hauen

Meaning

1. (class-7,literary,strong,weak) to thrust, slash (with a weapon)
2. (class-7,strong,transitive,weak) to cut, hew
3. (class-7,colloquial,strong,weak) to hit, beat, bang, whack
4. (class-7,colloquial,reflexive,strong,weak) to fling oneself
5. (class-7,regional,strong,weak) to chop, chop down

Concepts

beat

hit

hew

chop

strike

knock

smack

cut

wallop

box

punch

stub

hack

hammer

pound

thrash

whip

bash

attain

catch

encounter

find

run across

run up against

score

applaud

bang

break

clap

coin

cream

duel

fan

fight

fly

palpitate

retreat

scour

scramble

scuffle

slam

throb

thresh

carve

chisel

cut off

facet

grave

slice

whittle

appal

crash

horrify

shock

lash

hewed

hewn

visit

use up money

tattoo

knock at a door

knock on

nail

smash

clout

spank

Hyphenated as

hau‧en

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈhaʊ̯ən]

Etymology

From Middle High German houwen, Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. Cognate with English hew.