trække

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German trecken, which is a merger of two related verbs: Old Saxon *trekkan and *trekkian, from Proto-West Germanic *trekan (“to push, drag”) and *trakkjan (“to drag”), cognate with Dutch trekken (hence English trek). Doublet of trekke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɛkə/,

Verb

trække (past tense trak, past participle trukket, attributive common trukken, attributive definite or plural trukne)

1. (intransitive) to pull, drag, haul, tow
2. (intransitive) to draw (a card or a line)
3. (intransitive) to withdraw (money from an account)
4. (intransitive) to steep (of a liquid with one or more solid items in it, to stand undisturbed so that something from the solid items are released into the liquid, or vice versa)
   • 2016, Yotam Ottolenghi, NOPI, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 5:

     En fordel ved retten her er, at den helst skal trække i et par timer, inden den serveres, så smagsnuancerne får tid til at udvikle sig.

     An advantage to this dish is that it should preferably steep for a few hours before being served, such that the nuances of taste get the time to develop.

   • 2008, Henrijete Elmkjær, Spis Med Lethed, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 75:

     Soyabønner skal trække i ca. 10 – 12 timer inden de koges i ca. 40 min.

     Soy beans must be in water for circa 10 - 12 hours before being boiled for approximately 40 minutes.

5. (intransitive) to move (from one place to another)
6. (intransitive) to migrate (of birds)
7. (informal, intransitive) to work as a prostitute (especially on the streets)
8. (reflexive) to withdraw, stand down, step down (give up a pursuit)
9. (passive voice) to put up with (with the preposition med)
   • 2014, Sofie Sarenbrant, Åbent hus / https://books.google.dk/books?id=MZfNBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT119

     Det er nok,at hun skal trækkes med kvalmen.

     It is sufficient that she has to put up with the sickness

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References

• “trække” in Den Danske Ordbog