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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Hub.

lift, lifting

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/huːp/

  1. lift, lifting

    masculine · strong

  2. distance traveled by a piston within an engine

    jargon · masculine · strong

  3. a puff, a spray (of an inhalator, a nasal spray, etc.)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from heben (“to lift”).

noun/hap/

  1. hub

    masculine · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from English hub.

name/huːp/

  1. a German surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.