schmeißen
Meaning
- (class-1, figuratively, informal, intransitive, often, strong, transitive) to throw; to fling; to hurl
- (class-1, informal, strong, transitive) to drop accidentally
- (class-1, colloquial, informal, strong, transitive) to manage; to organize; to run
- (class-1, informal, strong, transitive) to flub (a scene), to corpse
- (class-1, colloquial, informal, strong, transitive) to pay for (a round of drinks)
- (class-1, informal, slang, strong, transitive) synonym of einschmeißen; to swallow (drugs)
- (class-1, informal, intransitive, obsolete, strong) to defecate
Concepts
Synonyms
zugange sein
hinausschreien
hinschmeißen
Waffen strecken
Flinte ins Korn werfen
klein beigeben
hinunterwerfen
Feld räumen
auf sich beruhen lassen
aufstecken
hinausbrüllen
bewenden lassen
Handtuch werfen
nicht weiterversuchen
ins Bockshorn jagen lassen
Handtuch schmeißen
Bettel hinschmeißen
Rückzieher machen
Segel streichen
Bettel hinwerfen
in den Sack hauen
Schicksal ergeben
Brocken hinschmeißen
nicht weiter versuchen
Kram hinschmeißen
Krempel hinschmeißen
nicht weiterverfolgen
passen müssen
Schicksal fügen
geschlagen geben
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃmaɪ̯sən/
Etymology
In summary
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).
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