zuhauen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word zuhauen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word zuhauen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say zuhauen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word zuhauen you have here. The definition of the word zuhauen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofzuhauen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From zu- +‎ hauen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːhaʊ̯n/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zu‧hau‧en

Verb

zuhauen (weak or class 7 strong, third-person singular present haut zu, past tense haute zu or (rare) hieb zu, past participle zugehauen or (only in some regional vernaculars) zugehaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to slam something (shut), to bang something
    Synonym: zuschlagen
  2. (intransitive) to strike, to hit (to avail oneself of one’s muscular power and direct it to a striking face)
    Synonym: zuschlagen
  3. (intransitive) to slash or strike with a cutting or thrust weapon
  4. (transitive) to work a stone into a desired shape by hewing and hammering

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • zuhauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zuhauen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zuhauen” in Duden online
  • zuhauen” in OpenThesaurus.de