ограни́чивать — meaning in English
ogranichivat
Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead
English meaning
- abridge verb To deprive; to cut off.
- border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- circumscribe verb To draw a line around; to encircle.
- confine verb To keep someone or something within certain limits or a restricted space.
- constrain verb To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- cramp noun A sudden, painful, involuntary tightening of a muscle.
- curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
- limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
- qualify verb To meet the requirements needed for something, such as a job, benefit, or competition stage.
- ration noun A fixed, limited amount of something, especially food, given out to each person.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- restrict verb To keep something within limits; to hold it back from going further.
- skirt noun A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist, covering the lower body.
- terminate verb To bring something to an end.
Senses
ограни́чивать is used for these senses in English:
- abridge (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]
- border (transitive) To put a border on something.
- bound (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
- circumscribe To limit narrowly; to restrict.
- confine (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]
- constrain (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
- cramp (transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of.
- curtail (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
abridge — full definition
- verb To deprive; to cut off.
- verb To debar from.
- verb To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- verb To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
border — full definition
- noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
- noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
- verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.