Shona to English Meaning :: baya
baya: Pierce   Poke   Stab   Vaccinate   
Pierce :
baya
Synonyms :
Penetrate, Hurt, Thrust
English Meaning :
(Noun : 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
(Verb : Cut or make a way through)
Example : Once the skins are removed, pierce a cross shape in the root ends with the tip of a sharp knife - this will keep the shallots whole as they cook.
Word Example from TV Shows :
If you'd let me pierce your brain
with a hot needle in the right place...

If you'd let me PIERCE your brain with a hot needle in the right place...

The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 19
Poke :
baya
Synonyms :
Prod, Thrust, Paper bag, Clout, Drone, Scoke, Prod, Stick out, Stab, Pound, Horn in
English Meaning :
(Noun : Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous)
(Verb : Poke or thrust abruptly)
Example : Her mom gave her a poke and gestured to the table.
Word Example from TV Shows :
Really? You're dating Penny, and
you're gonna poke at something

Really? You're dating Penny, and you're gonna POKE at something

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 9
Stab :
baya
Synonyms :
Knife wound, Lunge, Twinge, Attempt, Shot, Thrust, Knife, Lunge, Poke, Jab
English Meaning :
(Noun : A sudden sharp feeling)
(Verb : Use a knife on)
Example : As to relations with the opposite sex, Skinner would cut no ice with Germaine Greer but he makes a well-intentioned if misdirected stab at equality.
Word Example from TV Shows :
I'm gonna stab my friend
in the chest.

I'm gonna STAB my friend in the chest.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 5
Vaccinate :
baya
Synonyms :
Inoculate, Immunize
English Meaning :
(Verb : Perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation)
Example : Some GPs are also finding it increasingly hard to vaccinate enough children to qualify for the extra payments.

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