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klemmen.

to jam, to clamp (make something stuck in a tight place)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈklɛmən/[ˈklɛmən][ˈklɛmm̩]
  1. to jam, to clamp (make something stuck in a tight place)

    transitive · weak
  2. to be jammed, to be stuck

    intransitive · weak
  3. to steal

    dative · informal · reflexive · slang · transitive · weak
    Ich hab' mir beim Büdchen ’ne Packung Kippen geklemmt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German klemmen, from Old High German klemmen, (bi)klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan, which could be related to *klimban (“to clamp, clasp, climb onto”).

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