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schöpfen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  • lade verb To load a ship or vehicle with goods.
  • scoop noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.

Senses

schöpfen is used for these senses in English:

  • bail out (transitive, nautical) To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
  • draw (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]
  • lade To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water).
  • scoop (transitive) To lift, move, or collect with a scoop or as though with a scoop.

draw — full definition

  1. verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  2. verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
  3. verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
  4. verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
  5. verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.

lade — full definition

  1. verb To load a ship or vehicle with goods.
  2. verb To burden, oppress or weigh down.
  3. verb To scoop out liquid, usually water, using a ladle.
  4. verb In the making of plate glass, to move molten glass from its pot onto the forming table.
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