slå op

Danish

Verb

slå op

1. to break up (discontinue a romantic affair)

   Han slog op med mig i går.

   He broke up with me yesterday.

2. to look up (seek information about in e.g. an encyclopedia, database, dictionary)

   Jeg har aldrig hørt om hende -- slå hende op på IMDb.

   I have never heard of her -- look her up on IMDb.

3. (knitting) to cast on
   • 1978, Ragnhild Skovrup, Anne-Sofie:

     Hvor mange masker var det, du slog op til den røde trøje?

     How many stitches did you cast on for the red sweater, again?