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afschieten.

to shoot dead, to kill by firing at someone or something

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑfsxitə(n)/
  1. to shoot dead, to kill by firing at someone or something

    transitive
  2. to cull

    transitive
  3. to descend quickly

    intransitive
  4. to separate or to divide with an object such as a screen or a wall

    transitive
  5. to shoot, to fire (to launch a projectile, to use a range weapon)

    transitive
  6. to separate with a barrier

    obsolete · transitive
  7. to pay, to pay up

    Southern · intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch afschieten. Equivalent to af + schieten.

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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.