Tie - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The state or process of affiliating or being affiliated.

Примеры использования:

The group has no affiliation to any preservation society

noun

The relationship between two companies that are officially connected to each other

Примеры использования:

And that's exactly what's behind our new affiliation: growing the business.

noun

A connection with a political party or religion, or with a larger organization

Примеры использования:

The group has affiliations with several organizations abroad., their lack of affiliation to any par…

noun

Loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause.

Примеры использования:

Those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic

noun

Support for a leader, country, group, or belief

Примеры использования:

[ u ] for many here, allegiance to the local community comes first.

noun

Loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief

Примеры использования:

Pledge allegiance to in many american schools, the students used to pledge allegiance to the flag a…

noun

(often in names) a group of people organized for a joint purpose.

Примеры использования:

The national association of probation officers

noun

A group of people united in an organization because of their common interests

Примеры использования:

The aarp, the american association of retired persons, is a huge organization with millions of memb…

noun

A group of people or organizations who work together for a particular purpose, often used in the names of particular organizations

Примеры использования:

The creation of more part-time jobs is supported by the employers' association., a business/profess…

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

An extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function.

Примеры использования:

The processor comes complete with a blender attachment

noun

An extra piece of equipment that can be added to a machine

Примеры использования:

This food processor has a special attachment for grinding coffee.

noun

A computer file that is sent together with an email message

Примеры использования:

I'll email my report to you as an attachment., i wasn't able to open that attachment.

adjective

The same in amount, number, or size

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One quart is equal to four cups., divide the class into equal groups., equal rights, we want a soci…

adjective

The same in price, number, size, etc.

Примеры использования:

The values of cross-border and internal sales were about equal over the year., an equal amount/numb…

idiom

To be acting or speaking honestly

Примеры использования:

It seems too good to be true. are you sure this guy's on the level?

verb

Tie or fasten (something) tightly together.

Примеры использования:

They bound her hands and feet

noun

A problematical situation.

Примеры использования:

He is in a bind that gets worse with every passing minute

verb

To tie someone or something tightly, or to fasten things together

Примеры использования:

The room was full of wooden boxes bound with twisted wire., fig. the club is home to a mix of peopl…

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

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A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

Примеры использования:

The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

noun

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

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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.

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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 short period of intense activity of a specified kind.

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Occasional bouts of strenuous exercise

noun

A short period of illness or involvement in an activity

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Uk a bout of flu, us a bout with the flu, he suffered from periodic bouts of insanity., a drinking …

noun

A boxing or wrestling match

Примеры использования:

He's a former heavyweight champion and is expected to win the bout easily.

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…

verb

Examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something.

Примеры использования:

Customs officers have the right to check all luggage

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Примеры использования:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

exclamation

Us spelling of cheque.

noun

A violent confrontation.

Примеры использования:

There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Примеры использования:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Crash together with violent impact

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

verb

To keep someone or something within limits

Примеры использования:

The animals were confined in a large pen., harris does not confine her stage work to broadway., can…

verb

Bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.

Примеры использования:

The electrodes were connected to a recording device

verb

To join together two things, or to be joined together

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[ i ] the printer connects to the computer., [ t ] a ferry connects the island to the mainland., [ …

verb

To join two or more pieces of equipment together, or to be joined in this way

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Wireless networks allow you to connect two or more pcs within your own home., connect to sth the ca…

noun

A relationship in which a person or thing is linked or associated with something else.

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The connections between social attitudes and productivity

noun

The fact of arriving on an aircraft, train, etc., before a second vehicle, on which passengers can continue their trip, leaves

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We were delayed and missed our connection., [ c ] a sewer connection, [ c ] science has not shown a…

noun

A relationship between two things, ideas, etc.

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Connection between sth and sth a study of the connection between pay and performance, a(n) internet…

verb

Compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.

Примеры использования:

Children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates

verb

To limit someone's freedom, or to limit the way something develops or grows

Примеры использования:

Rising energy costs are constraining consumer and business spending.

verb

To control and limit something

Примеры использования:

The country's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward.

noun

An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality.

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A tennis contest

verb

Engage in competition to attain (a position of power).

Примеры использования:

She declared her intention to contest the presidency

verb

Oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong.

Примеры использования:

The former chairman contests his dismissal

noun

Thin, flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands.

Примеры использования:

Hang the picture from a rail on a length of cord

verb

Attach a cord to.

Примеры использования:

You will need to cord the blind

noun

(a length of) rope or string made of twisted threads

Примеры использования:

Where's the cord that ties back the curtains?

noun

Thin, flexible string or rope made from several twisted strands.

Примеры использования:

Hang the picture from a rail on a length of cord

verb

Attach a cord to.

Примеры использования:

You will need to cord the blind

phrase

Trousers made of corduroy material

Примеры использования:

He was wearing a jeans jacket and cords., dressed in cords and trainers, he cut a casual figure., m…

noun

Two people or things of the same sort considered together.

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A couple of girls were playing marbles

verb

Link or combine (something) with something else.

Примеры использования:

A sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss

noun

Two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected

Примеры использования:

I’m packing a couple of sweaters in case it gets cold., we’re having two couples over for dinner.

noun

Painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain.

Примеры использования:

An attack of cramp

verb

Inhibit the development of.

Примеры использования:

Tighter rules will cramp economic growth

noun

A sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, that limits movement

Примеры использования:

Several runners needed treatment for cramp (us cramps) and exhaustion., have cramp i've got cramp i…

noun

A check or restraint on something.

Примеры использования:

Plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing

verb

Variant spelling of kerb.

noun

A stone edging to a pavement or raised path.

noun

A situation in which two or more competitors in a race are exactly level.

Примеры использования:

Competition is always fierce, with a dead heat in one of the early races

verb

Run or finish a race exactly level.

Примеры использования:

He dead-heated at aintree

noun

A race in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time

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The two horses finished in a dead heat., fig. opinion pollsters call the congressional race a dead …

noun

A situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no progress can be made.

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An attempt to break the deadlock

verb

Cause (a situation or opposing parties) to come to a point where no progress can be made because of fundamental disagreement.

Примеры использования:

The meeting is deadlocked

noun

A situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept any of the demands of the other side

Примеры использования:

Break the deadlock somebody will have to compromise if we are to break (= end) the deadlock between…

noun

An annual flat race for three-year-old horses, founded in 1780 by the 12th earl of derby and run on epsom downs in england in late may or early june.

Примеры использования:

The irish derby

noun

A hard cheese made from skimmed milk, chiefly in derbyshire.

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In the seventeenth century, the custom of adding sage (a herb valued at the time for its health-giv…

proper noun

A city in the midlands of england, on the river derwent; population 244,700 (est. 2009).

verb

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc.

Примеры использования:

He drew a map

noun

An act of selecting names randomly to decide winners in a lottery, opponents in a sporting contest, etc.

Примеры использования:

The draw has been made for this year's tournament

verb

Cause to move by pulling

noun

A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour.

Примеры использования:

Twice he had seriously wounded men in duels

verb

Fight a duel or duels.

Примеры использования:

Shall we duel over this?

verb

A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people

verb

Restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

Примеры использования:

She was encumbered by her heavy skirts

verb

To weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something

Примеры использования:

Be encumbered with/by today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heav…

noun

A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.

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The momentous political events of the late 1980s

noun

Anything that happens, esp. something important or unusual

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Sporting events, a charity/fundraising event, political/world events, she later gave me her version…

noun

An activity that is planned for a special purpose and usually involves a lot of people, for example, a meeting, party, trade show, or conference

Примеры использования:

Manage/plan/organize an event the marketing team is organizing an event for their new product launc…

verb

Close or do up securely.

Примеры использования:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

verb

To make or become firmly attached or closed

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[ i ] this skirt fastens at the back., [ t ] fasten your seatbelt.

verb

To (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed

Примеры использования:

Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened., this shirt fastens at the back.

noun

A device that closes or secures something.

Примеры использования:

The fasteners that attach the panel to the wall had corroded

noun

A button or other device for joining together the separate parts of something, esp. clothes

noun

A button, zip, or other device for temporarily joining together the parts of things such as clothes

noun

A device that closes or secures something.

Примеры использования:

A fly-front fastening

verb

Close or do up securely.

Примеры использования:

The tunic was fastened with a row of gilt buttons

noun

A device on a window, door, box, etc. for keeping it closed

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

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Примеры использования:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Примеры использования:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb

Be engaged in a contest or struggle

adjective

Coming at the end of a series.

Примеры использования:

The final version of the report was presented

noun

The last game in a sports tournament or other competition, which will decide the winner of the tournament.

Примеры использования:

The winners of the semi-finals will take part in a county final to decide the winner.

adjective

Last

Примеры использования:

The other team scored twice in the final minute., the recommendation will be sent to the city counc…

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Примеры использования:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Примеры использования:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

noun

A piece of equipment or furniture which is fixed in position in a building or vehicle.

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Plumbing fixtures

noun

A piece of equipment that stays attached to a house or other building

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A light fixture, bathroom fixtures, fig. he became a fixture (= a regular feature) on television in…

noun

Something in a house that is permanently fixed, such as bathroom equipment, and that is not taken by someone when they move to a new home

Примеры использования:

All fixtures and fittings are included in the house price.

adjective

Kind and pleasant.

Примеры использования:

They were friendly to me

noun

A game or match that does not form part of a serious competition.

Примеры использования:

England will play two friendlies in sardinia

adjective

Having an attitude or acting in a way that shows that you like people and want them to like and trust you

Примеры использования:

They were friendly people., she had a bright, friendly smile., it’s a very friendly city., sometime…

noun

The emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.

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Old ties of love and friendship

noun

A situation in which two people are friends

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Their friendship goes back to when they were at school together., form a friendship did you form an…

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

Примеры использования:

The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

Примеры использования:

They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Примеры использования:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

noun

A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.

Примеры использования:

A picnic hamper

verb

Hinder or impede the movement or progress of.

Примеры использования:

Their work is hampered by lack of funds

noun

Necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.

Примеры использования:

The mass of the top hamper must be consciously balanced against the tremendous beam.

noun

Any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee.

Примеры использования:

He pulled a hamstring

verb

Cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.

Примеры использования:

He hammered the remnants of his blade into the chest of the one who shattered it, and jumped to avo…

verb

To prevent an activity, or to block the effectiveness of someone or something

Примеры использования:

The company is hamstrung by its traditional but inefficient ways of doing business., i played the w…

noun

A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult.

Примеры использования:

Not being able to drive was something of a handicap

verb

Act as an impediment to.

Примеры использования:

Lack of funding has handicapped the development of research

noun

A physical or mental condition that makes ordinary activities more difficult than they are for other people

Примеры использования:

His loss of hearing was a severe handicap., their lack of knowledge of computer programming was not…

verb

Make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

Примеры использования:

Language barriers hindered communication between scientists

adjective

(especially of a bodily part) rear; hind.

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The hinder end of its body

verb

To limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something

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A poor diet can hinder mental and physical growth., i don’t know if these changes are going to help…

verb

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

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She hitched up her skirt and ran

noun

A temporary difficulty or problem.

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Everything went without a hitch

verb

Hook or entangle

verb

Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.

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The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing

verb

To make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something

Примеры использования:

Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way.

verb

Hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).

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Cold inhibits plant growth

verb

To take an action that makes something less likely to happen, or that discourages someone from doing something

Примеры использования:

The merger of the two corporations was not allowed because it would inhibit open competition., some…

verb

To prevent something from developing in the way or at the rate that is possible

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Inhibit competition/growth/innovation authorities fear that fewer, bigger airlines will inhibit com…

noun

The dependence of two or more people or things on each other.

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The new economic interdependence of the two nations

noun

The fact of depending on each other

Примеры использования:

Our interdependence as a global society

noun

If there is an interdependence between two or more things, they depend on each other

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The interdependence between global trading partners, interdependence with sth a company's interdepe…

verb

Link; connect.

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The tap was joined to a pipe

noun

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

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

verb

To connect or fasten things together

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

noun

Blood relationship.

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Likewise there is no established framework of social relations, such as kinship, which people can b…

noun

The relationship between members of the same family

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Different ethnic groups have different systems of kinship., he felt a real sense of kinship with hi…

noun

A feeling of being close or similar to other people or things

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He felt a real sense of kinship with his fellow soldiers.

noun

A fine open fabric of cotton or silk, made by looping, twisting, or knitting thread in patterns and used especially for trimming garments.

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A dress trimmed in white lace

verb

Fasten or tighten (a shoe or garment) by tying the laces.

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He put the shoes on and laced them up

noun

A decorative cloth that is made by weaving thin thread into delicate patterns having small spaces within them

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A lace curtain/handkerchief, your laces are untied., she laced her boots.

verb

Strike or beat with a whip or stick.

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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

noun

Communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations.

Примеры использования:

The head porter works in close liaison with the reception office

noun

Communication between groups and the useful relationship that this creates, or a person who does the communicating between the groups

Примеры использования:

[ u ] there is an unfortunate lack of liaison between the departments.

noun

A thing used for tying or binding something tightly.

Примеры использования:

There was no sign of the ligature which strangled her

verb

Bind or connect with a ligature.

Примеры использования:

He ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus

noun

A thread or wire used for tying something, especially a blood vessel

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Ligatures are used in surgery to stop the flow of a bleeding artery.

noun

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

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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

noun

The greatest amount, number, or level allowed or possible

Примеры использования:

There’s a limit to her patience., two cups of coffee are my limit., spending limits were imposed by…

noun

A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.

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A commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline

verb

Make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.

Примеры использования:

Rumours that linked his name with judith

noun

A torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets.

verb

Join in marriage.

Примеры использования:

I was married in church

exclamation

Expressing surprise, indignation, or emphatic assertion.

Примеры использования:

Marry he doth consider, that by the king's majesty, with all your advices and the consent of the no…

verb

To become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone in an official or religious ceremony

Примеры использования:

[ t ] he married lori, his girlfriend from high school., [ t ] judge wilcox married us at city hall.

noun

A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.

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A boxing match

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Примеры использования:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.

Примеры использования:

He struck a match against the wall

noun

An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

Примеры использования:

We held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

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A week later i met him in the street

noun

An occasion when people come together

Примеры использования:

We scheduled the meeting for friday.

noun

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

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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.

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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

noun

Another term for tie (sense 4 of the noun).

noun

Items worn around the neck, such as collars or ties, collectively.

Примеры использования:

Will looked down at his neckwear and blushed

verb

Block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of.

Примеры использования:

She was obstructing the entrance

phrasal verb

(of two teams or competitors) play an extra game or match to decide a draw or tie.

Примеры использования:

The runners-up will play off against each other

phrasal verb

Bring two people into conflict or competition for one's own advantage.

Примеры использования:

Detectives employ more than one informant so as to play one off against the other

noun

One of a series of games played after the regular season to decide which teams will advance to play for the championship (= compete to be recognized as the best team)

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The basketball playoffs, a playoff game

noun

A game or match forming part of a play-off.

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Local baseball players dale and zane anderson have completed baseball alberta's round robin playdow…

noun

A boxing match, typically an unlicensed one, fought for prize money.

noun

Any of the four games in a competition that decides which players or teams will play in the two semifinals

verb

Make or show a connection between.

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The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

verb

Give an account of

verb

To be connected with something, or to show that something is connected with something else

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[ i always + adv/prep ] the point i’m making now relates to what i said before., [ t ] she relates …

noun

The state or fact of being related or connected.

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Subjects reported a significant increase in a sense of relatedness to nature

noun

The way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.

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The study will assess the relationship between unemployment and political attitudes

noun

The way in which things are connected or work together

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Write an essay on the economic relationship between farming and transportation., "what is your rela…

noun

The way in which two or more companies, countries, or people behave towards each other

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Creating lasting relationships is vital for success in business., we have an excellent working rela…

noun

A second match or game between two sports teams or players.

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The first playoff game saw a rematch of their last round-robin game against the brokenhead team fro…

noun

A second competition or game between competitors

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The teams meet in a rematch of last season's conference finals.

verb

Play back (a recording on tape, video, or film).

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He could stop the tape and replay it whenever he wished

noun

The playing again of part of a recording, especially so as to be able to watch an incident more closely.

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Clouds can be studied in speeded-up replay

noun

A repetition of an earlier event

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Interest rates were lowered to avoid a replay of the stock market crash., news programs broadcast e…

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

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The need to restrain public expenditure

verb

Put a limit on; keep under control.

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Some roads may have to be closed at peak times to restrict the number of visitors

verb

To limit someone's actions or movement, or to limit the amount, size, etc., of something

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The government has so sharply restricted his fishing that he can barely pay his crew., the state le…

verb

To limit something, reduce its size, or prevent it from increasing

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If they want to restrict access to their pages, privacy controls are available., restrict the sale/…

noun

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

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There was no way down, even with a rope

verb

Catch, fasten, or secure with rope.

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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.

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Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

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

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Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

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

noun

The game or set of games before the final game in a competition

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France was eliminated in saturday’s semifinal.

noun

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

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He tugged on the chain connecting my shackles together

verb

Chain with shackles.

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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

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

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

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Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

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The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

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The train slowed to a halt

noun

A situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.

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The war had again reached stalemate

verb

Bring to or cause to reach stalemate.

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The group played a key role in stalemating the negotiations

noun

A situation in which nothing can change or no action can be taken

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[ u ] stalemate in congress over education reform has made voters angry., [ c ] the arrival of fres…

noun

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

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Her bra strap

verb

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

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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

noun

Material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, or other material twisted together to form a thin length.

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Unwieldy packs tied up with string

verb

Short for stringboard.

noun

A thin length of cord

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[ u ] a piece of string, guitar strings are made from steel or nylon., violins, cellos, and double …

noun

A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use.

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Both countries carried out nuclear tests in may

verb

Short for test match.

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The first test against new zealand

noun

The shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate.

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The tests of the shells are recrystallized, but the original ornamentation is preserved in very goo…

verb

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

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The horse had been tethered to a post

noun

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

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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

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Asthma kept him tethered to an oxygen tank.

idiom

Secure with or as if with ropes

phrasal verb

Bind someone so that they cannot move or escape.

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Robbers tied her up and ransacked her home

phrasal verb

Occupy someone to the exclusion of any other activity.

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She would be tied up at the meeting all day

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

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The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

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Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

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[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…

noun

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

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Roof trusses

verb

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

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Alfred had already trussed and stuffed the geese

noun

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

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

noun

The action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

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He was opposed to closer political or economic union with europe

noun

The act or the state of being joined together

noun

An organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers

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"no date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning., t…

verb

Get married to.

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He was to wed the king's daughter

abbreviation

Wednesday.

noun

Metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod.

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A coil of copper wire

verb

Install electric circuits or wires in.

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Wiring a plug