盛る | Japanese meaning

盛る【もる】

Frequency rank: 6,216. – 6,223.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to dish up; to fill (a bowl) with
to pile up; to heap up; to fill up; to stack up
to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to prescribe
to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to mark out (e.g. scale); to graduate (e.g. thermometer)
to exaggerate; to apply heavy makeupslang

Forms

盛る【もる】Frequency rank: 6,216. – 6,223.
もるFrequency rank: 8,217. – 8,227.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to dish up; to fill (a bowl) with

This meaning refers to the action of placing food into a dish or bowl, often in preparation for serving or consumption.

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After dishing up the food, I will take it to the table.

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I’m good at serving pasta on a plate.

to pile up; to heap up; to fill up; to stack up

This usage involves accumulating or layering items, usually to create a larger volume or quantity.

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I piled too many books in that box, and now the lid won’t close.

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I decided to heap up sand to build a castle.

to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to prescribe

This refers to the action of giving or assigning a specific amount of medicine or a substance, often in a medical context.

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The doctor administered medication to the patient.

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My mother is always careful when she doses out medicine.

to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

This means to insert or include information or context in written or spoken form.

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He included important information in the report.

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She incorporated a new meaning into the statement.

to mark out (e.g. scale); to graduate (e.g. thermometer)

This usage involves creating lines or markers to indicate measurements or levels in various contexts.

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It is very important to mark out the measurements on the thermometer.

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It is necessary to mark out the scale on the map.

to exaggerate; to apply heavy makeup

This meaning refers to the act of overstating something or using a large amount of makeup for enhancement.

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She exaggerated the story too much.

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I applied heavy makeup for the party.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to plate (food)to serve ricelarge servingto rise up (e.g. excitement)to be able to serveto dish up foodto include informationpiled-up stateto over-serveto build up (e.g. atmosphere)to apply heavy makeupto dose out medicineto take a large quantity (of food)to incorporate data