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hobeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.
  • slice noun A thin, flat piece cut off from something larger.

Senses

hobeln is used for these senses in English:

  • plane (transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
  • slice (transitive) To cut into slices.

plane — full definition

  1. noun An aircraft; an airplane.
  2. noun A completely flat surface, especially in mathematics or physics.
  3. noun A tool used to shave thin layers off wood to smooth or shape it.
  4. adj Completely flat or level.

slice — full definition

  1. noun A thin, flat piece cut off from something larger.
  2. noun A portion or share of something.
  3. verb To cut something into thin, flat pieces.
  4. verb (golf, tennis) To hit the ball so it curves unintentionally, typically to the right for a right-handed player.

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