durchziehen

German

Etymology 1

durch + ziehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌtsiːn/, [ˈdʊɐ̯çˌtsiːn]
  • Hyphenation: durch‧zie‧hen

Verb

durchziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht durch, past tense zog durch, past participle durchgezogen, past subjunctive zöge durch, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to pass
  2. (intransitive) to soak
  3. (transitive) to pull
  4. (transitive) to pull through
  5. (intransitive) to run
  6. (transitive) to run through
  7. (transitive) to traverse
Conjugation

Etymology 2

durch- + ziehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʊʁçˈtsiːən/, [dʊɐ̯çˈtsiːən]
  • IPA(key): /dʊʁçˈtsiːn/, [dʊɐ̯çˈtsiːn] (less formal)
  • Hyphenation: durch‧zie‧hen

Verb

durchziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present durchzieht, past tense durchzog, past participle durchzogen, past subjunctive durchzöge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, describing something static) to run through, to pervade (a medium, structure, or organization)
    • 1897, L. v. Ammon, Das Gipfelgestein des Elbrus, in: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, volume 49, Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft, page 475:
      Röthliche Strähnen und Schlieren durchziehen auch in diesem Gesteine die Masse.
      In this rock, too, reddish strands and streaks pervade the mass.
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