afkloppen

af +‎ kloppen

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑf.klɔ.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧klop‧pen

afkloppen

1. (transitive) to strike off (to separate by blows)

   Na het buitenspelen klopten de kinderen het zand van zich af.

   After playing outside, the children struck the sand off of themselves.

2. to knock on wood (to take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement)