stechen meaning and definition in german

Verb

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class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present sticht, past tense stach, past participle gestochen, past subjunctive stäche, auxiliary haben

1. to stick (someone or something); to poke
2. or, intransitive to sting; to bite; to prick
3. to cut; to chop
4. of the sun to burn
5. cards to take; to trump; to capture