aufziehen
Pronunciation: [ˈʔaʊ̯ftsiːən]
“aufziehen” is a German word. Its 10 meanings in English:
verb
- to wind up (a clock, etc.)
- to pull open
- to tease (often in good humor, but can include bullying)
- to raise, to bring up (children), to rear (animals), to grow (plants)
- to hoist, to raise (a flag)
- to string (pearls, beads, etc.)
- to draw up (liquid into a syringe); to fill up (a syringe)
- to stretch (onto); to fit (a tyre, a string onto an instrument); to mount (a canvas onto a frame)
- to arrange (a party); to set up (a company)
- to appear, to arrive (often in great quantity or number)
Etymology
auf- + ziehen
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