Mortar

/ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

  2. A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.

  3. A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

verb

  1. To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.

  2. To pound in a mortar.

  3. To fire a mortar (weapon).

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