zwepen
Meaning
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- (transitive) to whip, flog, lash
- (figuratively, transitive) to drive forcefully
Concepts
Synonyms
de sporen geven
aanporren
met de zweep geven
Frequency
Hyphenated as
zwe‧pen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzʋeː.pə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch swepen, from Old Dutch *swipon, *swipen, from Proto-Germanic *swipjaną (“to move”) and Proto-Germanic *swipǭ (“whip, lash”). Cognate with West Frisian swypkje (“to whip”), Middle English swippen (“to strike, move swiftly, glide”).
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zweep
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- (feminine) a whip (lashing implement, notably single-tail)
- (feminine, figuratively) a whipping, corporal punishment
- (archaic, feminine, figuratively) force, extreme pressure
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