trekken

Definitions of trekken
  1. noun
    governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
    synonyms: bijstand, bijstandsuitkering, gezinsbijstand, welzijnssector, welzijnszorg
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    RWW, bijstand, stempelgeld, steun, uitkering, vervangingsinkomen, volksverzekering
    government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
    hulpverlening
    aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
    W.W.-uitkering, WW, WW-uitkering
    money received from the state
    volksverzekering
    social insurance program in Britain; based on contributions from employers and employees; provides payments to unemployed and sick and retired people as well as medical services
    RWW, bijstand
    benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law
    bijstandsuitkering, gezinsbijstand
    social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance
    werkeloosheidsuitkering, werkloosheidsuitkering
    payment by a United States agency to unemployed people
    arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering, invaliditeitsverzekering
    social insurance for the disabled
    gezondheidszorg
    social insurance for the ill and injured
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    assistent, onderzoeksassistent
    money to support a worthy person or cause
  2. verb
    cause to move by pulling
    synonyms: voorttrekken
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    aanduwen, douwen, drukken, duwen, opschuiven, persen
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
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    rukken, snokken
    move or pull with a sudden motion
    oprekken, rekken, uiteenrukken, uitrekken, uitstrekken, uittrekken
    pull in opposite directions
    sjorren, sleuren
    pull or strain hard at
    doortrekken, slepen, sleuren
    pull, as against a resistance
    aantrekken, inpalmen, intrekken
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    rukken, snokken
    pull, or move with a sudden movement
    afpeuteren, afpulken, lospeuteren, peuren, peuteren, pulken, punniken
    pull or pull out sharply
    rukken, sjorren, snokken
    pull hard
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    bewegen, verplaatsen, verroeren
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  3. verb
    make a trip for pleasure
    synonyms: doorreizen, reizen, toeren
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    bezichtigen, doen
    go to certain places as for sightseeing
    doorreizen, reizen
    undertake a journey or trip
    forenzen, pendelen
    travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
    rondreizen
    travel around, through, or over, especially on foot
    frequenteren
    be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place
    bereizen, omreizen, reizen, rondreizen
    make a tour of a certain place
    bevaren, navigeren, varen
    travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
  4. verb
    undertake a journey or trip
    synonyms: doorreizen, reizen
    bereizen
    travel upon or across
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    bereizen, omreizen, reizen, rondreizen
    make a tour of a certain place
    bevaren, navigeren, varen
    travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
    bezichtigen, bezoeken, bijwonen
    go to see a place, as for entertainment
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    doorreizen, reizen, toeren
    make a trip for pleasure
  5. verb
    allow a draft
    synonyms:
    extraheren, persen, uitrukken, uittrekken
    take liquid out of a container or well
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    bevinden, steken, uitmaken, verkeren, vormen, zijn, zitten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  6. verb
    bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
    synonyms: kromtrekken, scheeftrekken
  7. verb
    extract by the process of distillation
    synonyms: destilleren, distilleren, excerperen, extraheren, gedistilleerd, stoken, uittrekken
    destilleren, distilleren, gedistilleerd, stoken
    undergo the process of distillation
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    maken, produceren, vervaardigen
    make or cause to be or to become
  8. verb
    steep; pass through a strainer
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    brouwen, wellen
    let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
  9. verb
    flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
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    vormen
    give shape or form to
  10. verb
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    synonyms: uitkrijgen
    extraheren, persen, uitrukken, uittrekken
    take liquid out of a container or well
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    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  11. verb
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
    synonyms: bekkentrekken, trekkebekken, vertrekken
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    glimlachen, tegenlachen, toelachen
    change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
    fronsen, plooien
    look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
    droogwrijven, dweilen
    make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
    glimlachen
    to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
    geiten, grijnslachen, grijnzen, meesmuilen, monkelen
    smile affectedly or derisively
    grijnslachen, grijnzen, grimlachen, meesmuilen, schamperen, schimpen
    smile contemptuously
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    communicatie
    transmit thoughts or feelings
  12. verb
    take liquid out of a container or well
    synonyms: extraheren, persen, uitrukken, uittrekken
    uitkrijgen
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    opnemen, puren, putten
    remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
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    leegpompen, uitpompen
    draw or pour with a pump
    aanzuigen, zuigen
    draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
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    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  13. verb
    be attractive to
    synonyms: aanlokken, aantrekken, bekoren
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    betoveren, charmeren, magnetiseren
    attract; cause to be enamored
  14. verb
    choose at random
    synonyms: loten, uitloten
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