aflopen

Definitions of aflopen
  1. verb
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    synonyms: afbouwen, afkomen, eindigen, gereedkomen, klaarkomen, nokken, ophouden, stoppen, uitgaan, uitscheiden, vervallen, wegvallen
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    antonyms:
    aanbreken, aankondigen, beginnen, dagen, komen
    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
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    overgaan, vergaan
    go out of existence
    verjaren
    end, at least for a long time
    afslaan
    cease operating
    uitgaan
    become extinguished
    schorsen, verdagen
    close at the end of a session
    culmineren
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
    opgaan, opraken
    to be spent or finished
    bekronen
    be the culminating event
    doodbloeden, verwateren, verwatering
    end weakly
    expireren, verlopen
    lose validity
  2. verb
    make short successive sounds
    synonyms: rammelen, ratelen
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    types:
    knetteren
    make a crackling sound
    type of:
    klinken, uitklinken
    make a certain noise or sound
  3. verb
    flow off or away gradually
    synonyms: afvloeien, draineren, leegmalen, uitmalen, weglopen, wegstromen, wegtrekken, wegvloeien
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    type of:
    leeglopen, ontvolken
    become empty or void of its content
  4. verb
    move downward
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    type of:
    stromen, uitlopen, uitmonden, uitstromen, uitvloeien, vallen, vervloeien
    move along, of liquids
  5. verb
    flow off gradually
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    type of:
    stromen, uitlopen, uitmonden, uitstromen, uitvloeien, vallen, vervloeien
    move along, of liquids
  6. verb
    be at an angle
    synonyms: hellen
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    types:
    afhellen, hellen
    slope downwards
    type of:
    geren, glooien, hellen, knikken, overhangen, overhellen, overslaan, uitwijken, vissen
    to incline or bend from a vertical position
  7. verb
    slope downwards
    synonyms: afhellen, hellen
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    type of:
    hellen
    be at an angle
  8. verb
    deteriorate through use or stress
    synonyms: afdragen, afslijten, opdragen, slijten, uitlopen, verslijten
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    ontaarden, verergeren, verworden, verzieken
    become worse or disintegrate
  9. verb
    rub hard or scrub
    synonyms: afschuimen, afstropen, afstruinen, ontvetten
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    afwrijven, frotteren, inwrijven, scheuken, schobben, schoonwrijven, schurken, vegen, wrijven
    move over something with pressure
  10. verb
    travel across or pass over
    synonyms: doorkruisen, overgaan, oversteken, overtrekken, overvaren
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    types:
    doorwaden
    cross a river where it's shallow
  11. verb
    traverse or cover by walking
    synonyms:
    gaan, lopen, treden
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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    doorkruisen, overgaan, oversteken, overtrekken, overvaren
    travel across or pass over
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