| Hieb |
| 1. n. blow, stroke, hack | |
| 2. v. first-person singular preterite of hauen | |
| 3. v. third-person singular preterite of hauen | |
| hauen |
| 1. v. (literary) to thrust, slash (with a weapon) | |
| Er hieb nach meinem Helm. - He thrust for my helmet. | |
| 2. v. to cut, hew | |
| Der Einbrecher haut ein Loch in die Wand. - The burglar cuts a hole in the wall. | |
| 3. v. (colloquial) to hit, beat, bang, whack | |
| Meine Mutter hat ihn gehauen. - My mother hit him. | |
| Sie haute die Nägel in die Wand. - She banged the nails into the wall | |
| 4. v. to fling oneself | |
| Ich werde mich in die Falle hauen. - I'm going to hit the sack | |
| 5. v. (regional) to chop, chop down | |
| Schlag |
| 1. n. (also, figurative) blow, hit | |
| ein herber Schlag - an enormous blow | |
| 2. n. (music) beat (pulse on the beat level) | |
| Im Viervierteltakt gibt es vier Schläge pro Takt; jeder Schlag entspricht einer Viertelnote. - In four-four time there are four beats per bar; each beat corresponds to a quarter note. | |
| 3. v. singular imperative of schlagen | |
| Streich |
| 1. joke | |
| 2. escapade | |
| 3. prank | |
