durchstechen

Meaning

1. (class-4, strong, transitive) to prick, to puncture, to pierce
2. (class-4, strong, transitive) to leak documents or information
3. (class-4, colloquial, nonstandard, strong, transitive) to pierce through
4. (class-4, figuratively, intransitive, strong) to cut through; to push past; to pass through

Concepts

pierce

stab

puncture

prick

penetrate

transfix

thrust

pole

go through

catch

break through

stick

sting

stitch

bite

shoot through

pin down

Synonyms

durchbohren

stechen

lochen

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durchlöchern

einstechen

piksen

stoßen

piken

stanzen

ausstechen

durchbrechen

durchstoßen

durchschlagen

durchfahren

durchdringen

punktieren

Translations

percer

perforar

piquer

furar

perforer

pungere

perforare

bucare

pinchar

perfurar

coudre

insérer

τορέω

διαπερνώ

incruster

Etymology

From Middle High German durchstechen, from Old High German duruhstehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhstekan. Equivalent to durch- + stechen. Cognate with Dutch doorsteken.