What is the meaning of Spannen?

to strain, to put tension on

to stretch

to stretch

to tighten

to tension

to be taut

to harness

to span

to stare, gaze

to peep, spy on someone

to spin (make yarn)

to be crazy, wacky, to hold a strange opinion about something

to purr

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To tie around, wrap.

To forcibly take, to confiscate.

definite singular of spann c (bucket; archaic unit of volume)

definite plural of spann n (span; archaic unit of distance; group of draft animals)

plural of span

Source: wiktionary.org