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buckeln

to hunch one's back; to arch the back upward

verb BUK-keln Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to grovel (colloquial)

Usage Note

buckeln in a physical sense means rounding the spine outward as in a cat's arch or a hunched posture. Physiotherapists warn against buckeln at a desk. Colloquially it also means to toady to someone.

Examples

"Pass auf, dass du beim Gewichtheben nicht mit dem Rücken buckelst."

Natural Translation

Make sure you don't hunch your back when weightlifting.

Literal Translation

Pay attention, that you when-the weightlifting not with the back hunch.

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