schlagen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bang noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
• bat noun A small, flying, mostly nocturnal mammal with wings made of skin stretched between its fingers.
• beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
• beating noun The act of repeatedly striking someone or something.
• best adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
• buffet noun A meal set out on a table or counter for guests to serve themselves.
• chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
• clout noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
• conk verb To hit someone, especially on the head.
• cream noun The rich, fatty part of milk that rises to the top, or a dairy product made from it.
• dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
• fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
• fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
• hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
• hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
• knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
• lick verb To pass the tongue over something.
• pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
• slap noun A quick blow with the open hand.
• slug noun A soft-bodied, shell-less land mollusk related to the snail.
• smite verb (literary) To strike hard, especially with a weapon or divine power.
• strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
• swat verb To hit something sharply and quickly, especially an insect.
• thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
• throb verb To beat or pulse strongly and repeatedly, often with pain.
• thwack verb To hit someone or something hard, especially with something flat like a stick or bat.
• whack verb To hit something hard and sharply.
• whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.

Senses

schlagen is used for these senses in English:

• Asiago A township near Vicenza in the Veneto, Italy.
• bang (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
• bat Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
• bat (derogatory) An old woman.
• bat A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
• bat (transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
• beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
• beat up (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.

bang — full definition

1. noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
2. verb To hit something hard, often producing a loud noise.
3. noun In plural, a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead (chiefly US).

bat — full definition

1. noun A small, flying, mostly nocturnal mammal with wings made of skin stretched between its fingers.
2. noun A wooden or metal club used to hit the ball in sports such as baseball and cricket.
3. verb To take a turn hitting the ball in games like cricket or baseball.
4. verb To strike or swipe at something, often playfully or lightly.

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