ziehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
- extract verb To pull or draw something out, often with effort or force.
- grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
- haul verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
- pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
- stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
- tow verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.
- trail verb To follow closely behind someone or something.
Senses
ziehen is used for these senses in English:
- drag (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- drag (graphical user interface) To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- draw (cricket, archaic) Of a batter: to hit (a ball) from the off side to the leg side, especially with an inclined bat; also, to hit (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. [from 19th c.]
- draw (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]
- draw (transitive) To pull (something) out; to extract, to remove.
- draw (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- extract (transitive) To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
- extract (transitive, arithmetic) To determine (a root of a number).
drag — full definition
- verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- noun A resisting force that slows down something moving through air or liquid.
- noun Something tedious or annoying.
- noun Elaborate, exaggerated clothing of the opposite gender worn for performance, especially by drag queens and kings.
- verb To insult or criticize someone sharply, often publicly (informal).
draw — full definition
- verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
- verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
- verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
- verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
- verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.