abspreizen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abduct verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
• straggle verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

Senses

abspreizen is used for these senses in English:

• abduct (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
• straggle (intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.

abduct — full definition

1. verb To take a person away by force, usually secretly and against their will; to kidnap.
2. verb In anatomy, to move a limb or body part away from the midline of the body.

straggle — full definition

1. verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
2. verb To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
3. verb Grow or hang messily.
4. verb To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.

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