dwang
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch dwang, from Middle Dutch dwanc.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dwang (plural dwangs)
- (carpentry, Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
- A large metal crowbar.
References edit
- “dwang”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dwanc, from Old Dutch *thwang, from Proto-West Germanic *þwangi, from Proto-Germanic *þwangiz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dwang m (uncountable)
- coercion, compulsion
- De verdachte beweerde dat hij handelde onder dwang en bedreiging.
- The suspect claimed that he acted under coercion and threat.
- Het gebruik van dwang wordt algemeen veroordeeld in de samenleving.
- The use of compulsion is generally condemned in society.
- Onder invloed van dwang gaf hij toe aan de eisen van zijn ontvoerders.
- Under the influence of compulsion, he yielded to the demands of his kidnappers.
Derived terms edit
- dwangarbeid, dwangarbeider
- dwangbevel
- dwangbuis
- dwangmaatregel
- dwangmatig
- dwangmiddel
- dwangnagel
- dwangpositie
- dwangrail
- dwangsom
- dwangvoorstelling
- dwangzet
- huwelijksdwang
- lijfsdwang
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]