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
- verb To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
- verb To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
- verb To make rigid or immobile.
- verb To become congealed, solidify.
harden — full definition
- verb To become hard, or to make something hard or harder.
- verb To become or make someone more resistant, tough, or emotionally unaffected.