klemmen

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛmə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: klem‧men
• Rhymes: -ɛmən

From Middle Dutch clemmen, from Old Dutch *klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan.

klemmen

1. (transitive) to clamp, to squeeze
2. (intransitive) to jam, to not move smoothly

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• afklemmen
• beklemmen
• inklemmen
• klem
• omklemmen

• Afrikaans: klem
• → Papiamentu: klèm

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

klemmen

1. plural of klem

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• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛmən/, [ˈklɛmən], [ˈklɛmm̩]

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• Hyphenation: klem‧men

klemmen (weak, third-person singular present klemmt, past tense klemmte, past participle geklemmt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to jam, to clamp (make something stuck in a tight place)
2. (intransitive) to be jammed, to be stuck
3. (transitive, usually with reflexive dative, informal, slang) to steal

   Ich hab' mir beim Büdchen ’ne Packung Kippen geklemmt.

   I pinched a pack of fags from the kiosk.

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• “klemmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “klemmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “klemmen” in Duden online
• “klemmen” in OpenThesaurus.de

klemmen m

1. definite singular of klem