Mortar meaning

What does “mortar” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“mortar” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range.

mortar

noun

  1. a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

  2. used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall

  3. a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

verb

  1. plaster with mortar

    “mortar the wall”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University