limitar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abut verb To share a border with, or be right next to, something else.
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- constrain verb To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- curtail verb To cut something short or reduce it, especially something that would otherwise have continued at its full extent.
- limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.
- muzzle noun An animal's nose and mouth area, or a strap-on device fitted over it to stop biting or eating.
- restrict verb To keep something within limits; to hold it back from going further.
- throttle noun A valve or lever that controls how much fuel or air reaches an engine, and therefore its speed.
Senses
limitar is used for these senses in English:
- abut (intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- bound (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
- check (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- constrain (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- curtail (transitive, figuratively) To limit or restrict; to keep in check.
- impinge (intransitive, figuratively) To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.
- limit (transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- muzzle (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.