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streichen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
  • bow noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  • cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
  • decorate verb To add ornaments or decorations to something, or to improve the appearance of a room or building.
  • delete verb To remove or erase something, especially text or digital data.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  • paint noun A liquid or paste that is spread onto a surface and dries into a solid, coloured coating.
  • strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
  • stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
  • waft verb To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.

Senses

streichen is used for these senses in English:

  • axe (transitive, figurative) To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
  • bow To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
  • cancel (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
  • cross out (idiomatic, transitive) To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
  • decorate (ambitransitive) To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
  • delete (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
  • drop (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
  • kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

axe — full definition

  1. noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
  2. noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
  3. verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.

bow — full definition

  1. noun A weapon made from a curved piece of flexible material strung with a cord, used to shoot arrows.
  2. noun A rod strung with hair, used to play a stringed instrument.
  3. noun A knot with two loops, often used for decoration or to tie laces.
  4. verb To bend forward at the waist, or lower the head, as a sign of respect or greeting.
  5. verb To give in or stop resisting.

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