entwenden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
- purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
Senses
entwenden is used for these senses in English:
- pinch (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- steal (transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
- steal (transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
pinch — full definition
- verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
- verb British informal: to steal something, usually minor.
- noun A small amount of something, especially a powder, held between finger and thumb.
- noun A difficult or tight situation, often financial.
purloin — full definition
- verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- verb To commit theft; to thieve.