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schuren.

to grate, rub, scour, chafe

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxyrə(n)/[ˈsxyːrə(n)]
  1. to grate, rub, scour, chafe

    ergative
  2. to sand

    transitive
  3. to grind (to frottage or dance pressed against another in a sexually suggestive way)

    informal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schuren, probably from Old French escurer. More at English scour, a borrowing from Middle Dutch.

verb/ˈsxyrə(n)/[ˈsxyːrə(n)]
  1. to bring in, notably a crop to the barn

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From schuur (“barn, shed”) + -en.

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