umwerfen
Meaning
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to knock over
- (class-3, figuratively, strong, transitive) to throw someone, to take aback, to stun
- (class-3, figuratively, strong, transitive) to change something fundamentally, to overturn, to rethink
- (class-3, strong, transitive) to throw on
Concepts
Synonyms
umschmeißen
auf den Kopf stellen
zu Boden werfen
umstülpen
über den Haufen werfen
überkippen
zu Fall bringen
unterhöhlen
ins Rollen bringen
Translations
tumbar
renverser
omgooien
abbattereFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
umgheie
Basel-Landschaft
umkaigle
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩]
Etymology
From Middle High German umbewerfen. By surface analysis, um- + werfen.
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