streichen

Meaning

  1. (class-1,strong,transitive) to stroke
  2. (class-1,strong,transitive) to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
  3. (class-1,strong,transitive) to spread; to rub; to apply
  4. (class-1,strong,transitive) to paint

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
strei‧chen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩/
Etymology

From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan. Cognate with Dutch strijken, English strike.

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