spänna — meaning in English

English meaning

• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• gird verb To tie something round with a rope or cord.
• stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

spänna is used for these senses in English:

• engage (obsolete, transitive) To pledge, pawn (one's property); to put (something) at risk or on the line; to mortgage (houses, land).
• gird (transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
• stretch (transitive) To pull tight.

engage — full definition

1. verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
2. verb To enter into conflict or battle with an opponent.
3. verb To arrange to employ or hire someone, or to book a service.
4. verb To interlock or mesh, as with gears or machine parts.

gird — full definition

1. verb To tie something round with a rope or cord.
2. verb To go all the way round something, as a belt does.
3. verb To make oneself ready for an action.
4. verb (of a boat towing another) To be dragged sideways by the tow rope, risking capsize.

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