afhouden.
to bar, to keep away
Meaning & usage
to bar, to keep away
to avoid [with van], to avoid being involved
to keep one's distance, to stay at a distance
to obstruct, to use a hockey stick to block an opponent's access to the hockey ball
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch afhouden. Equivalent to af + houden.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.