afschieten

Meaning

1. (transitive) to shoot dead, to kill by firing at someone or something
2. (transitive) to cull
3. (intransitive) to descend quickly
4. (transitive) to separate or to divide with an object such as a screen or a wall
5. (transitive) to shoot, to fire (to launch a projectile, to use a range weapon)
6. (obsolete,transitive) to separate with a barrier
7. (Southern,intransitive,transitive) to pay, to pay up

Concepts

discharge

fire

let off

shoot off

put down

shoot

launch

Hyphenated as

af‧schie‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑfsxitə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afschieten. Equivalent to af + schieten.

Sentences

Nadat de honden de vogels opjoegen konden de jagers ze afschieten .

After the dogs chased the birds, the hunters could shoot them.