Tänja

5 bokstäververb

Betydelse

förlänga något elastiskt(folkets_lexikon, gold)
(often with ut (“out”)) to stretch (make longer or more spacious (by pulling or stretching))(kaikki_polysemy, silver)
(reflexive, sometimes with ut (“out”)) to stretch (become longer or more spacious (by being pulled or stretched))(kaikki_polysemy, silver)
(by extension) to stretch (something more abstract)(kaikki_polysemy, silver)
(figuratively) to stretch, to bend (rules or the like)(kaikki_polysemy, silver)
(figuratively, idiomatic, in "tänja på gränserna" (stretch the boundaries)) to push the boundaries, to push the limit, to push the envelope (skirt (and extend) established boundaries, in a positive or negative sense)(kaikki_polysemy, silver)