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обузда́ть — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bridle noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
  • curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
  • restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.

Senses

обузда́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • bridle (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
  • curb (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
  • restrain (transitive) To control or keep in check.

bridle — full definition

  1. noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
  2. noun Figuratively, anything that restrains or checks something.
  3. verb To react with anger, resentment, or indignation.
  4. verb To control, restrain, or hold something in check.

curb — full definition

  1. noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
  2. noun Something that restrains or holds something in check.
  3. verb To control or hold back; to restrain.

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