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broid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • captive noun A person who has been captured and is being held prisoner.
  • captivity noun The state of being held prisoner or kept confined.
  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.

Senses

broid is used for these senses in English:

  • captive One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
  • captivity The state of being captive.
  • weever Any of the usually brown fish in family Trachinidae, which catch prey by burying themselves in the sand and snatching them as they go past.

captive — full definition

  1. noun A person who has been captured and is being held prisoner.
  2. adj Held prisoner, confined, or unable to leave.

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