Thrall - English meaning

noun

The state of being a slave.

Usage examples:

The deliverance of the israelites from egypt's bondage

verb

Grasp (something) tightly.

Usage examples:

He stood clutching a microphone

noun

A tight grasp.

Usage examples:

She made a clutch at his body

noun

A group of eggs fertilized at the same time, laid in a single session and (in birds) incubated together.

Usage examples:

They lay fewer than ten eggs in a clutch

noun

The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.

Usage examples:

The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb

Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.

Usage examples:

He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb

Power to direct or determine

noun

The exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled.

Usage examples:

The imperial domination of india

noun

The state of having control over people or a situation

Usage examples:

Her domination of the tennis world is undisputed.

noun

The action of making someone a slave; subjugation.

Usage examples:

The enslavement of millions of africans

noun

The act of making a slave of someone

Usage examples:

At an early date, the spanish government passed laws prohibiting enslavement of indians., the organ…

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Usage examples:

She grasped the bottle

noun

A firm hold or grip.

Usage examples:

The child slipped from her grasp

verb

Hold firmly

verb

Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

Usage examples:

His knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel

noun

A firm hold; a tight grasp.

Usage examples:

His arm was held in a vice-like grip

verb

Hold fast or firmly

noun

The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Usage examples:

He was leading her by the hand

verb

Pick (something) up and give it to (someone).

Usage examples:

He handed each man a glass

noun

The part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things

Usage examples:

Keep both hands on the steering wheel., when eating, most americans hold the fork in their right ha…

noun

Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

Usage examples:

Germany was united under prussian hegemony after 1871

noun

(especially of countries) the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others

Usage examples:

The three nations competed for regional hegemony.

noun

Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.

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A region shattered by oppression and killing

noun

A situation in which people are governed in an unfair and cruel way and prevented from having opportunities and freedom

Usage examples:

Every human being has the right to freedom from oppression., war, famine and oppression have forced…

noun

The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

The power of speech

verb

Supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy.

Usage examples:

The car is powered by a fuel-injected 3.0-litre engine

noun

The ability or right to control people and events, or to influence the way people act or think in important ways

Usage examples:

The election results showed that the democrats had lost power, with republicans taking over five mo…

noun

The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful.

Usage examples:

You've got thousands of years of peasant servitude to make up for

noun

The state of being under the control of someone else and of having no freedom; the condition of a slave

noun

The state of being a slave.

Usage examples:

Thousands had been sold into slavery

noun

The action of subjecting a country or person to one's control, or the fact of being subjected.

Usage examples:

The country's subjection to european colonialism

noun

The state of being under the political control of another country or state

Usage examples:

The book discusses the political subjection of the island by its larger neighbour.

noun

The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.

Usage examples:

The colonial subjugation of a country by means of brute military force

noun

The act of defeating people or a country and ruling them in a way that allows them no freedom

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They are bravely resisting subjugation by their more powerful neighbours., the subjugation of women…

noun

The state or condition of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status.

Usage examples:

The supremacy of the king

noun

The highest authority or greatest power

Usage examples:

He approved the supremacy of a strong federal government over the demands of states.

noun

Cruel and oppressive government or rule.

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Refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression

noun

Unlimited authority or use of power, or a government which exercises such power without any control or limits

Usage examples:

American revolutionaries believed the british government was tyrannical., in school, he was the big…

noun

A wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plough or cart that they are to pull.

Usage examples:

The god told him that he would meet a cow that had never borne the weight of a yoke or plough.

verb

Put a yoke on (a pair of animals); couple or attach with or to a yoke.

Usage examples:

A plough drawn by a camel and donkey yoked together

noun

A thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify.

Usage examples:

How much did that yoke set you back?