schleifen

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃlaɪ̯fɱ̩/, /ˈʃlaɪ̯fən/

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• Hyphenation: schlei‧fen

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German slīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīpan, from Proto-Germanic *slīpaną.

schleifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schleift, past tense schliff, past participle geschliffen, auxiliary haben)

1. to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively

   Sie hatten den Diamanten tausendmal geschliffen, bis dieser glänzte und funkelte.

   They had cut the diamond a thousand times until it shone and sparkled.

   Der Rand muss mit Schmirgelpapier geschliffen werden.

   The edge must be sanded with sandpaper.

2. to sharpen

   Der Holzschnitzer schliff seine Messer jeden Abend bei Kerzenlicht.

   The woodcarver used to sharpen his knives every evening by candlelight.

• Schleifen, Schleifer, Schleifung
• schleifend, geschliffen
• Schliff
• beschleifen, verschleifen

• Schleifmaschine, Schleifmittel, Schleifpapier, Schleifspur, Schleifstein, Schleifwerkzeug
• abschleifen, anschleifen, durchschleifen, einschleifen, fortschleifen, mitschleifen, umschleifen, wegschleifen

• → Esperanto: ŝlifi

From Middle High German sleifen, sleipfen, from Old High German *sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan.

schleifen (weak, third-person singular present schleift, past tense schleifte, past participle geschleift, auxiliary haben)

1. to drag, to pull (along the ground)
2. (figuratively) to drag (to make people accompany oneself to a place they don't want to be)
3. to raze (a castle or fortress)

• “schleifen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “schleifen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “schleifen (drillen, wetzen, gleiten)” in Duden online
• “schleifen (ziehen, zerstören, gehen)” in Duden online
• “schleifen” in OpenThesaurus.de