kraken

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
2. (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
3. (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
4. (figuratively,transitive) to break someone mentally
5. (figuratively,transitive) to solve a code
6. (figuratively,intransitive,transitive) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
7. (figuratively,transitive) to squat (a building)
8. (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
9. (Suriname,intransitive) with voor (“for”); to support a certain sports team or sportsperson

Noun

Alternative form of kraak (“Kraken”)

Noun

plural of kraak

Concepten

kraken

knallen

usurperen

knappen

knarsen

overweldigen

zich meester maken van

pellen

schillen

knersen

krassen

klappertanden

kluiven

knagen

knetteren

kraak

doppen

toeëigenen

zich aanmatigen

zich verstouten

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkraːkə(n)/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. The sense "to support a sports team or sportsperson" is a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo kraka (“to support (with a wedge)”).