durchstechen

From Middle High German durchstechen, from Old High German duruhstehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhstekan. Equivalent to durch- +‎ stechen. Cognate with Dutch doorsteken.

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durchstechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present sticht durch, past tense stach durch, past participle durchgestochen, past subjunctive stäche durch, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (transitive) to prick, to puncture, to pierce
2. (transitive) to leak documents or information

   Synonym: durchsickern lassen

3. (transitive, colloquial, nonstandard) to pierce through

   durchgestochene Ohren ― pierced ears

4. (intransitive, figurative, of movement) to cut through; to push past; to pass through

durchstechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present durchsticht, past tense durchstach, past participle durchstochen, past subjunctive durchstäche, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to pierce through

   durchstochene Ohren ― pierced ears

2. (transitive) to bore through, to dig through

• Durchstechen, Durchstich

• “durchstechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “durchstechen” in OpenThesaurus.de