spänna — meaning in English

English meaning

• engage verb To hold someone's attention or interest.
• gird verb To bind with a flexible 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 bind with a flexible rope or cord.
2. verb To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
3. verb To prepare (oneself) for an action.
4. verb (of a vessel towing another) To be pulled on sideways by its towline, putting it at risk of capsizing.

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