haal

Definitions of haal
  1. noun
    the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
    synonyms: trek
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    dreg
    the act of dragging (pulling with force)
    buit, poet, roofgoed, tractie, verovering
    the act of drawing or hauling something
    sleepboot, sleepvliegtuig, sleper, treiler, watje
    a sudden abrupt pull
    duweenheid, sleepvaart
    the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
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    stuwing, stuwkracht
    the act of propelling
  2. noun
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
    synonyms: fleer, klap, muilpeer, opflikker, por, stoot
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    klop
    the act of hitting vigorously
    knockdown
    a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
    knock-out, opkoper, uitdrager
    a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
    geselslag
    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
    stomp, vuistslag
    (boxing) a blow with the fist
    eindschot, eindsprint, eindspurt, kick, schop, trap
    the act of delivering a blow with the foot
    dolkstoot, steek
    a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
    opstoot, uppercut
    a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
    hamerslag
    the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
    aai, baffer, beuk, doodklap, dreun, hengst, hijs, kleun, lel, loeier, opdoffer, opdonder, opduvel, oplawaai, oplazer, opsodemieter, opstopper, optater, peut, peuter, poeier, ram, watjekouw, zwieper
    a severe blow
    counter
    a return punch (especially by a boxer)
    hooier, rotklap
    a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
    doelschop, doeltrap, uittrap
    (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line
    doelschop, doeltrap, uittrap
    (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal
    punter
    (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground
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    slag
    a single complete movement
  3. noun
    a mark that is long relative to its width
    synonyms: lijn, linie, richtlijn, rooilijn, schrab, streep
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    krul, omhaal
    a short twisting line
    absorptiestreep, spectraallijn, spectrumlijn
    an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency
    haargrens, haarlijn, ophaal
    a very thin line
    hulplijn
    a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff
    hoogtelijn, profieltekening
    a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
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    spoor
    a visible indication made on a surface
  4. noun
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
    synonyms: lijn, linie, schrab, streep
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    kromme, mal, sjablone, sjabloon, tekenmal
    a line on a graph representing data
    curve, kromme
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    rechte
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
    grens, grenslijn, grenslinie
    a line determining the limits of an area
    golflijn, golven
    an undulating curve
    bocht, buiging, draai, flexuur, kromming
    a circular segment of a curve
    haak, haakje
    a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
    loodlijn, normaal, verticaal
    a straight line at right angles to another line
    asymptoot
    a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity
    raaklijn, tangens
    a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
    snijlijn
    a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
    diameter, doorsne(d)e, doorsnede, doorsnee, middellijn
    a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
    lichtboog
    a continuous portion of a circle
    koorde, raakkoorde
    a straight line connecting two points on a curve
    helix, spiraal
    a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle
    maansikkel, sikkel
    any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
    kantlijn, marge
    the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
    periferie
    the outside boundary or surface of something
    bias, diagonaal, hoeklijn
    a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
    bias, diagonaal, hoeklijn
    (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
    vector
    a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
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    vorm
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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