knicken
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to crease; to fold; to bend (something that is stable, but not hard, e.g. paper)
- (intransitive, weak) to be creased; to be folded; to be bent
- (informal, weak) to (deliberately) forget, put out of one's mind
Synonyms
zusammenklappen
verlorengeben
verloren geben
in die Haare schmieren
als Verlust verbuchen
umknicken
Translations
kırılmak
flettere
buigen
aller à rebrousse-poil
flexionar
troncharFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈknɪkən/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkōną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative. Cognate with Dutch knikken.
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