snijden

Definitions of snijden
  1. verb
    cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
    synonyms: doorbijten, steken
  2. verb
    separate with or as if with an instrument
    synonyms: aansnijden
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    knippen, uitknippen
    cut with or as if with scissors
    afschaven, gladschaven, gladscheren, kaalscheren
    cut or remove with or as if with a plane
    schaven
    cut into slices
    kartelen
    cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge
    beeldsnijden, stuksnijden, trancheren, versnijden, voorsnijden
    cut to pieces
    beeldsnijden, hakken, houwen, inkerven, inkrassen, insnijden, kerven, krassen, uithakken, uithouwen
    form by carving
    uitbeitelen
    engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
    hakken
    cut with a hacking tool
    fijnsnijden, verknippen
    cut into pieces
    afbreken, afknippen, afslaan, afsteken, wegknippen
    break a small piece off from
    afvijlen, bijsnijden
    remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
    besnijden
    cut the skin over the clitoris
    maaien, wegmaaien
    cut with a blade or mower
    hakken
    cut open
    striemen
    cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
    boren, doorboren, drillen, geperforeerd, perforeren, uitboren
    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
    nippen, versnipperen
    sever or remove by pinching or snipping
    afbreken, ontleden, openknippen, opensnijden
    cut open or cut apart
    doorknippen, doorsnijden, halveren
    cut in half or cut in two
    uitbikken, uithakken, uithouwen, wegsnijden
    remove by cutting off or away
    inkepen, insnijden
    make an incision into by carving or cutting
    doorknippen, doorsnijden, doorsteken, openscheuren
    make a clean cut through
    zagen
    cut with a saw
    doorsteken
    cut using a diagonal line
    rijten
    cut (wood) along the grain
    afscheren, wegscheren
    make shavings of or reduce to shavings
    fijnhakken
    chop up
    houthakken
    cut lumber, as in woods and forests
    beitelen, inbeitelen
    carve with a chisel
    hakken, houwen, uithakken, uithouwen
    make or shape as with an axe
    inkerven, inkrassen, kartelen, kerven, krassen
    cut or make a notch into
    afschrapen, bekrassen, klauwen, krabbelen, krabben, krauwen, scheuken, schobben, schrabben, schrapen, schrappen, schurken, uitschrapen
    cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
    maaien, zichten
    cut with a scythe
    etsen, graveren, griffelen, griffen, inetsen, ingraveren, ingroeven
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
    groeven
    make a groove in, or provide with a groove
    afbreken, ontleden
    dissect in order to analyze
    beeldhouwen
    shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
    fijnhakken
    cut into small pieces
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    afscheiden, afsplitsen, delen, scheiden, splitsen, uiteengaan, uiteenrukken, verdelen
    force, take, or pull apart
  3. verb
    rip off; ask an unreasonable price
    synonyms: aderlaten, afjatten, afnemen, afpakken, afpikken, afzetten, afzetter, benemen, bestelen, bezwendelen, flessen, kaalplukken, ontnemen, ontroven, ontstelen, pluimen, plukken, scheren, tillen, uitkleden
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    afdwingen, ontwringen
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
  4. verb
    cut off and stop
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    doodleggen, doodmaken
    seize on its way
  5. verb
    drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably
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    rijden
    move into a certain direction
  6. verb
    remove the testicles of a male animal
    synonyms: castreren, lubben, ontmannen
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    castreren, ontmannen
    cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
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    steriliseren
    make infertile
  7. verb
    cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
    synonyms: castreren, ontmannen
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    castreren, lubben, ontmannen
    remove the testicles of a male animal
  8. verb
    form and create by cutting out
    synonyms: hakken, houwen, inzagen, uithakken, uithouwen, uitsnijden, uitsteken, uitwerken, wegsnijden
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    rabatteren
    cut a rectangular groove into
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    formeren, vormen
    make something, usually for a specific function
  9. verb
    form or shape by cutting or incising
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    maken, produceren, vervaardigen
    make or cause to be or to become
  10. verb
    fold so as to resemble a cross
    synonyms: kruisen, ontmoeten
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    dichtvouwen, opvouwen, vouwen
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  11. verb
    meet at a point
    synonyms: kruisen, ontmoeten
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    aantreffen, ontmoeten, tegenkomen, treffen
    come together
  12. verb
    use a knife on
    synonyms: doorsteken
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    blesseren, kwetsen, verwonden
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
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