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ratschen.

to snag; to cut accidentally on something pointed or sharp, especially one's skin or clothes

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁatʃən/
  1. to snag; to cut accidentally on something pointed or sharp, especially one's skin or clothes

    informal · often · reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

Possibly identical with etymology 2, from the sound of fabric being torn in two.

verb/ʁaːtʃən/
  1. to make noise with a ratchet

    weak
  2. to chat

    Austria · Southern-Germany · colloquial · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ratzen, retschen (“to make noise, to chatter”).

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