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schuiven.

to slide

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxœy̯və(n)/
  1. to slide

    ergative
  2. to shove

    ergative
  3. to yield, make money, to earn money (for someone)

    Netherlands · informal · transitive
    Hoeveel schuift dat?
  4. to smoke

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schuven, from Old Dutch *scūvan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban, from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-. Doublet of sjouwen.

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