aufschießen

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German

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Etymology

auf- +‎ schießen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌʃiːsn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧schie‧ßen

Verb

aufschießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schießt auf, past tense schoss auf, past participle aufgeschossen, past subjunctive schösse auf, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to shoot open (for example a lock, destroying it in the process)
  2. (intransitive) to grow quickly, to shoot up (of plants mushrooms, etc.)
  3. (intransitive) to rise quickly into the air, to shoot upwards (of flame, rockets, etc.)
  4. (transitive, nautical) to coil (rope)

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