wijken

wijken
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[uit de weg gaan; ook figuurlijk] give in/way (to), yield (to)
[vluchten, verdwijnen] disappear, go
[niet horizontaal/verticaal lopen] recede
voorbeelden:
1   de vijand moest wijken the enemy was forced to retreat
     voor iemand wijken 〈ook figuurlijk〉 stand aside for someone; 〈figuurlijk; informeel〉 kowtow to someone
     niet voor geweld willen wijken not want to give in to violence
     wijken voor de overmacht yield to superior numbers
     hij weet van geen wijken he sticks to his guns
3   〈ambacht(elijk)〉 wijkende lijnen receding lines
     de muren wijken the walls are out of true

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels. 2015.

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