hintergehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• cross noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
• rook noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.

Senses

hintergehen is used for these senses in English:

• backstab (transitive) To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens.
• cross (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
• double-cross To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
• go back on To be treacherous or faithless to; to betray.
• rook (transitive) To cheat or swindle.

cross — full definition

1. noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
2. verb To go from one side of something to the other.
3. adj Annoyed or bad-tempered.

rook — full definition

1. noun A large black European bird related to the crow, known for nesting in noisy colonies.
2. noun In chess, a piece shaped like a castle tower that moves in straight lines, horizontally or vertically.
3. verb To cheat or overcharge someone.

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