 | English | German  |  |
| – | |
 | to rip | 2459 reißen |  |
 | to tear | 1657 reißen |  |
 | to yank | 1578 reißen [ruckartig ziehen] |  |
 | to wrench | 1543 reißen |  |
 | to rift | 792 reißen |  |
 | to crack | 467 reißen [Risse bekommen; auch Witze, Zoten reißen] |  |
 | to split [rupture, of wood] | 399 reißen [Holz] |  |
 | to pull [to yank, to rip] | 177 reißen |  |
 | to rend | 111 reißen |  |
 | to rupture | 107 reißen |  |
 | to twitch [also in fishing: to jerk the fishing line] | 67 reißen [auch Angelsport] |  |
 | to strain | 60 reißen |  |
 | sports to snatch | 54 reißen [Gewichtheben] |  |
 | to achieve sth. | 45 etw.Akk. reißen [ugs.] [Erfolg haben, gewinnen] |  |
 | zool. to kill sth. | 14 etw.Akk. reißen [töten] |  |
 | zool. to take sth.'s life | etw.Akk. reißen [töten] |  |
 | sports to lift in the snatch | reißen [Gewichtheben] |  |
 | equest. sports to knock off the bar | reißen [Hochsprung, Springreiten] |  |
 | to fly apart | reißen [Segel, Saite etc.] |  |
| Nouns |
 | sports snatch | 43 Reißen {n} [Gewichtheben] |  |
 | med. rheumatism | 5 Reißen {n} [ugs.] [Rheumatismus] |  |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
 | to tweak sth. | an etw.Dat. reißen |  |
 | to twitch sth. | an etw.Dat. reißen |  |
 | to rip apart | auseinander reißen [alt] |  |
 | to wrest sth. | etw.Akk. (gewaltsam) reißen |  |
 | to smack sb. [coll.] [hit in the face] | jdm. eine reißen [österr.] [ugs.] |  |
 | to clout sb. (one) [sl.] | jdm. eine reißen [österr.] [ugs.] |  |
 | to wrest sb./sth. from sth. | jdn./etw. von etw.Dat. reißen |  |
 | idiom to play tricks [jokes] | Possen reißen [ugs.] |  |
 | to crack jokes | Witze reißen |  |
 | to gag [tell jokes] | Witze reißen [ugs.] |  |
 | to talk bawdily | Zoten reißen |  |
 | to talk smut | Zoten reißen |  |
 | to tell dirty jokes | Zoten reißen |  |
 | to tell dirty stories | Zoten reißen [ugs.] |  |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
 | med. rheumatism | das Reißen {n} [ugs. auch für: Rheumatismus] |  |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
 | to tug at sth. | (heftig) an etw.Dat. reißen |  |
 | to have a fall [e.g. when cycling, skiing] | eine Brezen reißen [österr.] [ugs.] [stürzen, bes. beim Rad- oder Skifahren] |  |
 | art to design a woodcut (image) | einen Holzschnitt reißen [den Riss eines Holzschnitts anfertigen] |  |
 | to fall [esp. when riding a bike or skiing] | einen Stern reißen [österr.] [ugs.] |  |
 | to crack a joke | einen Witz reißen [ugs.] |  |
 | to capture sth. [take sth. into one's possession or control by force] | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen |  |
 | to seize sth. [power etc.] | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen |  |
 | to snag sth. [grab] | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen |  |
 | to snatch sth. | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen |  |
 | to monopolise sth. [Br.] | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen [fig.] [Geschäft etc.] |  |
 | to monopolize sth. | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen [fig.] [Gespräch, Geschäft usw.] |  |
 | to engross sth. | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen [fig.] [Macht etc.] |  |
 | to take sth. by force | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen [mit Gewalt] |  |
 | to hijack sth. [fig.] [e.g. the discussion, the conversation] | etw.Akk. an sichAkk. reißen [z. B. die Diskussion, das Gespräch] |  |