λύνω — meaning in English
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English meaning
- collapse verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
- riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
- solve verb To find the answer to a problem, puzzle, or question.
- unfasten verb To undo something so that it comes apart or disconnects.
- untie verb To undo a knot or something tied.
Senses
λύνω is used for these senses in English:
- collapse (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
- riddle (transitive) To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
- solve To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
- unbuckle (transitive) to unfasten (the buckle of (a belt, shoe, etc))
- unfasten (transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
- untie (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
- untie (transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
- untie To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
collapse — full definition
- verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
- verb To fail suddenly and completely.
- verb To suddenly fall to the ground, typically from exhaustion, illness, or fainting.
- verb To fold something into a smaller, more compact shape.
riddle — full definition
- noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.
- noun A coarse sieve used to separate finer material from coarser material, such as sifting gravel from sand.
- verb To pierce something with many holes, or to fill it thoroughly with something, often something damaging.
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