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schmeißen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hurtle verb To throw something with great force.
  • shout verb To say something loudly, especially to express strong emotion or get attention.
  • sling verb To throw something with a swinging or arcing motion.
  • throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.

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

  1. verb To throw something with great force.
  2. verb To make someone or something crash hard into another person or thing, or to crash into one another this way.
  3. verb To criticise or attack someone strongly, either in speech or in writing.
  4. verb To move very fast and out of control, often noisily.

shout — full definition

  1. verb To say something loudly, especially to express strong emotion or get attention.
  2. noun A loud cry or call.
  3. noun British informal: someone's turn to pay for a round of drinks.
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