verdreschen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German *verdreschen, from Old High German firdrescan, firdreskan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ dreschen.

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Verb

verdreschen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verdrischt, past tense verdrosch, past participle verdroschen, past subjunctive verdrösche, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to slug, to thrash, to lambaste, to whale on, to bash up (someone)
    Synonyms: verhauen, verprügeln

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