Definition of Pestle

handheld tool used to grind or crush substances up

Examples of Pestle in a sentence

In order to get the dog to take his medicine, the owner had to crush the pill with a pestle.  🔊

Most science lab kits come with a mortar and pestle in order to grind things down.  🔊

Because of the size of the pill, I decided to use a pestle to break it into small chunks.  🔊

In the science lab, the students crushed the substance into a powder using a mortar and pestle.  🔊

With a hammer-like motion, the scientist quickly tapped the pestle into the mortar.  🔊

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