kraak
Meaning
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- (masculine) an instance or action of cracking, breaking; in particular the activity of squatting premises
- (masculine) a robbery by breaking and entering
Concepts
Kraken
break in
crack
octopus
robbery
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kraːk/
Etymology
From kraken (“to crack; to squat; to break and enter”). Cognate with English crack.
New
kraken
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- (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
- (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
- (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
- (figuratively,transitive) to break someone mentally
- (figuratively,transitive) to solve a code
- (figuratively,intransitive,transitive) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
- (figuratively,transitive) to squat (a building)
- (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
- (Suriname,intransitive) with voor (“for”); to support a certain sports team or sportsperson
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