verklemmen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verklemmen, ferklemmen, equivalent to ver- +‎ klemmen. Cognate with Middle English forclemmen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛmən]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧klem‧men
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Verb

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verklemmen (weak, third-person singular present verklemmt, past tense verklemmte, past participle verklemmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to jam something; to clamp; to hem in
  2. (reflexive) to become jammed

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