lime

IPA(Pronunciation)

/laɪm/

Verb

transitive rare

(transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). / (transitive) To smear with birdlime. / (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap. / (transitive) To apply limewash.

Japanese Meaning

石灰（カルシウム水酸化物または酸化カルシウム）で処理する / バードライムを塗る / 罠にかける、捕獲する / ライムウォッシュ（石灰漆喰塗り）を施す

What is this buttons?

Before sowing the crop, the farmers lime the acidic field to improve soil quality.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

作付け前に、農家は酸性の畑に消石灰を施して土壌の質を改善する。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).

If I were you, I'd lime.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（2）

(transitive) To smear with birdlime.

Sense（3）

(rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.

Details

Sense（4）

(transitive) To apply limewash.

limes

（ present singular third-person ）

liming

（ participle present ）

limed

（ participle past ）

limed

（ past ）

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