броса́ть — meaning in English
brosat
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- cast verb To throw something, especially with some force or intent.
- dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
- ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- dump noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
- fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- flip verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
- give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- hurl verb To throw something with great force.
- jilt noun A woman who readily casts aside her lover.
- leave verb To go away from a place or person.
- maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- sling verb To throw something with a swinging or arcing motion.
- throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.
- toss verb To throw something lightly or carelessly, usually with an upward motion.
Senses
броса́ть is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- break (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- cast To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- cast To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- dash (transitive) To throw violently.
- ditch (transitive) To discard or abandon.
- drop (transitive, ergative, also, figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on). [from 14th c.]
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.