in Beschlag nehmen — meaning in English

English meaning

• distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
• hog noun A domestic pig, especially a full-grown one raised for meat.
• levy verb To officially impose and collect a tax, fine, or other charge.

Senses

in Beschlag nehmen is used for these senses in English:

• distress (legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
• hog (transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.
• levy (transitive) To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.

distress — full definition

1. noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
2. verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.

hog — full definition

1. noun A domestic pig, especially a full-grown one raised for meat.
2. noun A greedy person who takes far more than their fair share of something.
3. noun Informal: a large, heavy motorcycle, especially a Harley-Davidson.
4. verb To take or use more than one's fair share; to monopolize.

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