mieteren

Definitions of mieteren
  1. verb
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    synonyms: afgaan, bliksemen, dalen, donderen, donderstralen, duvelen, flikkeren, kletteren, kukelen, lazeren, neerkletteren, ploffen, sodemieteren, vallen, zakken
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    klimmen, omhooggaan, omhoogkomen, opgaan, opkomen, optrekken, opvaren, stijgen
    move upward
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    afspringen
    alight from (a horse)
    dompelen, duiken
    drop steeply
    neergaan, ondergaan, ondergang
    disappear beyond the horizon
    wegzakken
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    crashen, kapotvallen, neerstorten, storten, stukvallen, verongelukken
    fall or come down violently
    overslaan
    fall suddenly and abruptly
    afdonderen, afduvelen, afkukelen, afmieteren, afvallen, struikelen, tuimelen
    fall down, as if collapsing
    afzakken, kelderen, neergaan, ondergaan, zakken, zinken
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    stoten
    move down on as if in an attack
    druipen, druppelen
    fall in drops
    neerplenzen
    rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
    duiken
    submerge or plunge suddenly
    dompelen
    fall abruptly
    bezinken, uitwoeden
    sink down or precipitate
    vergaan
    sink below the surface
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    bewegen, doorreizen, gaan, koersen, tijgen, voortbewegen
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  2. verb
    propel through the air
    synonyms: bliksemen, bowlen, donderen, flikkeren, gooien, jenzen, kegelen, keilen, kieperen, knikkeren, kogelen, kukelen, kwakken, lazeren, mikken, pitchen, plompen, werpen, zwiepen
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    dichtklappen, dichtslaan, knallen, pleuren, smijten, sodemieteren, toesmijten
    throw violently
    inkwakken
    throw forcefully
    bekogelen, toegooien, toewerpen
    cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
    aanaarden
    throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
    overgooien
    propel in a high arc
    inkwakken
    throw carelessly
    keilen, scheren
    cause to skip over a surface
    aanspelen, overgooien, passen, plaatsen
    throw (a ball) to another player
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    aandrijven, bewegen, stuwen, voortbewegen
    cause to move forward with force
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