zuschütten

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German

Etymology

zu- +‎ schütten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡suːˌʃʏtn̩/
  • Hyphenation: zu‧schüt‧ten

Verb

zuschütten (weak, third-person singular present schüttet zu, past tense schüttete zu, past participle zugeschüttet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to fill in something, to bury something
    ein Loch zuschüttento fill in a hole
    einen Graben zuschüttento fill in a trench
  2. (transitive, figurative) to close, to resolve, to fix
    einen ideologischen Graben zuschüttento resolve an ideological rift
  3. (transitive, figurative) to shower, flood, overload, bury
    jemanden mit Arbeit zuschüttento overload someone with work
  4. (transitive, colloquial) Clipping of hinzuschütten; to add something by pouring
  5. (reflexive, colloquial) to get canned, to get shitfaced
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:betrinken

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