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41brelan — [ brəlɑ̃ ] n. m. • XVIIe; « table, maison de jeu » XIIe; a. haut all. bretling « tablette » ♦ À certains jeux de cartes (dont l ancien jeu dit brelan), Réunion de trois cartes de même valeur. Avoir un brelan de rois, au poker. À certains jeux de… …
42withholding — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. restraining, confining, checking, prohibiting, restricting, hindering, limiting, deterring, coercive, curbing, muzzling, bridling; see also confining . Ant. open*, liberating, freeing …
43bridle — {{11}}bridle (n.) O.E. bridel bridle, rein, curb, restraint, related to bregdan move quickly, from P.Gmc. *bregdilaz (see BRAID (Cf. braid) (v.)). {{12}}bridle (v.) to control, dominate, c.1200, from O.E. bridlian to fit with a bridle, from… …
44bridle — [[t]bra͟ɪd(ə)l[/t]] bridles, bridling, bridled 1) N COUNT A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse s head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it. 2) VERB If you bridle, you show that you are angry or …
45abnegation — self abnegation, *renunciation, self denial Analogous words: forgoing, forbearance, eschewal (see corresponding verbs at FORGO): abstinence, abstemiousness, continence, *temperance: restraining, curbing, bridling (see RESTRAIN) Antonyms:… …
46restrain — restrain, curb, check, bridle, inhibit are comparable when they mean to hold a person or thing back from doing something or from going too far in doing something. Restrain, the most comprehensive of these terms, may imply the intent either to… …
47strut — vb Strut, swagger, bristle, bridle can all mean to assume an air of dignity or importance. Strut implies a pompous or theatrical affectation of dignity, especially as shown in one s gait or by one s bearing in movement {a poor player that struts… …
48reduction — n 1. decrease, decreasing, loss, lessening, decline, cutback, rollback, decrement, decre scence, depression; abbreviation, diminution, subtraction, subduction, shortening, condensing, condensation, compressing, compression, contracting,… …
49repression — n 1. control, restraint, check, curb; blockage, impediment, obstruction, inhibition, hindrance, encumbrance, determent, deterrent, restriction, fettering, shackling, chaining, tethering, harnessing, bridling; constraint, cramp, limitation,… …
50bridle — I UK [ˈbraɪd(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms bridle : singular bridle plural bridles leather bands that go over a horse s head and hold the bit in its mouth II UK [ˈbraɪd(ə)l] / US verb Word forms bridle : present tense I/you/we/they bridle …
