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
- noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
- noun Informal: an unpleasant, cowardly, or morally low person, or (dated/offensive) an unattractive woman.
- noun A mechanical clamp, catch, or gripping device used to hold or fasten something.
hustle — full definition
- verb To push, shove, or move someone quickly and often roughly.
- verb To work hard and energetically, especially to earn money.
- verb To con or swindle someone, especially in a game or deal.
- noun Determined effort and energetic activity, especially toward earning money.
- noun A dishonest scheme; a scam.