aftrekken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- subtract verb To take one number or amount away from another.
- subtraction noun The process of subtracting a number from another.
Senses
aftrekken is used for these senses in English:
- abate Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]
- beat one's meat (slang, by extension) To waste time; to engage in an unproductive activity.
- hand job (vulgar, slang) The stimulation of another person's penis using the hand as a sexual act.
- jerk off (intransitive, vulgar) To do nothing; to waste time.
- squeegee (ambitransitive) To use a squeegee. [1883]
- subtract (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
- subtraction (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another.
- subtraction (arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.