strijken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abase verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
- iron noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
- ironing noun The act of pressing clothes with a hot iron to remove wrinkles.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
Senses
strijken is used for these senses in English:
- abase (transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. [from c. 1350–1470]
- bow To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
- iron (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
- ironing The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron.
- stroke To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
abase — full definition
- verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
bow — full definition
- noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
- noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
- noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
- verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
- verb To give in or stop resisting.