Abziehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- deduct verb To subtract or take away an amount from a total.
- discount noun A reduction in the usual price of something.
- fleece noun The woolly coat of a sheep, or wool shorn from it in one piece.
- flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
- hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
- pilfer verb To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- retreat noun The act of pulling back from danger, especially a military withdrawal.
- rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
- subtract verb To take one number or amount away from another.
- subtraction noun The process of subtracting a number from another.
- take off phrasal verb To leave the ground and begin flying, as an aircraft or bird does.
- withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.
Senses
Abziehen 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.]
- deduct To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- discount (rare) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, etc.
- fleece (transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.
- flush (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
- hustle (transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
- pilfer (ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- retreat (intransitive) To withdraw military forces.
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.