einziehen

Meaning

1. (class-2,strong,transitive) to thread (elastic, thread etc.)
2. (class-2,strong,transitive) to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
3. (class-2,strong,transitive) to retract, pull in; to lower (a periscope); to take in (a rudder)
4. (class-2,strong,transitive) to conscript, draft
5. (class-2,strong,transitive) to collect (taxes etc.)
6. (class-2,strong,transitive) to take out of circulation (banknotes), to withdraw, to confiscate (a permit, property)
7. (class-2,strong,transitive) to indent
8. (class-2,strong,transitive) to strip of its public-law binding
9. (class-2,intransitive,strong) to move in [with in (+ dative) ‘to a location’]
10. (class-2,intransitive,strong) to penetrate; to be absorbed; to soak [with in (+ accusative) ‘into something’]
11. (class-2,intransitive,strong) to enter [with in (+ accusative) ‘a location’]
12. (class-2,intransitive,strong) to come, to arrive (of peace, a mood, etc.) [with in (+ dative) ‘in a location’]
13. (class-2,reflexive,regional,strong) to get a small object in a body part e.g. a splinter

Concepts

draw in

pull in

take in

collect

confiscate

move in

retract

shorten

furl

roll up

pay in

settle in

move into

draft

make narrower

purse

shrug

shut

indent

spend

call up

come

draught

duck

penetrate

withdraw

conscripted

conscripts

Hyphenated as

ein‧zie‧hen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n/

Etymology

ein- + ziehen

Sentences

Bauch einziehen , Po anspannen und den Nacken gerade machen .

Pull in your stomach, tighten your bottom and straighten your neck.