spränga

See also: spranga

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish sprængia, from Old Norse sprengja, from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *springaną (see springa).

Verb

spränga

  1. blow up; to destroy something through an explosion
  2. cause something to explode
  3. to (quickly) arrest enough people in a criminal gang or organization to cause it to break up
    Polisen sprängde en spritsmugglarliga.
  4. (billiards) break

Conjugation

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