hillitä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- bate verb To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- chill noun An uncomfortable feeling of coldness.
- contain verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
- curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
- temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
Senses
hillitä is used for these senses in English:
- abate Chiefly followed by of: to deprive (someone or something of another thing). [15th–19th c.]
- arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
- bate (transitive) To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- check (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- check To act as a curb or restraint.
- chill (transitive, figurative) To discourage, depress.
- contain (transitive) To hold inside.
- contain (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
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.