schmeißen
German
Alternative forms
- schmeissen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein; often also Luxembourg, South Tyrol)
Etymology
From Middle High German smīzen, from Old High German smīzan, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd-. Cognate with Dutch smijten, Low German smieten, English smite, Danish smide, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bismeitan).
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive or intransitive with mit) to throw; to fling; to hurl; to chuck; to slam
- Er schmiss seine Tasche aufs Bett.
- He flung his bag on the bed.
- Sie schmeißt mit Kastanien auf die andern Kinder.
- She’s throwing chestnuts at the other children.
- Er schmiss seine Tasche aufs Bett.
- (transitive, informal) to drop by accident
- Pass auf, dass du die Flasche nicht auf den Boden schmeißt.
- Be careful not to drop the bottle on the ground.
- Pass auf, dass du die Flasche nicht auf den Boden schmeißt.
- (transitive, colloquial) to manage; to organize; to run
- Ich muss hier heut den ganzen Laden alleine schmeißen.
- I have to run this whole thing on my own today.
- Ich muss hier heut den ganzen Laden alleine schmeißen.
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