bremse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- botfly noun Any of a family of flies whose larvae live as parasites on animals, including humans.
- brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- twitch noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.
Senses
bremse is used for these senses in English:
- arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
- botfly One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
- twitch (farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
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