zuhauen

German

Etymology

From zu- +‎ hauen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːhaʊ̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧hau‧en

Verb

zuhauen (weak or class 7 strong, third-person singular present haut zu, past tense haute zu or (rare) hieb zu, past participle zugehauen or (only in some regional vernaculars) zugehaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to slam something (shut), to bang something
    Synonym: zuschlagen
  2. (intransitive) to strike, to hit (to avail oneself of one’s muscular power and direct it to a striking face)
    Synonym: zuschlagen
  3. (intransitive) to slash or strike with a cutting or thrust weapon
  4. (transitive) to work a stone into a desired shape by hewing and hammering

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Zuhauer

Further reading

  • zuhauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zuhauen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zuhauen” in Duden online
  • zuhauen” in OpenThesaurus.de