abstechen

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German

Etymology

From ab- +‎ stechen.

Pronunciation

Verb

abstechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present sticht ab, past tense stach ab, past participle abgestochen, past subjunctive stäche ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cut off, cut out, to carve out
  2. (transitive, originally of animals) to stab to death
    • 1801, Friedrich Schiller, Turandot, Prinzessin von China:
      Was hilft's? Wir predigen und sprechen uns / Die Lungen heiser, und er läßt sich eben / Den Hals abstechen, wie ein wälsches Huhn.
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    • 1906, Felix Salten, Josefine Mutzenbacher:
      Er sah mich mit Augen an wie ein abgestochenes Kalb, remmelte wie ein Ziegenbock und flüsterte: »Nimm nur den Gnadenhammer []
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  3. (historical) to throw off by stabbing (a horseman off his mount etc.)
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to be very distinct, to stand out
    die Farben stechen deutlich ab(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1907, Robert Walser, Geschwister Tanner, Berlin: Bruno Cassirer:
      [] Man muß abstechen, lieber Simon, wenn man beeinflussen will, doch höre der Reihe nach ruhig weiter.
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  5. (brewing) to rack (to clarify beer, wine or cider by draining it from the dregs)

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Further reading

  • abstechen” in Duden online
  • abstechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abstechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon