zügeln — meaning in English

English meaning

• bridle noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
• move verb To change position or location.
• rein noun A strap attached to a bridle, used to control and guide a horse.
• restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.

Senses

zügeln is used for these senses in English:

• bridle (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
• hold back (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
• rein (transitive) To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
• rein (transitive) To restrain; to control; to check.
• restrain (transitive) To control or keep in check.

bridle — full definition

1. noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
2. noun Figuratively, anything that restrains or checks something.
3. verb To react with anger, resentment, or indignation.
4. verb To control, restrain, or hold something in check.

move — full definition

1. verb To change position or location.
2. verb To relocate to a new home, job, or place of business.
3. verb To cause strong emotion in someone.
4. verb To formally propose something at a meeting.
5. noun An act of changing position, or a step taken toward a goal.

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