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ausheben.

to excavate, to trench, to ditch, to dig (any kind of hole in the ground)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʔaʊ̯sˌheːbn̩]/ˈaʊ̯sˌheːbən/
  1. to excavate, to trench, to ditch, to dig (any kind of hole in the ground)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
  2. to raid, to bust, to break up (a criminal gang)

    class-6 · strong · transitive
  3. to lift the opponent off their feet in order to bring them down

    class-6 · strong · transitive
  4. to locate, to dig out, to extract (a document, a record, a contract etc.)

    bureaucratese · class-6 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ūȥheben, from Old High German ūȥheffen. Equivalent to aus- + heben.

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