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Etymology edit

From ab- +‎ schießen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧schie‧ßen

Verb edit

abschießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schießt ab, past tense schoss ab, past participle abgeschossen, past subjunctive schösse ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shoot off
  2. (transitive) to shoot down
  3. (transitive, colloquial, figurative) to oust
  4. (reflexive, slang, figurative) to get wasted

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