afschieten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑfsxitə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to shoot dead, to kill by firing at someone or something
  • (transitive) to cull
  • (intransitive) to descend quickly
  • (transitive) to separate or to divide with an object such as a screen or a wall
  • (transitive) to shoot, to fire to launch a projectile, to use a range weapon
  • (transitive) to separate with a barrier
  • (transitive) to pay, to pay up

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch afschieten compound from Dutch, Flemish af (off, from, down-, de-, away) + Dutch, Flemish schieten (shoot, grow quickly).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

schieten

Gloss

shoot, grow quickly

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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