spränga

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • blow up; to destroy something through an explosion
  • cause something to explode
  • to (quickly) arrest enough people in a criminal gang or organization to cause it to break up
  • (billiards) break

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish sprængia inherited from Old Norse sprengja inherited from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną (cause to spring), *springaną (burst, jump, spring).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*springaną

Gloss

burst, jump, spring

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
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