Definitions For Pestle

noun

• A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
• A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
• Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
• A hard tool with a rounded end that is used for pounding or crushing substances (such as medicines) in a deep bowl (called a mortar)

verb

• Grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar