kruien
Meaning
- (intransitive) to form or have formed an ice shove or ice jam
- (transitive) to rotate the movable parts of a windmill, e.g. to orient the sweeps to face the wind
- (transitive) to transport in a wheelbarrow
- (transitive) to push or carry forward
Concepts
Synonyms
anhäufenPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkrœy̯ə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
A contraction of kruiden (“to push”), from Middle Dutch cruden, from Old Dutch *crūdan, from Proto-Germanic *krūdaną, *kreudaną. Cognate with English crowd.
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