Bound - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Join or fasten (something) to something else.

Примеры использования:

Attach your safety line to the bridge

verb

To fasten, join, or connect something

Примеры использования:

Attach something to something i attached a photo to my application form., use this cable to attach …

verb

To join a file such as a document, picture, or computer program, to an email

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

Примеры использования:

Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Примеры использования:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

Примеры использования:

Local people banded together to fight the company

verb

Make a quick, short movement up and down.

Примеры использования:

I could see his head bobbing about

noun

A quick, short movement up and down.

Примеры использования:

She could only manage a slight bob of her head

verb

Cut (someone's hair) in a bob.

Примеры использования:

She'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted

noun

A relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences.

Примеры использования:

There was a bond of understanding between them

verb

Join or be joined securely to something else, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.

Примеры использования:

Press the material to bond the layers together

noun

A close and lasting relationship between people

Примеры использования:

The bond between parents and children is usually very strong., the county issued $4 million in bond…

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Примеры использования:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Примеры использования:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

The line that divides one country or place from another

Примеры использования:

The rio grande forms part of the us border., the card has a pretty design around the border., [ t ]…

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Примеры использования:

Panama's western border with costa rica

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Примеры использования:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

An area of southern scotland that was one of nine local government regions until 1996

Примеры использования:

Book your tickets online for the top things to do in borders, scotland.

verb

(with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it.

Примеры использования:

The ball bounced away and he chased it

noun

A rebound of a ball or other object.

Примеры использования:

The wicket was causing the occasional erratic bounce

verb

To move up or away after hitting a surface, or to cause something to move this way

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the basketball bounced off the rim of the basket., [ t ] she bounced the baby on her knee., […

noun

A line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.

Примеры использования:

A county boundary

noun

An edge or limit of something

Примеры использования:

You can camp anywhere inside the boundaries of the park., your work is limited only by the boundari…

noun

A real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something

Примеры использования:

Boundary between the ural mountains mark the boundary between europe and asia., residents are oppos…

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Примеры использования:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Примеры использования:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Примеры использования:

Add capers and olives

noun

A movement performed in classical riding, in which the horse leaps from the ground and kicks out with its hind legs.

Примеры использования:

There's this one, the capriole, where the horse jumps up and snaps his hind legs out.

noun

In dance, a movement where a dancer jumps up and hits their feet together in the air

Примеры использования:

Italian male dancers were known to excel in the performance of caprioles., in the background, the c…

noun

In dressage (= a sport where horses perform special, carefully controlled movements directed by the riders), a movement where a horse jumps vertically high off the ground while kicking out with the back legs

Примеры использования:

The horses became famous for manoeuvres and leaps, such as the capriole., the purpose of the caprio…

verb

Jump or dance around excitedly.

Примеры использования:

The players cavorted about the pitch

verb

To dance around, having a noisy good time

Примеры использования:

A group of teenagers were cavorting in the park.

verb

To jump or move around in a playful way, sometimes noisily, and often in a sexual way

Примеры использования:

They were spotted cavorting beside the swimming pool.

adjective

Able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.

Примеры использования:

It's certain that more changes are in the offing

pronoun

Some but not all.

Примеры использования:

Certain of his works have been edited

adjective

Having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, or effective

Примеры использования:

[ + (that) ] are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number?, feel certain i feel…

noun

A series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads.

Примеры использования:

He slid the bolts on the front door and put the safety chain across

verb

Fasten or secure with a chain.

Примеры использования:

She chained her bicycle to the railings

noun

A length of metal rings that are connected together and used for fastening or supporting, and in machinery

Примеры использования:

She looped the chain around her bike and locked it to the fence., mary wore a silver chain around h…

noun

A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre).

Примеры использования:

Draw a circle with a compass

verb

Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once.

Примеры использования:

They were circling athens airport

noun

A continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such a line

Примеры использования:

Coloured paper was cut into circles., we sat in a circle.

noun

The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.

Примеры использования:

His last work was on the cycloid, the curve traced by a point on the circumference of a rolling cir…

noun

The line surrounding a circular space, or the length of this line

Примеры использования:

The circumference of a circle

noun

The outside edge of an area or object that is round or curved, or the length of this edge

Примеры использования:

The circumference of an orange

verb

Restrict (something) within limits.

Примеры использования:

The minister's powers are circumscribed both by tradition and the organization of local government

verb

To limit something

Примеры использования:

Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect., there followed a…

verb

If you circumscribe a triangle, square, etc., you draw a circle that surrounds it and touches each of its corners.

phrasal verb

Advance or converge on

phrasal verb

To move toward someone or something gradually and from all directions

Примеры использования:

It felt as though the walls of the room were closing in on her.

collocation

Working closely together to create or achieve the same thing

Примеры использования:

The director was in close collaboration with the playwright., i think you will find that they are g…

verb

Form a unified whole.

Примеры использования:

He made the series of fictions cohere into a convincing sequence

verb

If an argument or theory coheres, all the different stages fit together to form a reasonable whole.

verb

To unite or to hold together as a unit

Примеры использования:

His vision is of a world that coheres through human connection rather than rules.

noun

An instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.

Примеры использования:

Walkers should be equipped with a map and compass

verb

Go round (something) in a circular course.

Примеры использования:

The ship wherein magellan compassed the world

noun

A device for finding direction with a thin pointed metal part that turns to always point north

verb

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).

Примеры использования:

He does not confine his message to high politics

noun

The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.

Примеры использования:

Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

plural noun

The limits or borders of something

Примеры использования:

He feels safe within the confines of his home.

verb

Move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.

Примеры использования:

Their cheeks were pressed together as they danced

noun

A series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.

Примеры использования:

Everyone was taking part in the dance

verb

Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music

adjective

(of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan.

Примеры использования:

He was destined for great things

verb

Intend or choose for a particular purpose or end.

adjective

Intended for or being sent to a particular place

Примеры использования:

The mail was destined for addresses throughout the northeast., [ + to infinitive ] he was destined …

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Примеры использования:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Примеры использования:

The pool is edged with paving

verb

A line determining the limits of an area

noun

The outside limit of an object, area, or surface.

Примеры использования:

A willow tree at the water's edge

verb

Provide with a border or edge.

Примеры использования:

The pool is edged with paving

noun

The outer or farthest point of something

Примеры использования:

The edge of a cliff/table, they walked down to the water’s edge., fig. hitchcock’s films often kept…

verb

Form a circle around; surround.

Примеры использования:

The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb

To surround or form a circle around something

Примеры использования:

A parking lot encircles the mall.

verb

To surround something, forming a circle around it

Примеры использования:

The house is encircled by a high fence., villaverde is one of the high-rise districts that encircle…

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Примеры использования:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Примеры использования:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Примеры использования:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

noun

The furthest point or limit of something.

Примеры использования:

The peninsula's western extremity

plural noun

The hands and feet

phrase

The parts of the human body furthest from the heart, for example, the fingers, toes, and nose

Примеры использования:

In such a situation, your heart pumps faster to prevent your extremities from freezing., some peopl…

verb

Be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way.

Примеры использования:

The regime was fated to end badly

adjective

Not able to be avoided because planned by a power that controls events

Примеры использования:

[ + that ] it seemed fated that we would get married., [ + to infinitive ] she says she was fated t…

noun

A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.

Примеры использования:

He lay bound with fetters of iron

verb

Restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles.

Примеры использования:

There were no chains immediately available to fetter the prisoners

verb

To keep someone within limits or stop them from making progress

Примеры использования:

Fettered by he felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Примеры использования:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Примеры использования:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

Примеры использования:

The southern fringes of the city

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

Примеры использования:

Fringe theatre

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

Примеры использования:

We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

noun

The border or outer edges of an area or group.

Примеры использования:

The southern fringes of the city

verb

Short for fringe benefit.

Примеры использования:

We offer the highest salary and fringes in the country

adjective

Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.

Примеры использования:

Fringe theatre

verb

(of a police officer or other official) pass the hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items.

Примеры использования:

He raised his arms to permit the officer to frisk him

noun

An act of frisking someone.

Примеры использования:

A frisk search

verb

To use your hands to search someone’s clothes and body for hidden objects or weapons

Примеры использования:

I was frisked when we went through security at the airport., the dog ran ahead, frisking in the bru…

verb

Play or move about in a cheerful and lively way.

Примеры использования:

Edward frolicked on the sand

noun

A playful and lively movement or activity.

Примеры использования:

His injuries were inflicted by the frolics of a young filly

adjective

Cheerful, merry, or playful.

Примеры использования:

A thousand forms of frolic life

noun

The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.

Примеры использования:

The horse broke into a furious gallop

verb

(of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.

Примеры использования:

We galloped along the sand

verb

A fast gait of a horse

verb

Run or jump about playfully.

Примеры использования:

The mare gambolled towards her

noun

An act of running or jumping about playfully.

Примеры использования:

The two of them run off to the woods for a gambol together

verb

To run and jump in a happy way

Примеры использования:

Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine.

adjective

For which a guarantee is provided; formally assured.

Примеры использования:

The guaranteed bonus is not very high

verb

Provide a formal assurance, especially that certain conditions will be fulfilled relating to a product, service, or transaction.

Примеры использования:

The company guarantees to refund your money

adjective

If a product is guaranteed, the company that made it promises to repair it, change it, or return the customer’s money if a fault develops within a particular period of time

Примеры использования:

We offer franchise businesses with a guaranteed minimum income., all our appliances are guaranteed …

noun

The edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn.

Примеры использования:

The hem of her dress

verb

Turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth).

Примеры использования:

She began to hem a border

exclamation

Used in writing to indicate a sound made when coughing or clearing the throat to attract attention or to express hesitation.

Примеры использования:

In truth i had slept about 3 hours and breakfast had been a pint of stella — ah hem.

verb

Move (something) into a different position with a jerk.

Примеры использования:

She hitched up her skirt and ran

noun

A temporary difficulty or problem.

Примеры использования:

Everything went without a hitch

verb

Hook or entangle

verb

Walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.

Примеры использования:

He was hobbling around on crutches

noun

An awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury.

Примеры использования:

He finished the match almost reduced to a hobble

verb

Walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

verb

(of a person) move by jumping on one foot.

Примеры использования:

He hopped along beside her

noun

A hopping movement.

Примеры использования:

Place the rabbit on the floor to have a hop around

verb

Flavour with hops.

Примеры использования:

A strong dark beer, heavily hopped

noun

One of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump.

Примеры использования:

A hurdle race

verb

Take part in a hurdle race.

Примеры использования:

This gelding hurdled fluently

noun

A frame or fence for jumping over in a race

Примеры использования:

He fell at the last hurdle., clear a hurdle she cleared (= jumped over) all the hurdles easily and …

verb

Move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner.

Примеры использования:

A runaway car hurtled towards them

verb

Move with or as if with a rushing sound

verb

To move very fast, esp. in what seems a dangerous way

Примеры использования:

The truck hurtled along at breakneck speed.

verb

Link; connect.

Примеры использования:

The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

A place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.

Примеры использования:

It was soldered so well that you couldn't see the join

verb

To connect or fasten things together

Примеры использования:

A long suspension bridge joins the two islands., join the two pieces together using strong glue., t…

verb

Push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

Примеры использования:

The cat jumped off his lap

noun

An act of jumping from a surface by pushing upwards with one's legs and feet.

Примеры использования:

In making the short jump across the gully he lost his balance

Move forward by leaps and bounds

verb

Strike or beat with a whip or stick.

Примеры использования:

They lashed him repeatedly about the head

noun

A sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope.

Примеры использования:

He was sentenced to fifty lashes for his crime

verb

A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

verb

Jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force.

Примеры использования:

He leapt on to the parapet

noun

A forceful jump or quick movement.

Примеры использования:

She came downstairs in a series of flying leaps

verb

Move forward by bounds

noun

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.

Примеры использования:

The failure showed the limits of british power

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Примеры использования:

Try to limit the amount you drink

phrase

Limit

Примеры использования:

I'd like to play squash, but i'm 60 and i know my limits., his genius knows no limits., the pay ris…

verb

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Примеры использования:

Thousands marched behind the coffin

noun

An act or instance of marching.

Примеры использования:

The relieving force was more than a day's march away

verb

(of a country, territory, or estate) have a common frontier with.

Примеры использования:

His estate marches with yours

noun

The edge or border of something.

Примеры использования:

The eastern margin of the indian ocean

verb

Provide with an edge or border.

Примеры использования:

The plant's leaves are margined with yellow

noun

The border of empty space around the written or printed text on a page

Примеры использования:

She was in the habit of making notes in the margins of her textbooks., he was reelected by a wide m…

noun

A tract of open uncultivated upland, typically covered with heather.

Примеры использования:

A little town in the moors

verb

Make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.

Примеры использования:

Twenty or so fishing boats were moored to the pierside

noun

A member of a north-western african muslim people of mixed berber and arab descent. in the 8th century they conquered the iberian peninsula, but were finally driven out of their last stronghold in granada at the end of the 15th century.

Примеры использования:

For centuries córdoba was the moors' capital and one of europe's most sophisticated cities

adjective

Light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment.

Примеры использования:

Choose pale floral patterns for walls

verb

Become pale in one's face from shock or fear.

Примеры использования:

I paled at the thought of what she might say

noun

A wooden stake or post used with others to form a fence.

Примеры использования:

Get creative with a picket fence and have diagonal pales nailed to the horizontal boards.

noun

The continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure.

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The perimeter of a rectangle

noun

The outer limits or edge of an area or object.

Примеры использования:

New buildings on the periphery of the hospital site

noun

The outer edge of an area

Примеры использования:

We’ve planted 50 small trees around the periphery of the property.

noun

The outer part of a bird's wing including the flight feathers.

Примеры использования:

Buglike, and reminding me of dragonfly wings were two long pinions, and just under them were two mo…

verb

Restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs.

Примеры использования:

He was pinioned to the ground

noun

A small cogwheel or spindle engaging with a large cogwheel.

Примеры использования:

It is used for railroad frogs, for steel mill coupling housings, pinions, spindles, and for dipper …

verb

(of a horse) move with high springy steps.

Примеры использования:

The pony was prancing around the paddock

noun

An act or instance of prancing.

Примеры использования:

Then we watch him prance (yes, it is a prance, there is no other way to describe it) around the roo…

noun

The area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place.

Примеры использования:

A former mp who still works in the precincts of the house

adjective

(of an outcome or course of events) determined in advance by divine will or fate.

Примеры использования:

Our predestined end

verb

(of god) destine (someone) for a particular fate or purpose.

Примеры использования:

Calvinists believed that every person was predestined by god to go to heaven or to hell

adjective

If an action or event is predestined, it is controlled by god or by fate

Примеры использования:

It seems the expedition is predestined to fail because there have been so many problems.

noun

An ornamental border, typically one inlaid on the back or belly of a violin.

verb

Decorate (something) with an ornamental border.

Примеры использования:

One of their bestselling items is a clear plastic raincoat purfled with ribbon

noun

The upper or outer edge of an object, typically something circular or approximately circular.

Примеры использования:

A china egg cup with a gold rim

verb

Form or act as an outer edge or rim for.

Примеры использования:

A huge lake rimmed by glaciers

verb

Lick or suck the anus of (someone) as a means of sexual stimulation.

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Примеры использования:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Примеры использования:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Примеры использования:

There was a ring at the door

verb

Act or behave in a jovial and exuberant fashion.

Примеры использования:

A satirical novelist who rollicks through the sleaze of the american psyche

verb

(especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.

Примеры использования:

The noisy pack of children romped around the gardens

noun

A spell of rough, energetic play.

Примеры использования:

A romp in the snow

noun

A length of thick strong cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, or similar material.

Примеры использования:

There was no way down, even with a rope

verb

Catch, fasten, or secure with rope.

Примеры использования:

The calves must be roped and led out of the stockade

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Примеры использования:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Примеры использования:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Примеры использования:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

noun

A pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.

Примеры использования:

He tugged on the chain connecting my shackles together

verb

Chain with shackles.

Примеры использования:

The prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room

noun

One of a pair of metal rings connected by a chain and fastened to a person’s wrists or the bottoms of the legs to prevent the person from escaping

Примеры использования:

The prisoner was led away in shackles., the convicts were shackled and led onto the bus., fig. she …

verb

Move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.

Примеры использования:

She began to skip down the path

noun

A light, bouncing step; a skipping movement.

Примеры использования:

He moved with a strange, dancing skip

noun

A large transportable open-topped container for building and other refuse.

Примеры использования:

I've salvaged a carpet from a skip

noun

An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Примеры использования:

Team sports such as soccer and rugby

verb

Wear or display (a distinctive item).

Примеры использования:

He was sporting a huge handlebar moustache

noun

A game, competition, or similar activity, done for enjoyment or as a job, that takes physical effort and skill and is played or done by following particular rules

Примеры использования:

[ c ] football, baseball, and basketball are all team sports., [ u ] do you hunt for sport or in or…

verb

Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

Примеры использования:

I sprang out of bed

noun

The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from march to may and in the southern hemisphere from september to november.

Примеры использования:

In spring the garden is a feast of blossom

verb

Move forward by leaps and bounds

noun

A thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree.

Примеры использования:

Hayes picked up a fallen stick and twirled it idly between his fingers.

verb

Push a sharp or pointed object into or through (something).

Примеры использования:

He stuck his fork into the sausage

verb

A long thin implement resembling a length of wood

noun

A strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used to fasten, secure, or carry something or to hold on to something.

Примеры использования:

Her bra strap

verb

Fasten or secure in a specified place or position with a strap.

Примеры использования:

I had to strap the bag to my bicycle

verb

An elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

adjective

Completely confident that one is right.

Примеры использования:

I'm sure i've seen that dress before

adverb

Certainly (used for emphasis).

Примеры использования:

Texas sure was a great place to grow up

adjective

Certain; without any doubt

Примеры использования:

"no more dessert for me, thank you." "are you sure?", [ + (that) clause ] i’m sure (that) i left my…

verb

Be all round (someone or something).

Примеры использования:

The hotel is surrounded by its own gardens

noun

A thing that forms a border or edging round an object.

Примеры использования:

An oak fireplace surround

verb

To be around something on all sides

Примеры использования:

Snow-capped mountains surround the city., the house was surrounded by dense woods., i’m interested …

verb

Tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement.

Примеры использования:

The horse had been tethered to a post

noun

A rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement.

Примеры использования:

Regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows

noun

A rope, chain, or other device used to attach a person or animal to a fixed object

Примеры использования:

Asthma kept him tethered to an oxygen tank.

verb

Attach or fasten with string or similar cord.

Примеры использования:

They tied max to a chair

noun

A piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something.

Примеры использования:

He tightened the tie of his robe

verb

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

idiom

Secure with or as if with ropes

phrasal verb

Bind someone so that they cannot move or escape.

Примеры использования:

Robbers tied her up and ransacked her home

phrasal verb

Occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity.

Примеры использования:

She would be tied up at the meeting all day

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Примеры использования:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

Примеры использования:

A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

Примеры использования:

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim

noun

A framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure.

Примеры использования:

Roof trusses

verb

Tie up the wings and legs of (a chicken or other bird) before cooking.

Примеры использования:

Alfred had already trussed and stuffed the geese

noun

A support for a building or bridge, made of wood or steel

Примеры использования:

No one knows if the fire damaged the building’s trusses and support beams.

verb

Come or bring together for a common purpose or action.

Примеры использования:

He called on the party to unite

verb

Join or combine

verb

To bring different groups or things together to become one, or to join together to become one

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the thirteen american colonies united to form a new nation.

noun

A roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings.

Примеры использования:

A gothic ribbed vault

verb

Leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with one or both hands or with the help of a pole.

Примеры использования:

He vaulted over the gate

noun

An act of vaulting.

Примеры использования:

The barman, with a practised vault of the bar, was again serving wine