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pine homograph 3

verbverb

to torment, to torture · to force, to squeeze (oneself)

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. plage, mishandle, torturere to torment, to maltreat, to torture
    • pine og plage noen to torment and harass someone
  2. tvinge, presse to force, to squeeze
    • pine seg inn i kjolen to squeeze oneself into the dress
    • pine seg ned i vekt to force one’s weight down

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

pine ut arme ut (jorda) to impoverish (the soil) Eng. phraseto exhaust the soil