verhebeln

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ hebeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈheːbl̩n]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧he‧beln

Verb

verhebeln (weak, third-person singular present verhebelt, past tense verhebelte, past participle verhebelt, auxiliary haben) (transitive, nonce word)

  1. to apply, fix, or tackle by means of levering
  2.  (slang, finance) to dissipate through the use of leverage
    Hypernyms: vergeuden, verbraten
  3. (also reflexive) to miss when levering
    • 2011 October 21, Marcel Mund, “Bei Illner verhebelt sich Lindner am Rettungsschirm”, in Welt.de[2]:

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verhebelung