wrijven

Definitions of wrijven
  1. verb
    move over something with pressure
    synonyms: afwrijven, frotteren, inwrijven, scheuken, schobben, schoonwrijven, schurken, vegen
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    afkloppen, afslaan, borstelen, opborstelen, strijken
    rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
    afsponsen, sponsen
    clean with a sponge, by rubbing
    afschrobben, ontvetten, opborstelen, schrobben, schuren
    clean with hard rubbing
    aflopen, afschuimen, afstropen, afstruinen, ontvetten
    rub hard or scrub
    raspen
    scratch repeatedly
    afstoffen, stoffen
    rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
    aanvegen, schoonvegen, uitvegen, vegen
    sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
  2. verb
    spread or daub (a surface)
    synonyms: besmeren, insmeren, smeren, uitsmeren, uitstrijken, uitwrijven, verstrijken
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    afdekken, bedekken, behangen, omsluieren, overdekken
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  3. verb
    distribute or disperse widely
    synonyms: smeren, spreiden, uitsmeren, uitstrijken, uitwrijven, verdelen, verspreiden, verstrijken, voortwoekeren
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    bijeenbrengen, bijeengaren, bijeenkrijgen, bijeenrapen, collectioneren, lezen, paren, rapen, samenbrengen, sparen, verenigen, vergaderen, vergaren, verzamelen
    assemble or get together
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    strooien
    spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
    herverdelen, herverkavelen
    distribute anew
    oplossen, rondstrooien, verspreiden
    move outward
    geperst, persen, sprietsen, spritsen, spuiten, uitpersen
    cause to come out in a squirt
    bedruipen, bedruppelen, bedruppen, strooien
    distribute loosely
    percoleren
    spread gradually
    afgeven, doorlopen, uitlopen
    be diffused
  4. verb
    cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
    synonyms: besmeren, insmeren, smeren, uitsmeren, uitstrijken, uitwrijven, verstrijken
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    afdekken, bedekken, behangen, omsluieren, overdekken
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  5. verb
    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    synonyms: fijnknijpen, fijnmaken, fijnwrijven, knijpen, prakken, pureren
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    platwalsen, walsen
    crush with a steamroller as if to level
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    indrukken, persen
    exert pressure or force to or upon
  6. verb
    remove while making clean
    synonyms: poetsen, schoonhouden
    opruimen, poetsen, schoonhouden, wegruimen
    clean and tidy up the house
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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
  7. verb
    clean and tidy up the house
    synonyms: opruimen, poetsen, schoonhouden, wegruimen
    poetsen, schoonhouden
    remove while making clean
    doen, kuisen, opruimen, reinigen, reinigend, schoonmaken, wegruimen, zuiveren
    make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
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    beredderen, redderen
    put (things or places) in order
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