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slopen werkwoord | demolish [demolished, demolishing, demolishes](to destroy) destroy [destroyed, destroying, destroys](to damage beyond use or repair) destruct [destructed, destructing, destructs](to cause the destruction of) tear [tore, torn, tearing, tears](to demolish; to tear down, see also: demolish) wreck [wrecked, wrecking, wrecks](to cause severe damage) |
spitsroeden lopen substantief {n} | running the gauntlet(physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass) |
te hard van stapel lopen werkwoord | jump the gun(to act without due caution) |
te lang doorbijlopen werkwoord | overrun [overran, overrun, overrunning, overruns](to continue for too long, see also: run over) run over(to continue for too long, see also: overrun) |
uit de hand gelopen bijvoeglijk naamwoord | rampant(rife and menacing) |
uiteenlopend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | eclectic(unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous) various(an eclectic range of) |
vastlopen werkwoord | crash [crashed, crashing, crashes](computing: to terminate unexpectedly) hang [hung, hung, hanging, hangs](computing: to stop responding) lock [locked, locking, locks](to become fastened in place) run aground(to be immobilized by shallow water) |
vastlopen substantief | freeze((computing) state when the system ceases to respond to inputs) |
verlopen werkwoord | expire [expired, expiring, expires](become invalid) |
vollopen werkwoord | fill up(to make full) |
voorbijlopen werkwoord | overrun [overran, overrun, overrunning, overruns](to run past, exceed) |
voorlopen werkwoord | lead [led, led, leading, leads](intransitive: be more advanced) |
vooroplopen werkwoord | lead [led, led, leading, leads](intransitive: be ahead of others) |
warmlopen werkwoord | warm [warmed, warming, warms](to favour increasingly) |
wedlopen werkwoord | race [raced, racing, races]verb |
weglopen werkwoord | elope [eloped, eloping, elopes](run away with a paramour) run away(to flee by running) |
zaklopen substantief | sack race(type of children's game) |
zenuwslopend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | nerve-racking(intensely irritating or distressing) |
zijn plicht ontlopen werkwoord | shirk [shirked, shirking, shirks](avoid a duty) |