reissen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.
Senses
reissen is used for these senses in English:
- check To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- fling An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- rip (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
- rip (intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
- snatch (weightlifting) A competitive weightlifting event in which a barbell is lifted from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement.
- strain (ambitransitive) To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- tear (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- tear (intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.
fling — full definition
- verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
- noun A brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship.
- noun A short period of enthusiastic, unrestrained enjoyment.