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zastavit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • balk noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  • cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
  • discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
  • pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
  • pledge verb To make a solemn promise to do something.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.

Senses

zastavit is used for these senses in English:

  • discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
  • pawn (transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
  • pledge To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
  • stop (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
  • stop (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.

balk — full definition

  1. noun An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
  2. noun The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
  3. noun Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
  4. noun A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

cease — full definition

  1. verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
  2. verb To stop doing something.

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