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thrall — [θro:l US θro:l] n [Date: 900 1000; : Old Norse; Origin: thrAll] in sb s/sth s thrall also in thrall to sb/sth literary controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something ▪ We have a congress that is in thrall to special interest groups … Dictionary of contemporary English
thrall — [ θrɔl ] noun LITERARY in thrall to completely controlled or influenced by someone or something have/hold someone in thrall to control someone completely or have all of their attention … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thrall — [thrôl] n. [ME thral < OE thræl < ON thræll < Gmc * thranhilaz, lit., the constrained one < IE base * trenk , to shove, press hard > THRONG] 1. [Now Chiefly Literary] a slave or bondman 2. a person under the moral or psychological… … English World dictionary
thrall — noun in sb s thrall literary controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something: The magic of the evening held them in thrall … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Hughes/Thrall (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Hughes/Thrall Type = Album Artist = Hughes/Thrall Released = 1982 Genre = Hard rock Length = 36:43 Label = Boulevard Records Producer = Andy Johns Glenn Hughes Pat Thrall Rob Fraboni Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia
Hughes/Thrall — Infobox musical artist Name = Hughes/Thrall Background = group or band Origin = England/ USA Genre = Hard rock, AOR Years active = 1982, 2006 Present Label = Boulevard Records Rock Candy Records URL = [http://www.hughesthrall.com/index.html… … Wikipedia
in thrall — In a state of rapt absorption or immobility, under some powerful influence • • • Main Entry: ↑thrall * * * in thrall literary : in a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something He was completely in thrall to her. = He … Useful english dictionary
in thrall to something — in (sb s/sth s) ˈthrall | in ˈthrall to sb/sth idiom (literary) controlled or strongly influenced by sb/sth • His gaze held her in thrall. • She was in thrall to her emotions. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
in thrall to — phrase completely controlled or influenced by someone or something He accused the government of being in thrall to big business. Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: thrall … Useful english dictionary
in thrall to — completely controlled or influenced by someone or something He accused the government of being in thrall to big business … English dictionary
