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abstauben

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German

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Etymology

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ab- (off) +‎ stauben (to dust)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌʃtaʊ̯bn̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧stau‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯bn̩

Verb

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abstauben (weak, third-person singular present staubt ab, past tense staubte ab, past participle abgestaubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dust, to wipe away dust
  2. to scrounge
  3. to win (a prize in a contest)
  4. (video games) to clean up

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abstauben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abstauben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abstauben” in Duden online
  • abstauben” in OpenThesaurus.de