afhouden

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch afhouden. Equivalent to af +‎ houden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌɦɑu̯.də(n)/ Hyphenation: af‧hou‧den === Verb === afhouden (transitive) to bar, to keep away (reflexive) to avoid [with van], to avoid being involved [with van ‘in’] (reflexive, intransitive) to keep one's distance, to stay at a distance (transitive, field hockey) to obstruct, to use a hockey stick to block an opponent's access to the hockey ball ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: hou af, how af → Papiamentu: hou af (dated)