English Dictionary

cradle

/ˈkɹeɪdəl/

verb

(transitive) To contain in or as if in a cradle. / (transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep). / (transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively. / To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.

She cradled the baby in her arms.

意味（1）

(transitive) To contain in or as if in a cradle.

意味（2）

(transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).

意味（3）

(transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.

cradling the injured man’s head in her arms

意味（4）

To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.

意味（5）

To nurse or train in infancy.

He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars.

意味（6）

(lacrosse) To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.

意味（7）

To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.

意味（8）

To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.

In Lombardy […] boats are cradled and transported over the grade.

意味（9）

To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.