aushecken

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūzhecken. Equivalent to aus- +‎ hecken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌhɛkn̩/
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Verb

aushecken (weak, third-person singular present heckt aus, past tense heckte aus, past participle ausgeheckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, informal) to connive
    • 1904, Hermann Hesse, chapter VIII, in Peter Camenzind:
      Der See war so blau wie ehemals, die Sonne nicht minder feiertäglich und warm, und ich alter Bursche schaute oft den gelben Faltern zu und hatte ein Gefühl, als wäre seit damals im Grunde wenig anders geworden und als könnte ich ebensowohl mich wieder in die Matten legen und Bubenträume aushecken.
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  2. (obsolete) to hatch; to give birth

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