sloop

Meaning

Noun

pillowcase, pillowslip

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, past, singular) singular past indicative of sluipen
2. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of slopen:
3. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of slopen:
4. (form-of, imperative) inflection of slopen:

sluipen

to sneak, to move stealthily

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slopen

1. (literally, transitive) to demolish
2. (figuratively, transitive) to waste someone, beat up
3. (figuratively, transitive) to exhaust

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Concepts

demolition

cushion cover

abatage

pillow case

pillowslip

pillow cover

pillowcase

Synonyms

afbraak

kussensloop

puin

rommel

afbraak van gebouwen

Translations

demolizione

démolition

demolição

demolición

Abriss

Kissenbezug

Abbruch

Demolierung

Zerstörung

taie

κατεδάφιση

Gebäudezerstörung

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καταστροφή κτηρίου

demolició

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sloːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: slope

Inherited from Old Dutch: *slōpa

In summary

From Middle Dutch slope, from Old Dutch *slōpa, from Proto-Germanic *slaupǭ.