26984 words

tame

6 definitions • 4 examples
1
(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans:

Examples:

After a few months' contact the monkeys become very tame.
2

Examples:

It was a tame film in comparison to some that she's made.
3
to make a wild animal tame
4
to control something dangerous or powerful:

Examples:

He'll need to tame his temper if he wants to succeed.
5
(esp. of animals) not wild or fierce, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans:

Examples:

Their goats seem very tame.
6
If an entertainment is tame, it is not very exciting.

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