abschießen

German

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Etymology

From ab- +‎ schießen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schie‧ßen

Verb

abschießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schießt ab, past tense schoss ab, past participle abgeschossen, past subjunctive schösse ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shoot off
  2. (transitive) to shoot down
  3. (transitive, colloquial, figurative) to oust
  4. (reflexive, slang, figurative) to get wasted
    Synonym: see Thesaurus:betrinken

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