raus-

Contraction of heraus- or from raus.

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raus-

1. A prefix, conveying a movement out of something.

   Synonyms: hinaus-, heraus-

   Antonym: rein-

• As with other prepositional adverbs based on hin or her, the distinction in movement towards the speaker or or towards another location is dropped in the shortened form.
• While most verbs with this prefix will also have a form with the full-length prefix, for certain usages the short form is the only one that exists. This is especially true of more recent colloquialisms, such as with raushauen.