amerikai:
brit:
1. To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
Years of misuse have dulled the tools.
2. To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
He drinks to dull the pain.
3. To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
A razor will dull with use.
4. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
1. Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
All these knives are dull.
2. Boring; not exciting or interesting.
He sat through the dull lecture and barely stayed awake.
3. Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
Choose a dull finish to hide fingerprints.
4. Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
5. Sluggish, listless.
6. Cloudy, overcast.
It's a dull day.
7. Insensible; unfeeling.
8. Heavy; lifeless; inert.
9. (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
Pressing on the bruise produces a dull pain.
10. (of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled.