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arriar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • loosen verb To make something less tight, or to become less tight.
  • lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
  • strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.

Senses

arriar is used for these senses in English:

  • loosen (transitive) To make loose.
  • lower (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
  • strike (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

loosen — full definition

  1. verb To make something less tight, or to become less tight.
  2. verb To relax or reduce restrictions.

lower — full definition

  1. verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
  2. verb To bring down in dignity or status; to demean.

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