suigh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absorb verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
- moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
- mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
- position noun A place or location where something or someone is.
- seat noun A piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- sit verb To be resting with your body upright, supported by your bottom, rather than standing or lying down.
- situate verb To place on or into a physical location.
- suck verb To draw liquid or air into the mouth using the lips and tongue.
Senses
suigh is used for these senses in English:
- absorb (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in. [first attested in the early 17th century.]
- impose (printing) To lay (columns or pages of type, or printing plates) arranged in a proper order on the bed of a press or an imposing stone and secure them in a chase in preparation for printing.
- moor (transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
- moor (transitive) To secure or fix firmly.
- mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
- position To put into place.
- seat (transitive) To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
- set (transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.
absorb — full definition
- verb To soak up a liquid, gas, or other substance.
- verb To take in and reduce the force of an impact, sound, or shock.
- verb To fully occupy someone's attention or interest.
- verb To take on a cost so that others don't have to pay it.
impose — full definition
- verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
- verb To force something onto someone unwelcome or without their consent.
- verb (often "impose on/upon") To take unfair advantage of someone's time, kindness, or hospitality.