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hetzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  • hustle verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
  • instigate verb To start or bring about a course of action by encouraging or pushing others toward it, especially something disruptive.
  • rail noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.
  • rush verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.
  • sic adv Used in brackets after a quoted word to show it is copied exactly as written, errors included.

Senses

hetzen is used for these senses in English:

  • dog (transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.
  • hustle (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
  • instigate (transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
  • rail To complain violently (against, about).
  • rush (transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
  • rush (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.

dog — full definition

  1. noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  2. noun Informal: an unpleasant, cowardly, or morally low person, or (dated/offensive) an unattractive woman.
  3. noun A mechanical clamp, catch, or gripping device used to hold or fasten something.

hustle — full definition

  1. verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
  2. verb To work hard and energetically, especially to earn money.
  3. verb To con or swindle someone, especially in a game or deal.
  4. noun Determined effort and energetic activity, especially toward earning money.
  5. noun A dishonest scheme; a scam.

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