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сви́вам — meaning in English

svivam

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English meaning

  • bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  • clench verb To grip or hold fast.
  • constrict verb To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
  • crouch verb To bend the knees and lower the body close to the ground, often to hide, prepare to spring, or avoid being seen.
  • double adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
  • purse noun A small bag used for carrying money and personal items, especially by women.
  • shrink verb To become or make smaller.

Senses

сви́вам is used for these senses in English:

  • bow (transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
  • constrict (ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
  • crouch (intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
  • double To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
  • furl (transitive) To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
  • pull in (idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle or driver) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop; to park by driving frontways into a parking spot.
  • purse (transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
  • shrink (transitive) To cause to become smaller.

bow — full definition

  1. noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  2. noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
  3. noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
  4. verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
  5. verb To give in or stop resisting.

clench — full definition

  1. verb To grip or hold fast.
  2. verb To close tightly.
  3. verb Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).

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