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cruaigh — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • congeal verb To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
  • harden verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • solidify verb To become solid, or to make something firm and solid.
  • toughen verb To make something stronger or more resistant to damage.

Senses

cruaigh is used for these senses in English:

  • congeal (transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
  • congeal (transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
  • firm up (intransitive) To become firmer in consistency.
  • harden (ambitransitive) To become or make (a person or thing) resistant or less sensitive.
  • set (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
  • solidify (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.
  • toughen up (idiomatic, ambitransitive) To make or become mentally tougher.

congeal — full definition

  1. verb To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
  2. verb To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
  3. verb To make rigid or immobile.
  4. verb To become congealed, solidify.

harden — full definition

  1. verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
  2. verb To become or make someone more resistant, tough, or emotionally unaffected.

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