kraken

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to crack, break open (a shell)
2. (intransitive) to make a creaky sound, like something being cracked
3. (transitive) to break up into (chemical) components
4. (figuratively, transitive) to break someone mentally
5. (figuratively, transitive) to solve a code
6. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) to practise chiropractic (on a patient)
7. (figuratively, transitive) to squat (a building)
8. (intransitive) to start (said of the day)
9. (Suriname, intransitive) with voor (“for”); to support a certain sports team or sportsperson

Noun

alternative form of kraak (“Kraken”)

Noun

plural of kraak

kraak

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

crack

creak

grate

squeak

usurp

grind

clatter

scrape

overpower

scratch

shell

🐚

crash

grince

Kraken

crackle

crunch

fall in love

flap

chatter

slap

smack

squat

Synonyms

usurperen

knallen

overweldigen

zich meester maken van

knappen

knarsen

pellen

schillen

kluiven

zich verstouten

doppen

kraak

klappertanden

knagen

knersen

knetteren

krassen

toeëigenen

zich aanmatigen

Translations

knarren

grincer

krachen

knallen

craquer

estalar

usurpar

crisser

esbulhar

ursurpieren

usurpieren

gratter

couiner

sprengen

chascar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkraːkə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: crāken

Inherited from Old Dutch: *krakon

Borrowed from Norwegian: kraken

In summary

From Middle Dutch crāken, from Old Dutch *krakon, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. The sense "to support a sports team or sportsperson" is a semantic loan from Sranan Tongo kraka (“to support (with a wedge)”).