abwerfen

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ werfen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): , , ,
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧wer‧fen

Verb

abwerfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wirft ab, past tense warf ab, past participle abgeworfen, past subjunctive würfe ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to throw down, to let fall, drop (from a height)
  2. (transitive) to throw off (e.g. a yoke, a rider)
  3. (transitive) to shed (leaves, antlers etc.)
  4. (transitive, sports) to hit with the ball
  5. (soccer, of goalkeeper) to throw (the ball)
  6. to discard (a playing card)
  7. (transitive, sports) to knock down, knock off (e.g. a bar in the high jump)
  8. (transitive, finance) to get money from

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Further reading

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