedly (of a door, window etc.) [auxiliary avere]
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Etymology 2

From sbatacchio + -are.

Verb

sbatacchiàre (first-person singular present sbatàcchio, first-person singular past historic sbatacchiài, past participle sbatacchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, engineering) to reinforce (walls of a tunnel or earthwork) with a prop
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