укрощать — meaning in English

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.
• meek adj Quiet, humble, and unwilling to assert oneself.

Senses

укрощать is used for these senses in English:

• break in (transitive, of a horse) To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
• bridle (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
• meek (US) To tame; to break (a horse)

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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