kröpfen

See also: Kröpfen

German

Etymology

Kropf (“crop”) +‎ -en

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁœp͡fn̩]

Verb

kröpfen (weak, third-person singular present kröpft, past tense kröpfte, past participle gekröpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ornithology, hunting) to feed on (of birds of prey)
    Synonym: fressen
  2. (agriculture, regional) to force-feed (especially geese)
    Synonym: mästen
  3. (architecture) to joggle

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “kröpfen” in Duden online
  • “kröpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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