koppen

koppen c

1. definite singular of kop

From kop.

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• Rhymes: -ɔpən

koppen

1. to strike with the head; as in soccer, to head (the ball)

   De voetballer kopte de bal direct binnen

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2. (of newspapers) to run a headline

   De krant kopte "Meer vertrouwen in de economie".

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3. (horticulture) to deadhead

   Als je je petunia's kopt, zullen ze er langer goed uitzien.

   If you deadhead your petunias, they will look good for longer.

• inkoppen

• → Papiamentu: kòp

koppen

1. plural of kop

Middle High German koppen (“to spit”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔpn̩/

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koppen (weak, third-person singular present koppt, past tense koppte, past participle gekoppt, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive, of a horse) to crib
   • 1937, Valentin Stang, David Wirth, Tierheilkunde und Tierzucht, volume 11, Urban & Schwarzenberg, page 335:

     Es verblieb dort ein volles Halbjahr, ohne daß es je gekoppt hätte. Als es dann in einen Stand mit schmalrandiger Krippe gestellt wurde, begann das Pferd sogleich das Koppen wieder auszuüben.

     It stayed there for a full six months without ever cribbing. When it was then placed in a stand with a narrow-rimmed crib, the horse immediately began to suck wind again.

2. (intransitive, archaic) to belch

   Synonym: rülpsen

• “koppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “koppen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “koppen” in Duden online
• “koppen” in OpenThesaurus.de
• “koppen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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koppen m

1. definite singular of kopp

koppen m

1. definite singular of kopp

koppen

1. definite singular of kopp

koppen

1. plural of kop