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aufziehen

Pronunciation: [ˈʔaʊ̯ftsiːən]

“aufziehen” is a German word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to wind up (a clock, etc.)
  2. to pull open
  3. to tease (often in good humor, but can include bullying)
  4. to raise, to bring up (children), to rear (animals), to grow (plants)
  5. to hoist, to raise (a flag)
  6. to string (pearls, beads, etc.)
  7. to draw up (liquid into a syringe); to fill up (a syringe)
  8. to stretch (onto); to fit (a tyre, a string onto an instrument); to mount (a canvas onto a frame)
  9. to arrange (a party); to set up (a company)
  10. to appear, to arrive (often in great quantity or number)

Etymology

auf- + ziehen

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