TAME


Meaning of TAME in English

(~r, ~st, ~s, taming, ~d)

1.

A ~ animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans.

The deer never became ~; they would run away if you approached them.

ADJ

2.

If you say that something or someone is ~, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking.

Some of today’s political demonstrations look rather ~...

ADJ disapproval

~ly

There was no excuse though when Thomas shot ~ly wide from eight yards.

ADV: ADV with v

3.

If someone ~s a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say.

The Amazons were believed to have been the first to ~ horses.

VERB: V n

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