spallare

Italian

Etymology 1

s- + impallare

Verb

spallare

  1. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (billiards, transitive, intransitive) to hit a ball to an open position such that the opponent can hit it without touching it

Etymology 2

spalla (shoulder) + -are

Verb

spallare

  1. (rare) to take up a gun
  2. (rare, by extension) to take over the shoulder
  3. (archaic) to weaken the shoulders of a draft animal due to excessive weight

Derived terms

Conjugation

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