What does cebar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cebar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cebar in Spanish.

The word cebar in Spanish means fatten up, feed up, charge, load, fuel, bait, vent your rage on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cebar

fatten up

verbo transitivo (engordar animales)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Cebaban las vacas para poder llevarlas pronto al matadero.
They were fattening up the cows so that they could take them to the slaughterhouse right away.

feed up

verbo transitivo (alimentar de más) (UK)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Hicieron comida suficiente para cebar un regimiento.
They made enough food to feed up a regiment.

charge, load

verbo transitivo (rellenar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cebaron los cañones y esperaron a recibir la orden de disparar.
They charged (or: loaded) the field guns and waited to receive the order to fire.

fuel

verbo transitivo (acondicionar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cebaron el motor de la segadora para que arrancara.
They fueled the reaper motor so that it would start.

bait

verbo transitivo (lanzar cebo al agua)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cebaron a los peces antes de lanzar las cañas al agua.
They baited their hooks for the fish, before casting off into the water.

vent your rage on

verbo pronominal (ensañarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El ladrón se cebó en su víctima golpeándola hasta dejarla inconsciente.
The thief took out his anger on his victim, beating her into unconsciousness.

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