捣[dǎo]

动

1. pound with a pestle, etc.; beat; smash

♦ ~药 pound medicine in a mortar

♦ ~米 husk rice with a pestle and mortar

♦ ~衣 beat clothes (in washing)

♦ 他用胳膊肘~了我一下。 He poked me with his elbow.

2. harass; disturb