schmeißen

Meaning

1. (class-1,figuratively,informal,intransitive,often,strong,transitive) to throw; to fling; to hurl
2. (class-1,informal,strong,transitive) to drop accidentally
3. (class-1,colloquial,informal,strong,transitive) to manage; to organize; to run
4. (class-1,informal,strong,transitive) to flub (a scene), to corpse
5. (class-1,colloquial,informal,strong,transitive) to pay for (a round of drinks)
6. (class-1,informal,slang,strong,transitive) Synonym of einschmeißen; to swallow (drugs)
7. (class-1,informal,intransitive,obsolete,strong) to defecate

Concepts

throw

bung

hit

chuck

plonk

face defeat

give up

fling

discard

throw away

throw out

stand

deal

handle

manage

hurtle

shout

sling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃmaɪ̯sən/

Etymology

From Middle High German smīzen, from Old High German smīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd-.
Cognate with Dutch smijten, Low German smieten, English smite, Danish smide, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bismeitan).