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скопи́ть — meaning in English

skopit

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English meaning

  • castrate verb To surgically remove the testicles (or, in females, the ovaries) of an animal or person.
  • save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.

Senses

скопи́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • castrate (transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.
  • save (transitive) To store for future use.
  • save (transitive, gambling, slang, archaic) To make an agreement to give (some amount of money) to a fellow gambler if one wins, and to receive that amount from them if they win, as a form of hedging.
  • save up (transitive, and, intransitive) To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.

castrate — full definition

  1. verb To surgically remove the testicles (or, in females, the ovaries) of an animal or person.
  2. verb To weaken something drastically, stripping it of its power or effectiveness.

save — full definition

  1. verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
  2. verb To set aside money or resources for future use.
  3. verb To store a computer file or data so it isn't lost.
  4. verb In sport, to stop an opponent from scoring, especially in goalkeeping.
  5. noun An act of preventing a goal or a loss, or the stored version of something.

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