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сверну́ть — meaning in English

svernut

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English meaning

  • clot noun A thickened, partly solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.
  • congeal verb To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
  • curdle verb To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  • minimize verb To reduce something to the smallest possible amount or size.
  • stray verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
  • swerve verb To turn suddenly away from a straight path, often to avoid hitting something.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

сверну́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • clot (transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.
  • congeal (transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
  • curdle (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  • minimize (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
  • stray (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
  • swerve To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
  • turn (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.

clot — full definition

  1. noun A thickened, partly solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.
  2. verb To thicken and form a solid lump.
  3. noun A silly or foolish person (informal, chiefly British).

congeal — full definition

  1. verb To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
  2. verb To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
  3. verb To make rigid or immobile.
  4. verb To become congealed, solidify.

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