kruien

Betekenis

1. (intransitive) to form or have formed an ice shove or ice jam
2. (transitive) to rotate the movable parts of a windmill, e.g. to orient the sweeps to face the wind
3. (transitive) to transport in a wheelbarrow
4. (transitive) to push or carry forward

Koppelteken as

krui‧en

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkrœy̯ə(n)/

Etimologie

A contraction of kruiden (“to push”), from Middle Dutch cruden, from Old Dutch *crūdan, from Proto-Germanic *krūdaną, *kreudaną. Cognate with English crowd.