straffen

Meaning

Verb

to tighten, tauten

Adj

1. (form-of, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular, strong) inflection of straff:
2. (dative, form-of, genitive, mixed, singular, weak) inflection of straff:
3. (accusative, form-of, masculine, mixed, singular, strong, weak) inflection of straff:
4. (dative, form-of, plural, strong) inflection of straff:
5. (form-of, mixed, plural, weak) inflection of straff:

straff

tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack

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Concepts

tighten

stress

strech

wind up

tense

strain

rack

bandage

be stretched tight

harden

go back

heat

lock up

oppress

pinch

press

put away

sell

shut up

squash

squeeze

stow

tauten

warm up

have a boner

bend

bind

blindfold

climb

condense

confine

enclose

fasten

flex

Synonyms

spannen

ausspannen

aufziehen

anspannen

anziehen

festigen

mit Bandagen versehen

steifen

verbinden

bandagieren

komprimieren

kondensieren

pressen

verdichten

versteifen

zusammendrängen

zwängen

abstützen

straff ziehen

sich straffen

zusammendrücken

rückwärts gehen

sich spannen

abhärten

stramm ziehen

bedrücken

befestigen

beklemmen

drücken

einschließen

einspannen

🗜️

erhitzen

erwärmen

☀️

härten

Translations

spannen

strekken

nauwer aanhalen

opwinden

uitrekken

caricare

apertar

entesar

engatilhar

esticar

armar

dar corda

retesar

tensar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtʁafn̩/

Etymology

From straff (“tight, taut”).