See Also: embarrassed(dictionary)
embarrassed(dictionary)
secure(1)(dictionary)
secure(2)(dictionary)
Secure - Sailing(gambling)
Food-secure(health)
secure 1, adjective(dictionary)
secure 2, verb(dictionary)
SECURE Credit Union(finance)

secure 2, verb (oh) and embarrassed (iou)


secure 2, verb (oh)



2 W2 v [T]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 ?get/achieve?
2 ?safe from harm?
3 ?tie firmly?
4 ?borrowing money?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
?GET/ACHIEVE?
to get or achieve something that will be permanent, especially after a lot of effort
::Boyd's goal secured his team's place in the Cup Final.
secure a deal/contract
::The company recently secured a $20 million contract with Ford.
::Negotiators are still working to secure the hostages' release.
::Redgrave won his third Olympic gold medal, and secured his place in history .
?SAFE FROM HARM?
to make something safe from being attacked, harmed, or lost
::Troops were sent to secure the border.
secure sth against sb/sth
::They built a 10ft high fence to secure the house against intruders.
::an agreement to secure the future of the rainforest
?TIE FIRMLY?
to fasten or tie something firmly in a particular position
secure sth to sth
::John secured the boat firmly to the jetty.
?BORROWING MONEY?
if you secure a Debt or a loan, you legally promise that if you cannot pay back the money you have borrowed, you will give the lender goods or property of the same value instead
::He used his house to secure the loan .

embarrassed (iou)



embarrassed adjective. L17.
[from EMBARRASS + -ED1.]
Perplexed, confused; having or expressing a feeling of awkwardness or self-consciousness. L17.
O. Manning Arnold gave an embarrassed grunt and excused his emotions.
Of a route: obstructed. Now only fig. E18.
W. S. Gilbert Whose middle-class lives are embarrassed by wives who long to parade as 'My Lady'.
b. Having difficulty in meeting financial obligations; short of money. L19.
Of a sentence, narrative, etc.: involved, confused. Now rare or obsolete. M18.
embarrassedly adverb L19.