přetáhnout — meaning in English

English meaning

• overrun verb To spread over or invade a place in large numbers, often taking full control of it.
• poach verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.

Senses

přetáhnout is used for these senses in English:

• overrun (intransitive) To continue for too long.
• poach (business, ambitransitive) To entice (an employee or customer) to switch from a competing company to one's own.
• run over (transitive, idiomatic) To describe briefly; to summarize or recapitulate; to go through or consider quickly.

overrun — full definition

1. verb To spread over or invade a place in large numbers, often taking full control of it.
2. verb To go on for longer than planned.
3. noun An amount by which something has gone beyond its planned budget, time, or capacity.

poach — full definition

1. verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.
2. verb To illegally hunt or catch animals on someone else's land or in a protected area.
3. verb To lure an employee, client, or idea away from a competitor.

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