schmeißen — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
schmeißen is used for these senses in English:
- hurtle To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
- shout (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- sling To throw with a sling.
- throw To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
hurtle — full definition
- verb To throw something with great force.
- verb To make someone or something crash hard into another person or thing, or to crash into one another this way.
- verb To criticise or attack someone strongly, either in speech or in writing.
- verb To move very fast and out of control, often noisily.
shout — full definition
- verb To say something loudly, especially to express strong emotion or get attention.
- noun A loud cry or call.
- noun British informal: someone's turn to pay for a round of drinks.
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