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sulkea — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • constrain verb To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
  • dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  • draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  • envelop verb To surround, enclose or enfold.
  • fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
  • foreclose verb To take legal action to repossess property when a borrower has failed to keep up mortgage payments.
  • freeze verb To turn solid from cold, or to lower something's temperature until it does.
  • involve verb To include something as a necessary part.
  • plug noun A device with pins that connects an appliance to an electrical socket.
  • seal noun A marine mammal with flippers that lives partly on land and partly in the sea.
  • secure adj Protected from danger, harm, or loss.
  • shut verb To close something, such as a door, book, or business.
  • stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
  • zip noun A fastener made of two rows of interlocking teeth pulled together by a sliding tab; also called a zipper.

Senses

sulkea is used for these senses in English:

  • close (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
  • close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
  • close down (ambitransitive) To stop trading as a business.
  • close up (ambitransitive) To shut a building or a business for a period of time.
  • constrain (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
  • cut off (transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
  • dog (transitive, nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.
  • draw (figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.

block — full definition

  1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
  3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
  4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
  5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

close — full definition

  1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  2. verb To bring something to an end.
  3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
  4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
  5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

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