German

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Etymology

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Wucht +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊxtən/
  • Hyphenation: wuch‧ten
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Verb

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wuchten (weak, third-person singular present wuchtet, past tense wuchtete, past participle gewuchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to lift or move something with a sudden thrust
    Er wuchtete den Ball ins Tor.He belted the ball into the goal.
  2. to heave, to lift something heavy
    Synonym: hieven
    Sie wuchteten die schweren Kisten auf den Wagen.They heaved the heavy boxes into the car.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wuchten” in Duden online
  • wuchten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache