ausspannen

== German == === Etymology === aus- +‎ spannen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən/ Hyphenation: aus‧span‧nen === Verb === ausspannen (weak, third-person singular present spannt aus, past tense spannte aus, past participle ausgespannt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to unclamp, to unharness, to unhitch (reversal of the action done by einspannen) Synonym: (of a draft animal) abschirren Antonym: einspannen die Pferde ausspannen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) to expand spatially in various senses: (transitive, reflexive) to stretch between two points Synonym: spannen (transitive, reflexive) to unfold and stretch die Flügel ausspannen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (transitive, reflexive, higher register) to expand, to extend, to stretch (to take up space) Synonym: ausdehnen (transitive, colloquial) to steal (someone's partner) die Freundin ausspannen ― to steal (someone's) girlfriend (intransitive) to relax, to unwind Synonym: relaxen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ausspannen === Further reading === “ausspannen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ausspannen” in Duden online “ausspannen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon