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achicar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • minimize verb To reduce something to the smallest possible amount or size.

Senses

achicar is used for these senses in English:

  • bail To set free; to deliver; to release.
  • bail out (transitive, nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
  • close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
  • minimize (transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
  • zoom out (intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image smaller and possibly less detailed.

bail — full definition

  1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
  2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
  3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.

close — full definition

  1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  2. verb To bring something to an end.
  3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
  4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
  5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

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