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stechen.

to be sharp, to stick out

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃtɛçn̩//ˈʃtɛçən/
  1. to be sharp, to stick out

    class-4 · intransitive · strong
  2. to stick (someone or something); to poke

    class-4 · strong · transitive
  3. to sting; to bite; to prick

    class-4 · intransitive · strong · transitive
  4. to cut; to chop

    class-4 · strong · transitive
  5. to burn

    class-4 · strong · transitive
  6. to take; to trump; to capture

    class-4 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German stëchen, from Old High German stëhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan.

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