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amarrar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bind verb To tie, fasten, or hold something together tightly, using rope, cord, a band, or similar.
  • moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
  • tether noun A rope or chain that keeps an animal or object within a limited range while still allowing some movement.
  • tie noun A narrow strip of fabric worn around the neck, usually with a shirt collar, as an item of formal clothing.

Senses

amarrar is used for these senses in English:

  • bind (transitive) To tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.
  • tether (transitive) To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
  • tie (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
  • tie up To secure with rope, string, etc.

bind — full definition

  1. verb To tie, fasten, or hold something together tightly, using rope, cord, a band, or similar.
  2. verb To hold someone under a legal, moral, or promised obligation.
  3. verb In computing, to link or associate a name, variable, or module with a value or piece of code.
  4. noun A difficult or awkward situation with no easy way out.

moor — full definition

  1. noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
  2. verb To tie up and fix a boat in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor.

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