leeren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buzz noun A continuous humming sound, like that of an insect or low conversation.
- deflate verb To let air or gas out of something.
- deplete verb To reduce the amount of; to remove (a substance from something)
- drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
- empty adj Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
- flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
- void adjective Completely empty; containing nothing.
Senses
leeren is used for these senses in English:
- buzz (archaic, transitive) To drink to the bottom.
- deflate (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
- deplete (ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.
- drain (transitive) To deplete of energy or resources.
- empty (transitive, ergative) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
- flush (transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
- void (transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.
buzz — full definition
- noun A continuous humming sound, like that of an insect or low conversation.
- noun Excited public interest or gossip about something.
- noun A feeling of mild excitement or intoxication.
- verb To make a continuous humming sound.
- verb To contact someone quickly by phone or intercom.
deflate — full definition
- verb To let air or gas out of something.
- verb To make someone feel suddenly less confident or excited.
- verb To reduce the amount of money in circulation, lowering prices.