ausheben

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūzheben, from Old High German ūzheffen. Equivalent to aus- +‎ heben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): , /ˈaʊ̯sˌheːbən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧he‧ben

Verb

ausheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present hebt aus, past tense hob aus or (archaic) hub aus, past participle ausgehoben, past subjunctive höbe aus or (archaic) hübe aus, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to excavate, to trench, to ditch, to dig (any kind of hole in the ground)
    Synonyms: ausbaggern, ausgraben, ausschachten, ausschaufeln
  2. (transitive) to raid, to bust, to break up (a criminal gang)
  3. (transitive, sports, wrestling) to lift the opponent off their feet in order to bring them down
  4. (transitive, officialese) to locate, to dig out, to extract (a document, a record, a contract etc.)

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Further reading

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