German edit

Etymology edit

19th century, from Low German. Analysable as ein- +‎ Bucht +‎ -en. In Low German, Bucht also means a “pen for livestock”.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

einbuchten (weak, third-person singular present buchtet ein, past tense buchtete ein, past participle eingebuchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal) to bang up (put in prison)
    Synonyms: einknasten, einlochen

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