snowdrop
To steal clothing from a clotheslineTo steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
» Have you seen any snowdrops yet?
Hast du schon Schneeglöckchen gesehen? — Waldelfe
Habt ihr schon Schneeglöckchen gesehen? — Waldelfe
Haben Sie schon Schneeglöckchen gesehen? — Waldelfe
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1 senses(Australia, slang)To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
Examples
6 sentencesHave you seen any snowdrops yet?
deHast du schon Schneeglöckchen gesehen? — Waldelfe
There are daffodils, marigolds and snowdrops in my little garden.
deEs gibt Narzissen, Tagetes und Schneeglöckchen in meinem kleinen Garten. — Tom9358
I saw my first snowdrop of the year today!
Snowdrops are the first flowers of the year in my garden.
Snowdrops always flower quite early.
deDie Schneeglöckchen blühen immer ziemlich früh. — Esperantostern
Origin
From snow + drop.From snow + drop.
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Forms
snowdrops, snowdropping, snowdropped, snowdropped| Base form | snowdrop · to snowdrop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | snowdrops |
| Present participle | snowdropping |
| Past simple | snowdropped |
| Past participle | snowdropped |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.