hauen
Meaning
- (class-7, literary, strong, weak) to thrust, slash (with a weapon)
- (class-7, strong, transitive, weak) to cut, hew
- (class-7, colloquial, strong, weak) to hit, beat, bang, whack
- (class-7, colloquial, reflexive, strong, weak) to fling oneself
- (class-7, regional, strong, weak) to chop, chop down
Concepts
use up money
knock at a door
Synonyms
skulptieren
schlagen gegen
peitschen gegen
einen Schlag versetzen
prasseln gegen
losdreschen
sich streiten
verbuttern
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈhaʊ̯ən]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German houwen, Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. Cognate with English hew.
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