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1 lengthen
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2 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) strække; række2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) strække sig2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) strækken2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) stykke; strækning; periode•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out -
3 shut
1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) lukke2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lukke3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) lukke4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) lukke inde2. adjective(closed.) lukket- shut off
- shut up* * *1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) lukke2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lukke3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) lukke4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) lukke inde2. adjective(closed.) lukket- shut off
- shut up -
4 grow
[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) gro; vokse2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) vokse3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) lade gro4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) udvikle sig til5) (to become: It's growing dark.) blive•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up* * *[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) gro; vokse2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) vokse3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) lade gro4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) udvikle sig til5) (to become: It's growing dark.) blive•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
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5 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) give væk2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) røbe; afsløre; afsløring* * *1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) give væk2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) røbe; afsløre; afsløring -
6 silt up
(to (cause to) become blocked by mud etc: The harbour had gradually silted up, so that large boats could no longer use it.) mudre til* * *(to (cause to) become blocked by mud etc: The harbour had gradually silted up, so that large boats could no longer use it.) mudre til -
7 thicken
verb (to make or become thick or thicker: We'll add some flour to thicken the soup; The fog thickened and we could no longer see the road.) jævne; blive tættere* * *verb (to make or become thick or thicker: We'll add some flour to thicken the soup; The fog thickened and we could no longer see the road.) jævne; blive tættere -
8 vanish
['væniʃ](to become no longer visible, especially suddenly: The ship vanished over the horizon; Our hopes suddenly vanished.) forsvinde* * *['væniʃ](to become no longer visible, especially suddenly: The ship vanished over the horizon; Our hopes suddenly vanished.) forsvinde
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